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A night-time outdoor gathering under a white tent with green carpeting. In the centre, a man with a tall orange-and-saffron turban, layered gold necklaces and bangles reaches toward a wooden table laid with a silver plate of marigold garlands and sweets. Around him, several seated men and monastics in saffron and orange robes sit or stand at low tables, while devotees in pink and white shirts watch and one man in a cream kurta holds up a phone. A bald man in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala sits to the lower right. Red barriers and a striped rug frame the scene.

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May 08 20162016-05-08May 08 20162016-05-08Outdoor evening gathering under a white canopy with green mats, where saffron-robed sannyasis sit at long low wooden tables set with steel plates of food and marigold garlands. A figure seated at the right in an orange-brown turban, gold necklaces and bangles is serving or offering food to a seated devotee in saffron. Other saffron-clad monks stand and walk nearby, and several young men in pink shirts and a bearded man in white with a yellow turban photograph the scene with phones. Red cloth lines a side barrier and a few saffron-shawled elders appear in the background.2016-05-08May 10th 20162016-05-10A photograph of a festive outdoor meal on green mats at night, with long wooden tables laid with steel thalis, marigold garlands and folded pink napkins. A figure in an orange-red turban, gold necklace, gold armlets and bangles, bare-shouldered in a rust-orange garment, sits at the table extending a hand toward a seated man in orange robes. Around them, saffron-clad sadhus and devotees sit or stand, one in a white kurta with a sling bag and a light yellow shawl, others in orange and pink kurtas, some holding mobile phones.2016-05-08A photograph of a seated group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees at a low wooden table setting, each with a brass plate of marigold garlands and small offerings. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange shirt with rudraksha malas sits with hands on the table. Beside him a long-haired bearded sannyasi in orange, with a dark rudraksha mala, rests his hands on a plate. Further right, a bald sadhu in an orange shawl and a turban-wearing man in orange sit at the table, while a bearded elder in white and orange sits nearby. Behind a wooden railing, standing spectators in red, yellow and pink clothing photograph the scene with phones. A colourful patterned red-blue-gold cloth hangs in the background.2016-05-07Outdoor tented gathering on a green mat with striped rugs and marigold garlands on steel plates. A bald man in glasses and a rust-coloured saffron robe with a turban-like wrap and layered gold necklaces sits at a low table, gesturing toward an elderly bearded man in orange robes seated opposite, who holds a plate of marigolds. A woman in orange draped cloth sits at left and another orange-clad figure sits in the foreground. Standing behind them are men in orange and pink, a man in a yellow turban and white kurta, and a young man in orange with a long gold-and-beaded necklace and marigold garland. A young man in pink takes a photo with a phone. Several other orange-robed people stand around the edges, with string lights and foliage visible at dusk.2016-05-08May 08 20162016-05-08May 11 20162016-05-11April 23 20162016-04-23May 06 20162016-05-06May 08 20162016-05-08