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A row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on the floor of an orange-walled tent, eating a bhandara meal from steel thalis placed on low wooden tables. Several have rudraksha malas and shaved or cropped heads; one at the front right wears a pink turban and a beaded mala, and another at the centre-left wears a saffron head wrap with a tilak. Steel tumblers, water bottles and a pink cloth sit among the plates, and a server in orange stands at the far right end of the row.

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A long row of seated men in saffron and orange robes sits cross-legged on a floor before low wooden tables set with steel tumblers, water bottles and metal plates of food, in a tent with orange fabric walls. Several have long grey or white beards, and one wears a red-orange turban; others are bald or have shaved heads. Some hold steel cups, and a few look toward the side. The scene looks like a communal meal for sannyasis at a festival tent.2016-04-23February 15 20132013-02-15February 15 20132013-02-15 +2 copiesApril 21 20162016-04-21 +1 copiesA 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.2016-05-04February 15 20132013-02-15A row of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees seated cross-legged on a yellow floor at long low wooden tables with brass-rimmed legs, eating from plates of rice and sweets in a red-and-white tented pavilion decorated with marigold garlands and diamond-shaped ornaments. Several men wear orange robes, one wears a rust-coloured turban, and the man at right in orange with a rudraksha mala and shaved head sits with hands near his plate. A woman in orange wearing a head covering sits in the middle of the row. Bowls, cups and small dishes are set before each seat along a white-draped table edge.2016-05-06May 04 20162016-05-04A 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.2016-04-23Several sadhus in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on a long row of low wooden tables inside an orange tent, each with a steel thali of food, a steel tumbler and a water bottle. Many wear rudraksha malas and some have forehead markings. In the foreground at right, a bearded sadhu with long matted hair, a tilak, a saffron shawl over ornate orange clothing and layered rudraksha malas sits with hands in a meditative gesture. Beside him a bald man in orange robes covers his face with a cloth.2016-05-11A photograph of a large open-sided tent at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a yellow cloth floor and corrugated metal walls. Many saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sit in rows on low wooden trays laid with steel plates, small bowls and water bottles, as if for a shared meal (bandara). In the centre, a man in a peach kurta holds a small book and stands among seated monks, one of whom wears a rudraksha mala and a bead garland. A seated monk in an orange headwrap and robe eats from a steel bowl. A bald monk in saffron sits at the right foreground. Several men in white kurtas stand at the far right.2013-02-15 +2 copiesA photograph of a long row of seated sannyasis and sadhus in saffron and orange robes taking a communal meal during a Bandara feast. Each person sits on a low white wooden stool or platform before a stainless steel thali with small steel katoris of food. Plastic water bottles stand among the plates. A bald man in an orange shawl sits in the middle, a bearded older man with long grey hair in orange sits beside him, and a grey-bearded man in orange sits at the front right with a steel bowl. A standing figure in pale peach robes moves along the left side of the row, and devotees in orange and green saris and white clothes stand in the background under a yellow cloth canopy with marigold garlands on the floor.2013-02-15 +1 copies