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A row of saffron-robed sannyasis sits cross-legged behind low wooden tables along an orange-draped hall, with water bottles and folded papers on the tables. The foreground figure on the right wears a rust-coloured turban, a brown shawl, a gold-beaded necklace and a gold armband, and smiles toward the camera. Beside him a woman in an orange head covering and a rudraksha mala sits in the same line. Several bald and bearded men in orange robes sit further along, and a few people stand at the far left. The setting appears to be a large orange tent at a religious gathering.

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April 23 20162016-04-23A photograph of saffron-robed sadhus seated in a row inside an orange tent, with steel meal trays set on wooden tables before them. The central figure wears a rust-red turban, a dark beaded mala with gold-toned beads, a gold armlet, and a saffron shawl. Beside him sit a man with a short beard in orange cloth, a bald man in orange with a rudraksha mala, a shaven-headed man with a yellow tilak smiling, and a figure with an orange head-wrap. A man with a light beard and grey hair sits at the far right in orange robes. Everyone faces left, attentive, as if at a shared meal.2016-04-21A long dining hall with orange fabric walls and tables set in rows, where saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sit on wooden benches eating from steel thalis. In the foreground, a person in an orange head wrap and an orange-brown robe with long dark braids eats with their right hand from a thali holding banana slices, a small bowl and papadum-like pieces. Beside them, a man in orange with a long beard and a wristwatch eats from a similar plate. Along the table, several other people in orange and yellow robes sit with plates and glass water bottles. On the left, standing attendants in orange and a man in a red shirt carry a steel pot and move between the tables. Prasadam annadan meal setting, with a printed a person copyright line in the lower right.2016-05-04April 21 20162016-04-21 +1 copiesPhotograph of seated saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees along a long wooden bench beside a corrugated metal fence, with marigold garlands hanging on the fence. In the foreground, a woman in a maroon turban topped with a golden crescent ornament and a heavy gold necklace smiles widely. Beside her, a smiling man in orange robes and a saffron head cloth sits near a bald man with glasses in orange clothing, and other seated monks in orange line the bench. A woman in orange holds a phone to her ear in the lower left, and a water bottle and folded orange cloths rest on the bench.2016-05-11A row of seated devotees and sannyasis in saffron and orange robes sits at low wooden tables inside an orange tent, each table set with a steel plate of marigold garlands and flowers. On the right, a smiling man wears a pink-rose turban, a brown rudraksha mala, a heavy gold-coloured necklace and a gold armlet over a rust-orange shawl, with hands pressed together. Beside him sit bald men in orange robes, one with a yellow tilak on his forehead. Other saffron-clad attendants stand at the left and in the background.2016-04-21A row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on the floor of an orange-walled tent, eating a meal from steel thalis at low wooden tables. In the foreground an elderly sadhu with long grey hair, a grey beard, dark-rimmed glasses and a dark rudraksha mala holds a metal plate of chapati, dal and vegetables. Beside him a bearded sadhu in an orange turban and orange robes eats from a thali, and further along others in orange robes and a red turban are seated. A staff member in white kurta stands at right near water bottles and steel tumblers on the tables.2016-04-21A seated feast in an orange-walled tent where sannyasis in saffron and orange robes sit at long low wooden tables lined with water bottles. A woman in a yellow blouse and red shawl leans forward at the table in the foreground, placing paper money or packets on the wood. A bearded man in orange and a woman in rust-brown with a gold necklace and bangles and an orange-and-brown turban sit at right, smiling, with a bald monk in orange beside them. Other women in saris and salwar kameez stand and sit along the back, with more people in orange robes further along the row.2016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21April 23 20162016-04-23A photograph of sadhus seated on the floor at low wooden tables under a pale yellow draped tent, eating and drinking from steel tumblers and metal plates. A bearded sadhu in orange wears glasses and a rudraksha mala. In the centre a sadhu in a rust-red turban and brown shawl drinks from a steel cup, with rudraksha beads around his neck. A bald sadhu in orange drinks from a steel tumbler, and a sadhu in an orange turban and orange robe eats a fruit. Plastic water bottles, steel bowls and paper plates sit on the tables. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl stands at the right edge. The green floor mat and tent drapery frame the scene.2016-04-22April 21 20162016-04-21