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A seated group of devotees in saffron and orange robes take a meal on low wooden tables set against a bright orange tent wall. Stainless steel plates, bowls and tumblers sit on the tables beside Aqua-G water bottles. The man at right wears a red-orange turban with a tilak on his forehead, a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a flower garland, with eyes closed as he eats with his right hand. Beside him, a woman in an orange headscarf and matching robe holds a spoon over a steel plate. Two others with shaved heads sit in orange and red garments, and a figure at the left edge wears white. Packed earth is visible in the foreground.

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Seated line of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sharing a meal in an orange tent at an ashram-style gathering. Low wooden tables hold steel plates, steel tumblers and water bottles. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and saffron wrap sits with a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and a woman in a light saffron head covering sit at the table. A worker in white with an orange cloth at the far left carries a bucket, and a small bowl of food sits at the front.2016-04-23April 23 20162016-04-23April 23 20162016-04-23April 23 20162016-04-23A row of devotees in saffron and orange clothing sits cross-legged on low wooden platform tables along an orange fabric wall in a tent, each with a stainless steel plate, tumbler and water bottle. A man in white with an orange waist cloth and turban serves food from a bucket at the left end of the row. Nearest the viewer, a woman in an orange shawl and a man with a mala are seated, and an older woman in orange with a mala sits at the far right. Metal plates of food and small bowls sit in front of them.2016-04-23April 23 20162016-04-23April 23 20162016-04-23A photograph of sadhus and swamis seated cross-legged on the floor of an orange-walled tent, eating a meal from stainless steel thalis on low wooden tables. In the foreground a bearded man in a cream turban and cream wrap, with a rudraksha mala, eats with his right hand. Beside him a bearded elder in saffron robes with a long white beard and white prayer beads eats from a metal plate, and next to him a bald man in saffron with a mala and tilak takes food from a thali. Further down the row more saffron-clad monks eat at matching tables, and a worker in orange and yellow carries a bucket past them. Scattered flower petals and a water bottle sit on the floor and tables.2016-05-07Photograph inside an orange-draped tent where saffron-clad sadhus and devotees sit on low wooden tables eating from metal thalis of food. In the foreground right, a sadhu in an orange-brown turban and a brown beaded necklace eats with his hands. Beside him, a man in yellow robes and a wristwatch eats, and a woman in orange sari-style cloth sits at a table. On the left, a bearded man in yellow kurta and pale wrap stands barefoot holding a rolled white paper, watching the meal. Plastic water bottles and steel tumblers sit on the tables, and more saffron-clothed people line the background.2016-05-04A row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on the floor of an orange-walled tent, eating a meal from steel thalis at low wooden tables. In the foreground an elderly sadhu with long grey hair, a grey beard, dark-rimmed glasses and a dark rudraksha mala holds a metal plate of chapati, dal and vegetables. Beside him a bearded sadhu in an orange turban and orange robes eats from a thali, and further along others in orange robes and a red turban are seated. A staff member in white kurta stands at right near water bottles and steel tumblers on the tables.2016-04-21A photograph inside an orange tent. A man in a rust-orange turban and orange robe, with a brown shawl and heavy gold necklaces, sits at a low wooden table eating from a steel plate of rice and food. Beside him, a bearded man in orange clothes with a rudraksha mala eats from a steel plate. Water bottles, steel tumblers and small bowls sit on the tables, and the tent walls are bright orange.2016-04-23A row of saffron-robed sannyasis sits cross-legged behind low wooden tables along an orange-draped hall, with water bottles and folded papers on the tables. The foreground figure on the right wears a rust-coloured turban, a brown shawl, a gold-beaded necklace and a gold armband, and smiles toward the camera. Beside him a woman in an orange head covering and a rudraksha mala sits in the same line. Several bald and bearded men in orange robes sit further along, and a few people stand at the far left. The setting appears to be a large orange tent at a religious gathering.2016-04-21