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A long, open-sided thatched hall with rows of seated sannyasis in orange and saffron robes and orange turbans, eating from green banana-leaf plates set on the floor with rice, curry, and small cups. Some seated men wear white dhotis or shawls, and a few have bare upper bodies with rudraksha malas. Standing figures in white move along the aisles serving food. Hanging banners on the right show printed portraits and text above the seated rows. In the upper left, people stand behind a railing. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so no a person candidate is claimed.

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Long covered hall with a thatched roof and blue metal pillars, where rows of sannyasis in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on mats, eating from green banana leaves set with rice and cups. Many have orange or yellow turbans and some have vibhuti marks and rudraksha malas. Behind them, standing devotees in white and orange move along the aisle, and a banner on the right reads Nithyanandamrita Mahotsava-like text beside a portrait. A large portrait sits above the banner, but no clear a person candidate is visibly present in the hall. Many people fill the hall, with a dense crowd of diners.2011-01-16A 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 indoor hall filled with seated sadhus in orange and saffron robes sitting on red floor mats before leaf plates holding fruit and small cups. Several older men with long grey beards and bald heads sit prominently in the foreground, one wearing a rudraksha mala, another with a cream and orange wrap. Red and white striped pillars frame the hall, and a decorated altar with deity murti and lamps appears at the back. A man in a light shirt stands near the altar. The gathering looks like a sadhu satsang or meal at a Kumbh camp. Many people are visible, with the crowd extending into the background.2015-09-10Photograph of a large seated gathering of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis on a red mat under a striped tent canopy, sharing a meal from leaf plates with small brass cups and sweets. A man in the foreground wears a saffron kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-pink head wrap, and another in the right foreground wears a peach turban and saffron shawl. Many others in orange and ochre robes sit in rows, while standing figures in white and yellow move among them, some carrying metal trays. No individual here is clearly identifiable as a person by the cues required, so the appearance is uncertain.2015-09-10A long thatched-roof hall with blue pillars where many men in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor in two rows facing each other, with banana-leaf plates of food, small cups and kumkum-marked offerings set before them. Several people in white dhotis and shirts stand along the sides and at the back, some with hands folded. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari stands at the front and another orange-robed figure stands near the back. Behind them, a banner shows a temple and a mountain with Tamil text, and a red poster with a sun-like emblem hangs on the right. Some men wear orange turbans and one drummer sits with a drum at left.2011-01-16September 20 20152015-09-20April 21 20162016-04-21September 10 20152015-09-10September 10 20152015-09-10 +2 copiesLarge seated feast in an ashram hall: rows of men in saffron-orange robes, matching orange turbans and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on white cloth along long lines, each before a green leaf plate of food with flatbread and cups. Foreground figures wear white body markings. Behind them women in white saris sit on the left, and on the right a seated figure in white and gold ornaments sits near a striped floor mat. A stainless steel food counter and a screen with orange flags appear in the background.2017-08-14September 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14