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A row of seated monks and devotees in orange and saffron robes at a ritual gathering, with brass and steel plates and small bowls set on golden-edged trays before them. A man in the back right wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a saffron shawl, standing beside a camera operator. A bald monk in the foreground wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and another seated monk nearby wears an orange turban. Red cloth walls are decorated with marigold garlands and a small framed image, and the people are reaching toward the offerings.

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A seated communal meal in a tent with red walls and marigold garlands. Many people sit along rows of low tables, with brass plates of food, rice and sweets in front of them. Several men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas sit in the foreground, one bald monk in orange closest to the camera. Others in white shirts serve food from metal vessels. A figure in an orange turban sits further back. The scene reads as an annadan style meal at a satsang camp.2016-05-06A seated meal in a red-and-white tent decorated with marigold garlands. Several bearded sadhus in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged behind low gold-trimmed tables set with silver plates, bowls of fruit, cups and water bottles. The man on the far left wears orange robes, glasses and a vibhuti mark on his forehead. A man in a saffron turban and saffron shawl eats from a plate, and a woman in a pink sari stands at the right end of the row, holding papers near the table.2016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06A long row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on a red carpet during a bhandara feast, each before a steel thali with food and a small cup. Many wear orange and red turbans and some have long white beards and rudraksha malas. Behind them stand white-clad attendants with a white cloth and a grey head covering, and gold shrine decorations and a golden canopy frame the hall. A few devotees with phones are visible at the lower edge.2016-05-05A photograph of a communal meal line at a Shuddhadvaitam camp, with many saffron-robed sannyasis seated in a row on the right and left. Several men and women in orange and saffron garments sit along a red-draped hall, while attendants in the foreground hold leaf plates and pass steel bowls and metal tumblers over a long spread of food. A man in a rust-red turban and orange wrap sits centre-right, and a bald, saffron-clad figure with a rudraksha mala is seen at right. Garlands of marigolds hang on the red backdrop. The scene shows annadan style community dining, with food being served to seated participants.2016-05-06Night-time outdoor communal meal under a tent canopy at an event, with saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees seated on the ground and at low wooden tables laid with steel plates of food garnished with marigold flowers. A robed man in saffron stands bowing and serving food to a white-bearded elder in orange robes with a long white beard and a rudraksha mala, who sits at the front table. Behind them standing figures wear saffron, orange and white clothing, one holding a large palm-leaf fan and another a wooden staff. A colourful striped cloth backdrop and string lights hang in the background, with a man in a white kurta and blue lanyard standing at right and women in western clothes filming at left.2016-05-07A seated meal scene inside a red tent, with several monastics in orange and saffron robes sitting in a row behind low brass-and-wood tables set with metal thalis, steel cups and small bowls of food. In the foreground a bald man in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala eats from a bowl, and beside him a monk in a rust-brown turban holds a steel tumbler. Another monk in an orange headwrap sits near the center and others wait in the background, all engaged in the shared meal.2016-05-06A photograph of a crowded annadan-style meal hall with a red carpet floor and red pillars. Seated devotees in saffron and orange robes and white kurtas eat from steel thalis and bowls of rice, dal and sweets. Several men with beards and orange clothing sit in the foreground, one with a rudraksha mala. Women in pink, yellow and green saris move among the rows serving food from steel vessels, and more standing people in orange and white fill the background under hanging marigold garlands.2016-05-06A photograph of a large seated ritual gathering in a hall with white tiled floor. In the foreground, several men in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on orange cloths, hands folded in prayer; the front seated figure wears a marigold garland and a tilak on the forehead. Before them are brass puja plates, small brass lamps, kumkum and flower offerings. Behind them, rows of people in white dhotis and orange-and-yellow clothing sit with puja trays, and a man in white stands at a podium near a video monitor on a tripod. a person cannot be confirmed from appearance here, so no candidate is named; the scene shows priests and devotees performing a group puja.2010-10-21Evening meal service in a red-and-white tent at a Shuddhadvaitam camp. Many people in orange and saffron robes sit on a red carpet and yellow floor mats before low brass-trimmed tables holding steel plates, bowls and cups. A woman in an orange sari carries food between rows while others in pink, green and white saris and orange clothing stand or bend nearby. Red tent poles, diamond-shaped yellow decorations and hanging garlands frame the scene. Some sadhus wear orange turbans. The meal appears to be part of an annadan or communal dining gathering.2016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06May 06 20162016-05-06