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A photograph of a seated meal line in an indoor hall with pink walls, where several saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on mats behind low wooden tables. In the foreground, a bearded older man with white hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange shawl and holds his hands open; beside him, a man in orange has arms folded. A woman in an orange headwrap and orange robe sits in the middle, and another man in orange with a shaved head sits further back. Steel tumblers, metal thalis with fruit, sweets and a spoon, and plastic water bottles are set on the tables.

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September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on the floor of an orange-walled tent, eating a meal from steel thalis at low wooden tables. In the foreground an elderly sadhu with long grey hair, a grey beard, dark-rimmed glasses and a dark rudraksha mala holds a metal plate of chapati, dal and vegetables. Beside him a bearded sadhu in an orange turban and orange robes eats from a thali, and further along others in orange robes and a red turban are seated. A staff member in white kurta stands at right near water bottles and steel tumblers on the tables.2016-04-21September 11 20152015-09-11A photograph of a meal gathering in a plain tiled room with a large window at left. Several seated men in orange and saffron robes sit on low wooden platform tables, each with a steel thali holding rice, fruit, bananas and small bowls, plus water bottles. Two bearded sadhus in the centre wear rudraksha malas; one has a yellow forehead band and long dark hair, the other has long grey hair and a beard. A standing figure at right in a saffron turban, orange sleeveless vest and orange dhoti addresses the seated group, gesturing with his hands. Other seated sadhus appear at the edges, one with a shaved head and one with grey hair and glasses.2015-09-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of four men seated cross-legged on the floor in a tiled room, eating a meal from stainless steel thalis served on low wooden tables. The figure at far left wears a peach-pink shawl draped over his head and body, a yellow vertical tilak with red dot on his forehead, and layered rudraksha malas; his eyes are closed and he holds a water bottle. The man beside him wears saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala and eats rice from a steel plate, with bowls of dal and curry, apples and a banana nearby. Two more men in orange robes sit further right, one with white hair and beard. A window with a fogged pane is behind them.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA row of seated sadhus and monastics in saffron and orange robes sits at wooden low tables before an orange cloth backdrop, as at a bhandara meal. Steel thalis and tumblers sit on the tables. The man on the left wears a yellow-and-red tilak across his forehead and has a long white beard and white hair. Beside him, a bald elder in orange with a rudraksha mala sits near a man with long grey hair and a beard, wearing a red robe and a gold-toned pendant. Other monastics in orange and red sit along the row.2016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21September 20 20152015-09-20A photograph of sadhus seated on a floor during a feast at a camp, many wearing saffron and orange robes and orange turbans. In the foreground four men sit together: a bald man in orange on the left, a younger man with glasses and a gold necklace and rudraksha mala in a maroon and gold robe, a bearded elder in an orange turban wearing a rudraksha mala and a visible ID badge, and an elderly bald man in glasses in orange cloth. Steel plates and glasses sit in front of them, and low wooden tables with more seated orange-clad people are behind. The floor is covered in green matting.2016-05-05September 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copies