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A crowd gathers around a seated figure in a maroon-red turban and red-brown robe with a marigold garland, who sits on a low wooden platform beneath a corrugated metal canopy. A woman in an olive-green embroidered salwar kameez with a matching dupatta bends forward, reaching out with both arms toward the seated figure. Behind them, several women wear saffron-orange headscarves and robes, and an older man in a pink-and-white striped shirt reaches in from the right. Men in white and pink shirts hold up mobile phones at the left. A devotee-style offering or respect gesture is visible.

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A man in a white shirt bends forward over a low wooden table, placing a long marigold garland around the neck of a person in a dark red turban and red-brown robe who kneels on the ground. A brass tray with small oil lamps and a water bottle sits on the table. Behind them, women in orange saris and headscarves crowd close, some holding mobile phones, and a woman in a green shawl stands at left holding a garland. Corrugated metal sheets line the right side of the enclosure.2016-05-13May 13 20162016-05-13A seated figure in an orange turban and bare-shouldered orange cloth, with long dark hair and a flower garland of white, pink and yellow blooms, receives visitors at a red-draped table. A woman in a green patterned sari with a red bindi bows forward, hands together, while other women in saris and salwar kameez stand behind her with palms pressed in greeting. A young man in orange robes wears a gold bead necklace and stands at right beside a gold ceremonial staff topped with a bird-shaped finial. A gold-coloured altar edge appears at left. The setting is a devotional darshan with a visiting group offering respect.2016-04-29May 08 20162016-05-08January 13 20152015-01-13April 22 20162016-04-22Photograph inside an orange tent at a Nirvani Akhada bhandara event. A man in a white turban and yellow-and-red embroidered shawl offers a marigold garland, while another seated person in saffron-orange robes holds a mobile phone to his ear. In the foreground a woman in an orange-brown robe and pink turban holds an open tray, with a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, and a plate of yellow marigolds sits on a low wooden table. Several hands holding phones are visible at the left edge, and red and beaded wrist threads are visible on the wrists. Vivid orange fabric covers the tent walls.2016-04-21February 12 20132013-02-12April 29 20162016-04-29May 13 20162016-05-13A standing man in a rust-red turban and red-brown robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold armbands, pours or offers a garland of marigolds and flowers onto the head of a seated sadhu in orange robes with a white ash mark on his forehead. Several onlookers in orange and saffron clothing stand nearby, including a man in orange holding a phone and a bald man in glasses at left. A tent with orange and white striped canopy and a yellow umbrella hangs overhead.2016-04-22A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-brown shawl and a rust-orange turban, wearing a white and red flower garland and a brown rudraksha-style mala, with long dark plaited hair falling over the shoulder. The figure extends a hand toward a bald devotee in orange robes and a gold-coloured ritual staff stands nearby. Behind them, several people in saffron, orange and red saris and kurtas press forward, one in a green turban and green shirt kneels with palms pressed together, and a young boy in orange stands at the back. A red-draped table sits in the foreground.2016-04-29