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A large communal meal in a tented pavilion with a long red carpet running down the centre. Rows of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes and white garments sit on mats along both sides, with leaf plates and small clay lamps placed before them. A barefoot young man in a white sleeveless vest and grey trousers carries a large steel bowl down the aisle, serving the seated guests. Red and white striped pillars and draped fabric decorate the tent behind them. Many people are visible, most seated, and a few standing near the back.

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September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10A large crowd of orange-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on a red carpet inside a decorated tent hall with red-and-white striped pillars. Many seated sadhus hold or sit beside metal thali plates of food, and a few wear orange and saffron turbans. Standing men in white vests and light shirts move among them, one in a checked shirt carrying a stack of plates, and an attendant holds a steel bowl. Patterned rugs and a painted backdrop frame the scene, with a pillar and lamps visible at the upper edges. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from this view.2015-09-10May 05 20162016-05-05April 22 20162016-04-22A large bhandara feast in a hall with a red floor covering, where hundreds of seated people in saffron and orange robes and turbans eat from metal thali plates. Several men in white dhotis and shawls walk between the rows carrying vessels to serve food. Some seated attendees wear white. Banners and screens are visible at the top edge of the hall.2016-05-05Wide view of a large indoor dining hall during a bandara feast at a Kumbh camp, with rows of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans eating from leaf plates on a long red carpet. Servers in striped shirts and jeans bend low to ladle food from metal pots. In the foreground a long-haired man in a white tank top with rudraksha mala stands at the carpet's edge, while a bearded man in white robes sits nearby. Red-and-white striped pillars and red draped fabric line the hall.2015-09-10 +1 copiesMay 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06A large feast hall with a long red carpet running down the centre, lined on both sides by rows of seated men in saffron and orange robes and turbans eating from stainless steel thali plates with small steel cups. Many attendees have grey or white beards and wear rudraksha malas. Staff in white clothing move along the rows serving food. A partial banner or sign hangs in the upper left corner. The scene is a bhandara feast for sadhus. Many hundreds of people are visible across the hall.2016-05-05May 05 20162016-05-05September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copies