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A photograph of a dining hall where several men sit at long tables draped in red cloth, eating from green banana-leaf plates with small steel bowls, water bottles and steel tumblers. Most wear saffron-orange robes. The man at the far right has a long grey beard, bald head, a gold chain headpiece and orange robes, and eats from his leaf. Beside him a man in orange robes eats with his right hand. Further back a bearded man with long dark hair wears a pink-mauve kurta, and a man in orange and a man in a light shirt sit farther along. Standing attendants in white shirts and dark trousers serve from the left. Floral-patterned curtains hang on the windows and a red carpet runs along the floor.

A seated meal at a long table draped in red satin on a red carpet, with white chairs and a floral-curtained wall behind. A man at the front left wears a peach-coloured shawl over a saffron-toned garment, rudraksha beads and a red bindi, and eats from a banana leaf with a steel tumbler beside him. Beside him a bearded man in an orange shawl and dark red sleeveless vest eats from a leaf plate. Further along, other men in orange and saffron robes and turbans sit at the tables, eating from banana leaves, with water bottles and steel tumblers in front of them. Five people are visible, with a group of seated diners continuing at the far end.

February 17 2008

A photograph of a dining hall where saffron-robed sannyasis sit at long tables covered in red skirted cloths. In the foreground a bearded man with long grey hair and orange robes, wearing a red tilak on his forehead, sits at the left end of the table with his hands near his lap. Beside him an older bearded man in a peach-coloured turban and peach robes eats from a banana leaf plate of rice and sides. A man in peach robes with a rudraksha mala eats at the centre, and several saffron-clad monks eat at tables to the right, while attendants in white stand at the far right. Plates of food on banana leaves, steel tumblers and water bottles sit on the tables, with floral orange curtains behind them. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance.

A dining scene at a long table draped in red satin with a white curtained backdrop. A man in an orange turban and orange robe with a long grey beard sits centrally, looking to the side. Beside him a person with long dark hair wears a yellow saree with a red bindi and gold bangles, eating from a banana leaf plate of rice and side dishes. Water bottles, steel tumblers and small steel bowls are on the table. At the left edge, two more people in pink and saffron head cloths are partly visible at a second table.

A photograph of saffron-robed sadhus seated in a long row at low white tables for a communal meal during a Kumbh Mela bhandara at the Nirvani Akhada. Many men in orange and saffron robes eat from steel plates and tumblers, with steel cups, plastic water bottles and food platters arranged along the tables. A bearded elder in a tall orange turban and beaded necklace sits at the front right, and a man in a rust-coloured kurta and white dhoti walks along the green carpet at the left edge. Pale green drapery hangs behind the row.

February 17 2008

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A long hall set for a communal meal, with two rows of tables covered in red satin cloths and a red carpet running down the centre. Many saffron-robed sannyasis, most wearing saffron or pink head wraps, sit on both sides eating from banana-leaf plates with water glasses. A man in a white dhoti and white shirt carries a steel bucket down the aisle, and another man in a white shirt serves beside him. A photographer in a grey shirt and trousers stands mid-aisle taking pictures. White drapes with red valances line the walls and ceiling fans turn overhead.

A seated meal in a red-and-white tent decorated with marigold garlands. Several bearded sadhus in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged behind low gold-trimmed tables set with silver plates, bowls of fruit, cups and water bottles. The man on the far left wears orange robes, glasses and a vibhuti mark on his forehead. A man in a saffron turban and saffron shawl eats from a plate, and a woman in a pink sari stands at the right end of the row, holding papers near the table.

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.

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