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A long red-walled tent hall at a Kumbh Mela camp where many saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sit cross-legged on the floor eating from metal plates and bowls, as part of a bandara meal. Many wear orange and saffron turbans and robes; several have white beards. In the centre, a woman in a red shawl with a black shoulder bag faces away from the camera, and a man in white clothes with an orange shawl walks among the rows. Volunteers in white and saffron serve along the aisles, carrying vessels, with rows of brass plates stretching into the distance.

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A large tented dining hall with red and white canvas walls and a patterned overhead canopy strung with bunting. Rows of seated sadhus and sannyasis in orange and saffron robes, many wearing orange turbans, sit on the ground eating from metal plates, as at a bandara meal. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands in the central aisle, and a woman in a red wrap and dark bag walks with her back to the camera. Some seated figures wear pink or yellow turbans. A man in a black shirt stands at the right edge. Cloth hangs on lines along the tent walls. Watermarked-style copyright text is not transcribed.2013-02-15A long open tent with red fabric walls and a striped canopy shelters rows of seated sadhus and sanyasis in orange and saffron robes eating a meal from brass thalis on the floor. Many wear rudraksha malas and some have grey or white beards and hair; one man in the foreground wears a grey woollen cap and a maroon shawl over orange clothing, while another has a red turban. A figure in orange walks along the row carrying a bowl, and a server in white dhoti clothing stands at the left with a brass vessel. Glass tumblers and small steel cups sit beside the plates, and damp cloth and orange robes hang from a rope at right.2013-02-15A large red and multicoloured canvas tent at a Kumbh Mela camp, with many saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis seated in long rows on the ground eating from metal plates during a communal meal. A standing saffron-clad figure with a shawl walks between the rows past a pillar, and a white-bearded elder in orange stands near the centre. Strings of small lights hang from the tent roof, and brass plates and cups are set before the seated monks.2013-02-15 +3 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15 +1 copiesA large orange-and-white striped tent is filled with seated sadhus and devotees eating a bhandara-style meal in long rows on the floor. Most wear saffron and orange robes, with several men in orange and yellow turbans; one man in a white kurta with an orange turban sits at left, and a man in a yellow top sits in the foreground. Steel thalis and small bowls are set before them, and a server in orange stands among the rows near the center. Tent poles and hanging white lights line the space.2016-04-21May 11 20162016-05-11September 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesApril 21 20162016-04-21Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +3 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15A long tented dining hall with red fabric walls and striped canvas awnings, where rows of seated sadhus and sannyasis in saffron, orange and pink robes share a meal from metal thalis on the floor. Many wear white or orange turbans, some have long grey beards, and several hold glasses of water. Tied clothes hang along the tent wall at right. No individual figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the page refers to a meal served to sadhus at a Kumbh Mela camp.2013-02-15 +1 copiesMay 11 20162016-05-11