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A large outdoor tent filled with hundreds of seated devotees in orange, saffron and white clothing, sitting on the ground in rows before metal thali plates and small oil lamps. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange robe with a saffron shawl sits cross-legged beside a younger man in orange with an orange turban, both with plates in front of them. Further right an older bearded man in white and a woman in red sari with orange-clad attendees. Tent poles are draped in orange cloth. The setting resembles a communal meal or prasadam service at a large gathering.

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April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21 +1 copiesA large outdoor tent filled with rows of people seated on the ground eating a communal meal from steel plates, a scene of mass annadan (free food). Most seated people wear saffron-orange robes and some wear orange turbans or head wraps; a few men wear cream and white kurtas and a man in a purple shirt in the foreground eats from a thali of rice and curry. Orange tent poles and white canopy frame the hall, with water bottles and steel plates set along the floor. Hundreds of people are visible, and an orange-clad figure in the foreground with white beard sits near the centre-left. No printed names or event captions are readable apart from a copyright line on the image.2016-05-07April 23 20162016-04-23A large open-air tent with orange and white striped canopy shows hundreds of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees seated in long rows on the bare ground, eating from metal and paper plates. A man in orange clothes with a waist cloth bends at right, serving food from a steel bucket onto plates. Many seated men wear orange or yellow turbans and have long white beards. Tent poles and standing devotees in orange fill the background.2016-05-07A large orange-and-white striped tent is filled with seated sadhus and devotees eating a bhandara-style meal in long rows on the floor. Most wear saffron and orange robes, with several men in orange and yellow turbans; one man in a white kurta with an orange turban sits at left, and a man in a yellow top sits in the foreground. Steel thalis and small bowls are set before them, and a server in orange stands among the rows near the center. Tent poles and hanging white lights line the space.2016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21A large orange-and-white striped tent filled with hundreds of saffron-robed sadhus seated on the ground in long rows for a bhandara meal. Many hold or sit before silver thali plates of food, and a silver jug stands at the left. Several people in orange and white serve food along the aisles. Standing and seated figures in saffron, orange and red fill the tent, with pedestal fans and white poles visible. A few men with white turbans and white beards sit in the foreground near the plates. The scene shows a communal feast in a sadhu camp, with no clearly identifiable a person in the frame.2016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21May 07 20162016-05-07A photograph of a large seated gathering under a white and orange-striped tent canopy with orange-painted poles. Hundreds of people sit cross-legged on bare ground, most dressed in saffron-orange robes and headwear, with some in white or cream shawls. Many hold or sit before silver metal plates and small bowls. A man standing on a raised area near the right pole wears an orange turban. Seated devotees on the front left include bearded men with rudraksha malas and folded hands. An older woman in wire-rimmed glasses sits in the lower right wrapped in orange.2016-05-07