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A crowded tented hall draped in bright orange fabric, with rows of seated sannyasis in saffron robes wearing marigold garlands. A bald monk with a yellow tilak on his forehead sits centre-right holding a red-covered book, beside a seated woman in a pink turban and orange sari with a white flower garland, holding a wooden tray. In the foreground a man in a yellow patterned shawl and white head cloth stands near low wooden tables with brass plates of marigolds and offerings. A standing young man in a yellow shawl bends forward toward the tables. Several more people in orange and yellow line the background of the tent.

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April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21Photograph inside an orange tent at a Nirvani Akhada bhandara event. A man in a white turban and yellow-and-red embroidered shawl offers a marigold garland, while another seated person in saffron-orange robes holds a mobile phone to his ear. In the foreground a woman in an orange-brown robe and pink turban holds an open tray, with a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, and a plate of yellow marigolds sits on a low wooden table. Several hands holding phones are visible at the left edge, and red and beaded wrist threads are visible on the wrists. Vivid orange fabric covers the tent walls.2016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21A photo of a long row of seated sannyasis and devotees at a bhandara meal inside an orange-draped tent. In the foreground a young man with a marigold garland leans forward, and a man in a white turban and orange-red shawl with a marigold garland bends toward a metal plate. A woman in a rust-coloured shawl and pink-red turban, wearing gold bangles and a gold necklace, sits with hands pressed together in greeting. Other seated men in saffron and orange robes line the table, with steel plates, wooden benches and small bowls set out before them. A partially visible woman with a red bindi sits at the lower right. Orange fabric covers the tent walls. No speaker is clearly identifiable as a person.2016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21April 23 20162016-04-23April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21A long row of seated devotees in orange and saffron robes sits at wooden tables during a communal meal. Many wear marigold garlands. In the centre, a bald man in an orange turban and an orange garment is smiling, wearing a marigold garland, while a bearded man with long dark hair beside him also wears a marigold garland. Steel thali plates, folded leaf plates and small oil lamps lie on the tables, and a stack of flatbread sits in the foreground. Orange fabric hangs behind the row, lit warmly.2016-04-23April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21