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Outdoor annadan meal under an orange tent canopy. Rows of low wooden tables are set with steel trays heaped with yellow marigold garlands, and many saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees sit cross-legged along them. In the foreground a bare-shouldered, long-haired sannyasi in an orange turban and rudraksha-style neck cord sits on a red mat, and a man in a striped shirt and a man in a white polo shirt bend over the tables to serve or bless the trays. Women in white saris with green borders stand behind the tables, and a crowd fills the background. A plastic water bottle sits on a table in front. The photo carries a

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May 07 20162016-05-07A covered outdoor annadan (free food) hall under an orange-and-white striped tent, with long wooden tables and steel thali plates. In the foreground a seated sannyasi with a long dark braid and an orange turban, wearing a rudraksha mala and a yellow marigold garland, sits before a plate. Beside him more monks in orange robes sit at the tables, several with marigold garlands, and devotees in orange and white saris stand serving or praising. On the right a man in a white shirt presses his palms together. Marigold flowers lie on the plates and a water bottle sits on a table. Other visitors stand along a corrugated fence on the left, some holding phones.2016-05-07Photograph of an outdoor annadan meal in a large orange-and-white tent. Rows of wooden benches hold seated saffron-robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads and marigold garlands. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered man with long dark hair, an orange turban and a marigold garland sits at the bench on the left, with a rudraksha-style cord at his neck; he is a person candidate by visible cues, though the appearance is partly obscured. Volunteers in white shirts, striped polo and light blue salwar kameez walk along the rows serving food onto steel trays. Orange tent cloth and corrugated metal fencing frame the scene, with a crowd of onlookers at the left edge.2016-05-07May 07 20162016-05-07A photograph of an outdoor anna daan meal in a long open tent with orange and white canopy and corrugated metal side wall. Seated along low wooden tables are monks and devotees in saffron-orange robes, several with shaved heads and yellow marigold garlands; the foremost figure wears an orange turban with a brown beaded necklace. Volunteers in white shirts and staff lanyards, and a woman in an orange sari, serve food from steel trays filled with yellow marigolds. Standing spectators line the left side, and a plastic water bottle sits on the table in the foreground.2016-05-07A long open-air tent with orange and white striped canopy shows devotees seated at low wooden tables serving free meals from steel thali trays, part of an anna daan langar. In the foreground, a monk in an orange turban and dark beaded necklace, with marigold garlands on his shoulders, sits at the table end. Nearby, saffron-clad sannyasis line the benches, while women in orange and turquoise dupattas and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard serve food. Thali trays hold marigolds and food, and several onlookers stand behind the metal fencing.2016-05-07May 04 20162016-05-04Night-time outdoor communal meal under a tent canopy at an event, with saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees seated on the ground and at low wooden tables laid with steel plates of food garnished with marigold flowers. A robed man in saffron stands bowing and serving food to a white-bearded elder in orange robes with a long white beard and a rudraksha mala, who sits at the front table. Behind them standing figures wear saffron, orange and white clothing, one holding a large palm-leaf fan and another a wooden staff. A colourful striped cloth backdrop and string lights hang in the background, with a man in a white kurta and blue lanyard standing at right and women in western clothes filming at left.2016-05-07A long open-sided tent with orange and white canopy shows rows of seated people at wooden tables being served a meal. Many are saffron-robed sannyasis, some with orange turbans, and several white-clad women with yellow-orange marigold garlands lean forward placing food on metal plates. Water bottles, paper sheets and steel thalis line the tables. A bearded man in a yellow-orange shawl and white kurta stands at right with hands together. Corrugated red metal barriers line the left side, with a woman in a purple sari visible at upper left. This appears to be an annadan (free food) service.2016-05-07A photograph inside an orange-draped tent at night, showing a long row of seated sannyasis and devotees on low wooden benches, each with a metal thali of marigold flowers in front of them. A figure in a tall orange turban and dark sash stands at center with hands joined in a namaste greeting, while a man in dark robes bends forward to the right, and a white-clad attendant moves along the row bearing a tray. Elderly women in saris and headscarves stand at the right edge, and bright overhead lights illuminate the scene. Visible cues are limited to a turban and sash; the central figure's identity is uncertain.2016-05-04April 23 20162016-04-23April 23 20162016-04-23