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Photograph of sadhus and sannyasis seated in a row on the floor at long low tables in a tent with pale yellow-green drapery, eating from stainless steel plates and steel tumblers with water bottles on the tables. Most wear orange and saffron robes; one man in the centre wears a red-orange turban, rudraksha mala and a brown shawl. A younger man in a purple kurta stands at the right serving food into a bowl, and a few people are partly visible at the bottom edge.

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April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22April 22 20162016-04-22A photograph of a communal meal line at a Shuddhadvaitam camp, with many saffron-robed sannyasis seated in a row on the right and left. Several men and women in orange and saffron garments sit along a red-draped hall, while attendants in the foreground hold leaf plates and pass steel bowls and metal tumblers over a long spread of food. A man in a rust-red turban and orange wrap sits centre-right, and a bald, saffron-clad figure with a rudraksha mala is seen at right. Garlands of marigolds hang on the red backdrop. The scene shows annadan style community dining, with food being served to seated participants.2016-05-06A long dining hall with orange fabric walls and tables set in rows, where saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sit on wooden benches eating from steel thalis. In the foreground, a person in an orange head wrap and an orange-brown robe with long dark braids eats with their right hand from a thali holding banana slices, a small bowl and papadum-like pieces. Beside them, a man in orange with a long beard and a wristwatch eats from a similar plate. Along the table, several other people in orange and yellow robes sit with plates and glass water bottles. On the left, standing attendants in orange and a man in a red shirt carry a steel pot and move between the tables. Prasadam annadan meal setting, with a printed a person copyright line in the lower right.2016-05-04April 22 20162016-04-22A 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.2016-04-22A row of devotees in saffron and orange clothing sits cross-legged on low wooden platform tables along an orange fabric wall in a tent, each with a stainless steel plate, tumbler and water bottle. A man in white with an orange waist cloth and turban serves food from a bucket at the left end of the row. Nearest the viewer, a woman in an orange shawl and a man with a mala are seated, and an older woman in orange with a mala sits at the far right. Metal plates of food and small bowls sit in front of them.2016-04-23Saffron-robed sannyasis sit in a row on floor mats before low white tables with steel plates and tumblers during a meal service in a tent with pale yellow drapes. A man in a red turban and a white-bearded elder in orange sit near the front. Attendants in white kurtas and yellow-orange dhotis bend forward, one pouring food from a steel vessel onto a plate. Water bottles stand on the tables and the floor is covered in green matting.2016-04-22April 21 20162016-04-21 +1 copiesA 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.2015-09-15April 21 20162016-04-21