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Several people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on a low platform at a communal meal, with metal tumblers, steel plates of flatbread and fruit, and a bottle of water on a wooden table in front of them. A woman in a rust-coloured turban and brown robes, wearing a long rudraksha mala, gestures with an open hand while speaking. Beside her a bearded young man in an orange shawl listens, and a bald man in an orange head wrap and orange robes sits near the right edge. Behind them an older bearded man in orange and a woman in orange headwear sit close together, with red cloth hanging against a corrugated metal wall.

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Evening scene in a tented camp at a religious gathering. On the right, a tall sadhu with matted hair piled on his head, a long beard, yellow tilak on his forehead and rudraksha mala, wears orange robes and stands barefoot holding a small red cloth and phone, speaking with a shaven-headed monk in saffron-yellow robes who holds a phone. Seated at low wooden tables along a corrugated metal barrier are several monks in orange and saffron robes, one in a maroon turban with gold necklaces and bangles, and one in a bare-headed orange wrap. Steel thalis of food, water bottles and tumblers sit on the tables. Behind, standing spectators in casual clothes and saris watch from beyond the barrier, with orange-robed figures further back in the tent.2016-05-11A photograph of a feast service in a plain room with peach-coloured walls. In the foreground a woman with long dark braided hair and an orange-brown turban, wearing an orange robe and brown shawl, leans over a wooden low table serving rice and food onto a metal plate. Beside her, a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits and gestures with his hand. Behind them, a man in a yellow and red turban and orange clothing bends toward the table, and a younger man in orange with a green waistband reaches toward a stainless bucket.2016-05-05Outdoor langar-style meal in a covered tent with a corrugated metal wall. Monks and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on low wooden benches at long rows of thali plates with steel tumblers and bowls. A young volunteer in an orange shirt and orange headband ladles food from a metal bucket, while another in orange stands ready at right. A woman in an orange sari with a dark-haired woman in an orange turban sit in the foreground, hands pressed together in greeting. A man in white kurta with a garland stands near the wall. Plastic water bottles and marigold petals are on the tables.2016-05-07Photo of sadhus in saffron orange robes seated on low wooden benches under an orange tent, eating a meal from steel plates and bowls set on the benches. A man on the left in orange clothing pours from a steel bucket. Bottled water and steel tumblers sit on the tables. A bearded sadhu in center wears a long rudraksha mala and gold bangles and eats with his right hand, while others with shaved heads and white beards sit alongside.2016-05-11Photograph inside an orange-draped tent where saffron-clad sadhus and devotees sit on low wooden tables eating from metal thalis of food. In the foreground right, a sadhu in an orange-brown turban and a brown beaded necklace eats with his hands. Beside him, a man in yellow robes and a wristwatch eats, and a woman in orange sari-style cloth sits at a table. On the left, a bearded man in yellow kurta and pale wrap stands barefoot holding a rolled white paper, watching the meal. Plastic water bottles and steel tumblers sit on the tables, and more saffron-clothed people line the background.2016-05-04May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copiesMay 10th 20162016-05-10May 05 20162016-05-05A seated meal in a red tent with orange and gold cloth. Devotees in saffron and orange robes sit on yellow floor mats along low tables laid with gold-patterned plates, metal bowls, a small cup, water bottle and marigold offerings. A man in an orange turban and beard sits beside a woman with long dark hair in an orange robe and a rudraksha-style necklace, while a woman in an orange headscarf gestures with her hand in the foreground. Another attendant in orange stands at left serving. Marigold garlands hang from the tent frame.2016-05-06Evening scene under a white tent at a Kumbh Mela camp of Samishti Nirvani Akhada. Seated sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit at low wooden tables with steel plates of food, water bottles and tumblers. A bearded sadhu with long matted hair and orange robe stands at centre with bare feet, holding a red pouch. On the left a woman in a maroon headwrap wears gold necklaces and bangles, and a bearded man in orange sits by the table. A bald sadhu in orange sits centre-right, and a young monk in yellow-orange wraps stands at the right. Behind a corrugated metal fence, several onlookers in casual Indian clothing watch.2016-05-11