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A photograph inside an orange tent during a meal gathering. A smiling man on the left wears a rust-coloured turban, rust-orange robes, a long gold-and-beaded necklace, and a gold armband, and holds a hand over a metal thali of food. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes and several older men in orange or saffron robes sit at a long wooden table with metal plates of food, marigold garlands and flower petals. The tent walls are bright orange and a camera is visible at the right edge. Long hair and a turban with ornate gold necklaces are visible cues for a person seated at the table.

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A smiling man in saffron-orange clothing and a coral-pink turban sits on the left in an orange tent, wearing a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and gold armlets. Beside him, seated men in orange robes sit at a long wooden table laid with steel plates heaped with marigold garlands and yellow flowers. Orange tent walls surround the seated group.2016-04-21Photo 11702305May 06 20162016-05-06Photo 11702296 +1 copiesA seated row of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees sits cross-legged on a yellow cloth at low wooden thali tables set with plates and cups inside a red-and-white tent hung with marigold garlands and diamond-shaped yellow ornaments. A woman in the centre wears a rust-orange headwrap and shawl and smiles broadly. Beside her, a woman in orange with a hood-like head covering sits near a man in orange who holds his head covering. At the far right, a bald man in orange with a rudraksha mala cups his hand near his head. Several other figures in orange sit along the row, and a lamp and food offerings are on the tables. No one is identified by name in the image; the person in the centre is not confidently identified.2016-05-06Photo 11702299April 21 20162016-04-21A seated line of saffron-robed monastics faces a long row of golden meal trays set with flower petals, small bowls and metal cups, at a red-walled hall. In the foreground, a figure in pink, partly cut off by the left edge, stands beside the line. Near the centre, a man with a rust-coloured turban, rust-coloured shawl and a long beaded necklace sits smiling, with bare forearms and a wristwatch. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes raises a hand, and further right another bald man in orange sits in profile. Marigold garlands hang at the top of the frame. A printed copyright line and a logo appear in the image corner.2016-05-06Outdoor evening gathering on a green mat where saffron-robed sannyasis sit on floor mats behind low wooden tables set with silver plates of marigold garlands. A central figure in an orange-red turban, layered gold necklaces, gold bangles and an orange-red shawl smiles and extends his arm to offer a plate of marigolds to a seated monk in orange; another seated monk in orange and a wooden rudraksha mala leans in. Standing devotees in orange, pink and white clothing, one in a white kurta with a cross-body bag and a sash, look on; a man holds a phone. a person cues: the central figure wears a turban, heavy gold necklaces and an orange-red shawl, and is serving marigold garlands during a seated ceremonial gathering. Scene suggests a satsang or puja setting.2016-05-08April 23 20162016-04-23A seated row of saffron-clad sannyasis takes a meal at long wooden tables in an open tent. In the foreground a smiling woman wears a rust-orange turban, a dark rudraksha mala around her neck, and an orange-brown garment, and she looks off to the side. Beside her a bald monk in orange robes sits attentively. Behind them, orange-clad attendants and white-clad helpers in green-and-white sashes move along the line, serving food onto steel plates. Marigold garlands lie on the tables near water bottles and small bowls, and the background is bright and blurred.2016-05-07April 23 20162016-04-23