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A long communal meal in a covered hall with orange-tinted walls and red pillars. Rows of seated sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes and orange turbans sit on the floor facing a central aisle, each with a metal plate and water bottles. Two standing servers in orange cloth bend forward, one carrying a steel pot and ladle to serve food.

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April 21 20162016-04-21September 14 20152015-09-14A large outdoor tent filled with rows of seated sadhus in orange and saffron robes at a communal meal during a bhandara. Men in orange clothing and many with orange or yellow turbans sit cross-legged on the ground at long rows of white plates and steel glasses, while a man in a white shirt and orange dhoti bends to serve from a bucket. Orange and white striped canopy overhead, with more people standing and walking at the sides. Several sadhus at the right wear red and orange with rudraksha malas and long white beards.2016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21May 11 20162016-05-11May 11 20162016-05-11 +1 copiesA long orange tent at a sadhu gathering, with saffron and orange cloth walls and a sandy floor. Rows of seated men in orange and saffron robes eat from steel plates and small steel bowls set on low wooden tables and on the ground. A man in an orange vest and dhoti walks barefoot down the central aisle. Two attendants in orange robes carry food: one holds a metal tray, the other serves a seated devotee. A seated sadhu on the right wears an orange turban and a gold-beaded necklace and is being served. Plastic water bottles stand among the place settings. The scene shows a communal meal served during a religious camp.2016-04-23April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21A seated row of people eats a communal meal on the bare ground under a tent with metal poles and a corrugated sheet backdrop, a scene of annadan or free food service. Many wear orange and saffron robes; one man in the foreground has a bright red turban, another a pale orange turban, and a bald man in rust-red clothing sits center with rudraksha beads. A barefoot attendant in orange cloth stands at left holding a metal bucket, serving food from a pot. Steel plates with food and small steel tumblers are set on the ground before the diners, and other people in the background wearing pink, purple and green watch from behind the tent. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2016-05-07April 21 20162016-04-21May 11 20162016-05-11