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A photograph of a dining hall during an annadan-style meal inside a red-walled tent with saffron and white bunting and marigold garlands on the poles. Along the right, saffron-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged on red mats before low gold-and-brown tables holding steel plates of rice. A bearded sannyasi in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and orange robe. Standing devotees are in the centre and left: a woman in a yellow sari with a multicolour border, a man in a white shirt and yellow dhoti holding a small paper, a woman in a red-and-white patterned sari, and an older man in a white shirt and beige trousers. Several other people fill the background.

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May 06 20162016-05-06Evening meal service in a red-and-white tent at a Shuddhadvaitam camp. Many people in orange and saffron robes sit on a red carpet and yellow floor mats before low brass-trimmed tables holding steel plates, bowls and cups. A woman in an orange sari carries food between rows while others in pink, green and white saris and orange clothing stand or bend nearby. Red tent poles, diamond-shaped yellow decorations and hanging garlands frame the scene. Some sadhus wear orange turbans. The meal appears to be part of an annadan or communal dining gathering.2016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06A large outdoor feast in an open tent with a red carpet running down the centre aisle. Rows of low wooden tables are set with metal thali plates of food, marigold garlands and small water bottles. Seated devotees wear saffron and orange robes, with several men in saffron with rudraksha malas. In the foreground a man in saffron with folded hands and a yellow-orange head wrap sits beside a woman in a red-and-brown sari; another woman in a blue-and-yellow sari sits at a table. Behind them a painted banner shows colourful deity figures, and a standing sannyasi in orange and a man in a white turban move along the aisle. Many more seated devotees fill the background under tent canopies and string lights.2016-05-10May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06