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A large evening meal (bandara) in an open tent area with a long red carpet. Rows of low wooden tables hold steel trays of food and marigold-and-flower garlands, and many people sit cross-legged on the floor in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, a woman in a red headscarf and green top sits at the table, and a man in an orange robe sits at the right. Behind them, a man in an orange robe with a dark beard sits beside a smiling woman in a maroon robe and maroon turban with a rudraksha mala. Lanterns and white tents are visible in the background, and a standing man in a checked blue shirt is at the upper right. About 30 to 40 people are visible across the scene.

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May 10th 20162016-05-10 +1 copiesA large outdoor feast in an open tent with a red carpet running down the centre aisle. Rows of low wooden tables are set with metal thali plates of food, marigold garlands and small water bottles. Seated devotees wear saffron and orange robes, with several men in saffron with rudraksha malas. In the foreground a man in saffron with folded hands and a yellow-orange head wrap sits beside a woman in a red-and-brown sari; another woman in a blue-and-yellow sari sits at a table. Behind them a painted banner shows colourful deity figures, and a standing sannyasi in orange and a man in a white turban move along the aisle. Many more seated devotees fill the background under tent canopies and string lights.2016-05-10May 10th 20162016-05-10A night gathering under white canopies and tents at an open-air ashram event, with many people seated on red mats behind low wooden tables. On the left a bald man in saffron robes and white dhoti stands, holding a camera rig, beside a dhoti-clad helper. Seated centre-right are several saffron-robed sannyasis and a bearded man in orange, and at right a figure in maroon robes and a maroon turban sits with a long dark braid. Brass trays with garlands, flowers and fruit sit on the tables along with water bottles. A child in yellow and a woman in a dark head covering sit at lower left. Roughly fifty people are visible.2016-05-10A night-time communal meal in an outdoor tent camp, with saffron-clad renunciants seated on floor mats at long wooden tables. A smiling man in the centre wears a maroon turban, a maroon shawl and a rudraksha-style beaded mala. Beside him, a man in orange robes and orange head cloth holds a beaded mala. At right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes wears red and white beaded necklaces. Steel thalis with flower garlands and food sit on the tables, and more orange-robed people fill the background under tent poles and lamps.2016-05-10May 10th 20162016-05-10A long evening feast in an open tent with a red floor. Rows of low wooden tables are set with steel thalis of food, flower garlands and water bottles, and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged along them. A young man in a black t-shirt and yellow dhoti sits in the foreground, while a woman in a red sari sits nearby. Standing figures in orange and yellow move between the rows, and a large colourful painted banner of deities hangs at the top. Orange flags with gold emblems stand at the right edge.2016-05-10May 10th 20162016-05-10Inside an orange-and-white tented hall, a standing sadhu in orange robes and an orange turban, with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders and a silver-toned necklace, holds his hands together and looks down as he walks along a row of low wooden tables set with metal plates of yellow marigold offerings. Around him, devotees in saffron, orange, lavender and red-and-white headscarves stand and sit, some with palms pressed together. A bearded man in an orange shawl sits in the foreground near a plate of marigolds, and a bald priest in white holds a tray. Tent poles and orange drapery frame the scene.2016-05-04May 10th 20162016-05-10Photograph of a large seated gathering of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis on a red mat under a striped tent canopy, sharing a meal from leaf plates with small brass cups and sweets. A man in the foreground wears a saffron kurta with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-pink head wrap, and another in the right foreground wears a peach turban and saffron shawl. Many others in orange and ochre robes sit in rows, while standing figures in white and yellow move among them, some carrying metal trays. No individual here is clearly identifiable as a person by the cues required, so the appearance is uncertain.2015-09-10A photograph of a seated group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees at a low wooden table setting, each with a brass plate of marigold garlands and small offerings. In the foreground a bearded man in an orange shirt with rudraksha malas sits with hands on the table. Beside him a long-haired bearded sannyasi in orange, with a dark rudraksha mala, rests his hands on a plate. Further right, a bald sadhu in an orange shawl and a turban-wearing man in orange sit at the table, while a bearded elder in white and orange sits nearby. Behind a wooden railing, standing spectators in red, yellow and pink clothing photograph the scene with phones. A colourful patterned red-blue-gold cloth hangs in the background.2016-05-07