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A row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged along a long green tablecloth in a large white tent, with paper plates, steel spoons, water bottles and marigold petals in front of them. Several wear orange and red turbans; the foremost in a red shawl with gold embroidery, and another in orange with a pale pink dhoti, seated beside a bald man with glasses and a rudraksha mala. Background tent space holds more seated attendees and a few standing people. The scene suggests a communal meal at a Kumbh Mela camp.

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September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15Wide view of a large white tent at a Kumbh Mela event, with long rows of seated saints in saffron and orange robes on blue floor mats above green mats set with white plates, water bottles and glasses. Foreground: a woman in orange with a rudraksha mala, and bearded sadhus in orange and pink shawls. Right: men in red and orange turbans and robes seated near a silver-trimmed staff. A red and yellow banner hangs at the far end, and other attendees in white stand along the aisles.2015-09-15A long row of sadhus seated on the floor under an orange tent, eating a meal from metal plates with steel cups of milk or water in front of them. Most wear orange, saffron and pink garments with matching turbans or head cloths, and several have long grey or white beards. The foreground figure in orange wears a rudraksha mala and eats with his right hand. A younger man with long dreadlocks and a pink cloth sits near the center. Orange tent poles and banners frame the scene, and a dusty ground surface runs along the bottom. No figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so the person's role is given as sadhu.2016-04-23A photograph of sadhus seated on the floor at low wooden tables under a pale yellow draped tent, eating and drinking from steel tumblers and metal plates. A bearded sadhu in orange wears glasses and a rudraksha mala. In the centre a sadhu in a rust-red turban and brown shawl drinks from a steel cup, with rudraksha beads around his neck. A bald sadhu in orange drinks from a steel tumbler, and a sadhu in an orange turban and orange robe eats a fruit. Plastic water bottles, steel bowls and paper plates sit on the tables. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands at the right edge. The green floor mat and tent drapery frame the scene.2016-04-22September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15 +3 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15 +2 copiesA rotated photograph of a long seated row of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis taking a meal in a tented pavilion, with red and white canopy fabric on the left. In the foreground two bearded men sit close together: one in a bright orange robe and the other in a red top, each with a metal plate of food including a lime wedge and rice. Many other orange-clad and turbaned monks sit along the row. Steel cups stand on the ground beside the plates.2013-02-15 +1 copiesApril 22 20162016-04-22February 15 20132013-02-15