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A large outdoor gathering of saffron-robed sadhus seated on a stone-paved courtyard, many under yellow and black umbrellas for shade. Most wear orange and saffron cloths and orange turbans. In the centre foreground, a bald man in a peach-coloured shawl with a purple-and-gold sash sits with his back to the camera. Behind him a barefoot man in orange stands bending over, serving from a metal pot, while plates of food sit before the seated monks. A man in a white shirt with a yellow-and-green shawl sits in the lower foreground. Photo credit text is overlaid on the image.

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September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copiesA large outdoor gathering of Hindu sadhus seated in long rows on a white stone-paved platform under sunlight. Many wear saffron and orange robes and orange turbans, with some holding metal bowls or plates. A saffron-robed sadhu in the centre stands with a metal bucket, serving or distributing food. Many colourful umbrellas shade the seated rows. In the foreground, several laymen wear white kurta-style clothes with yellow-and-green shawls, and one man in a red shirt stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a communal feeding or bandara, though no ritual name is legible.2015-09-11 +2 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +3 copiesSeptember 20 20152015-09-20April 21 20162016-04-21A large tented pandal during a bhandara feast, with long rows of seated sadhus and devotees in orange and saffron robes sitting on a mat-covered floor. A man in a white checked shirt and orange dhoti bends forward, serving food onto white paper plates held by seated men in orange clothing. Orange and white canopy fabric hangs overhead. No swami or a person candidate is clearly visible in the foreground rows; the seated figures are sadhus and devotees.2016-04-21May 07 20162016-05-07April 23 20162016-04-23April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21