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Outdoor evening ceremony on a green mat at night, with strings of lights and flags overhead. In the foreground, saffron-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged on rugs before low wooden tables set with steel plates, bowls, cups and small offerings of flowers and sweets. At right, a bearded man in a saffron robe with a long white beard and a rudraksha mala sits on a white cloth near a microphone. Standing behind them, a row of men and women in white and light clothing, some in saffron and a woman in a turquoise sari, stand with hands folded in respectful greeting. The setting suggests a large satsang or initiation gathering with many seated participants in orange robes.

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Night-time photograph inside a large tent with a white canopy and green carpet, where a row of seated saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sit cross-legged at low wooden tables set with brass plates and steel tumblers. Several men wear white flower garlands and rudraksha beads. Behind them, attendants in orange and yellow move about, and decorative geometric rangoli-style designs and a framed picture are visible on the back wall. A figure at centre-right wears a red turban and dark-red robe; a bearded man in the centre wears orange clothing and a rudraksha mala. Lamps and string lights hang overhead, and a small saffron flag flies at the top right.2016-05-16 +1 copiesA night-time outdoor meal under a white tent on green carpeting, with many people in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged in long rows behind low wooden stools holding round steel thalis and steel tumblers. Several seated saffron-clad sannyasis wear white flower garlands. A standing man in a yellow top moves along the rows serving food. Decorative white-and-red walls, lights, and saffron flags frame the scene. Some seated people wear white or pink clothes. Several people are visible, some partly cropped at the edges.2016-05-16Night photograph inside a tented pavilion with a green carpet and strings of warm lights overhead. Many seated people in orange and saffron robes sit on low wooden stools with brass plates and cups in front of them. A man in a pale green kurta and white dhoti stands in the centre, while a man in a white kurta, with a small white cloth in his hand, stands nearby. On the right, a tall figure in an orange robe with a red shawl stands with hands folded. A seated sadhu with a long white beard and rudraksha beads in the lower left wears an orange robe, and another with a pink-orange turban and white flower garland sits with hands pressed together. A uniformed official stands at the back. The scene appears to be an initiation or satsang event with devotees.2016-05-16A night-time outdoor community meal at a festival camp, with long rows of seated saffron-robed sadhus and devotees eating from metal thalis and steel tumblers on low wooden tables set over a teal floor covering. In the foreground, white-bearded men in orange and peach robes sit cross-legged, one with a yellow tilak on his forehead. On the right, a tall bearded sannyasi with matted hair and an orange robe and a red-marked forehead walks past the rows, while a man in a yellow shirt stands nearby. Yellow-capped volunteers in orange serve food from steel buckets. Strings of lights, flags and a decorated canopy frame the scene.2016-05-16Evening meal (annadan-style seating) in a large open tent with a green floor mat and rows of seated saffron-clad sadhus and devotees eating from metal thalis and steel plates set on low wooden tables. In the centre-right, a man with a long dark beard wears a rust-red robe and a white flower garland, beside a figure with a tall dark-red turban and a white flower garland, smiling. Another seated person in an orange hood and orange robe with a jasmine garland sits in the foreground. On the left, a bald man in glasses and a light green shirt leans in toward the row, gesturing. A young man in a yellow-orange kurta walks through on the right. Decorative flags and colourful rangoli-style patterns decorate the tent walls, and string lights hang overhead. About thirty people are visible.2016-05-16A seated man in a peach-coloured turban and matching peach robe holds a black handheld microphone while speaking at a floor-level gathering. He wears a white garland and a red wrist thread. Beside him, another bearded man with long white hair and a beaded necklace sits in orange robes, with steel plates, cups and small brass vessels on a low wooden table. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and saffron clothing and turbans sit on green mats, and a standing crowd watches under a canopy with rangoli-style decorations and string lights.2016-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20162016-05-16May 16 20162016-05-16May 16 20162016-05-16September 15 20152015-09-15February 15 20132013-02-15May 16 20162016-05-16