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Evening meal service in a tented pavilion with a red-and-white striped wall and marigold garlands. Along a long row of brass thalis, a man in a pink kurta leans forward serving food, while a woman in a cream sari with folded hands stands at the left in front of him. Several people in saffron and orange clothing sit at the table, including a figure in a saffron turban with long dark hair in the foreground, and a bald elderly man in orange at right. Steel tumblers, water bottles and plates line the tables; a plastic sheet and a few onlookers stand behind.

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May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06Indoor ceremonial camp at the Shuddhadvaitam event in Ujjain. In the lower foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange robe with long hair and a rudraksha mala sits behind a brass puja tray holding a small flame, while devotees with garlands kneel and fold their hands. A man in white shirt and garland stands with palms joined, and a woman in an orange-red and teal sari also joins hands. Behind them, saffron-robed sadhus and women in colourful saris sit before brass offering trays and kalasha-like vessels under a red-and-white tent with orange marigold garlands on the poles. Roughly ten to fifteen people are visible. The seated figure in orange with a turban and mala is a probable match for a person in an appearance-based sense, though the face is not visible enough to confirm.2016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06Evening outdoor ritual in a tented pandal lined with red fabric. Saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged at long wooden tables, each with a steel plate of marigold garlands and pink napkins. Men and women in white, saffron and orange clothing, one woman in a teal head covering, approach to offer or receive blessings, with a man in white and a rudraksha mala touching a seated sadhu's head. Onlookers in red shirts and lanyards stand behind the barrier, one holding a phone aloft. Warm lights and orange fabric dominate the scene.2016-05-08May 06 20162016-05-06Evening ceremony in a red-and-white tented pavilion decorated with marigold garlands. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, beside a woman in a teal and orange sari with a red bindi. Along the right, several people sit at brass ritual tables holding small lamps and plates, and in the lower right a figure in an orange turban and orange robes sits smiling at one of the tables. A person in a red kurta takes a photo on a phone. The orange-robed figure is a sannyasi-style devotee; no identity is stated from appearance.2016-05-06