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Photograph of an outdoor annadan meal in a large orange-and-white tent. Rows of wooden benches hold seated saffron-robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads and marigold garlands. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered man with long dark hair, an orange turban and a marigold garland sits at the bench on the left, with a rudraksha-style cord at his neck; he is a person candidate by visible cues, though the appearance is partly obscured. Volunteers in white shirts, striped polo and light blue salwar kameez walk along the rows serving food onto steel trays. Orange tent cloth and corrugated metal fencing frame the scene, with a crowd of onlookers at the left edge.

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A photograph of an outdoor anna daan meal in a long open tent with orange and white canopy and corrugated metal side wall. Seated along low wooden tables are monks and devotees in saffron-orange robes, several with shaved heads and yellow marigold garlands; the foremost figure wears an orange turban with a brown beaded necklace. Volunteers in white shirts and staff lanyards, and a woman in an orange sari, serve food from steel trays filled with yellow marigolds. Standing spectators line the left side, and a plastic water bottle sits on the table in the foreground.2016-05-07May 07 20162016-05-07May 07 20162016-05-07May 07 20162016-05-07A long open-sided tent with orange and white canopy shows rows of seated people at wooden tables being served a meal. Many are saffron-robed sannyasis, some with orange turbans, and several white-clad women with yellow-orange marigold garlands lean forward placing food on metal plates. Water bottles, paper sheets and steel thalis line the tables. A bearded man in a yellow-orange shawl and white kurta stands at right with hands together. Corrugated red metal barriers line the left side, with a woman in a purple sari visible at upper left. This appears to be an annadan (free food) service.2016-05-07A long row of wooden serving tables in an open hall where seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes receive food on steel plates. In the foreground a man with long dreadlocks, an orange turban and a rudraksha-style brown bead necklace sits bare-shouldered, looking to the side. Behind him, saffron-clad monks with shaved heads sit at the tables, and marigold garlands lie in small heaps on the plates. Devotees in white kurtas and a woman in a light teal salwar kameez with a matching dupatta bend forward to serve, pouring food from metal vessels. Red railings line the left side of the hall.Evening 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.2016-05-08April 23 20162016-04-23A photograph inside an orange tent during a communal meal at a long row of low wooden tables. Young boys in orange and yellow shawls lean forward to serve food onto metal plates set among marigold garlands. Seated on the right, saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees eat, one bearded man wears an orange turban and another bald elder wears a rudraksha mala. Orange fabric walls surround the scene.2016-04-23May 11 20162016-05-11A long open-sided marquee with orange and white striped canopy shows a seated meal service. Rows of low wooden tables hold steel plates of food garnished with orange marigold garlands. Many saffron-robed sannyasis, some with orange turbans, sit cross-legged on red and white floor mats. A woman in a black floral headscarf and pink-patterned skirt stands at right, and a woman in a cream shawl bends forward to place a plate. Men in white shirts and striped tops, some wearing ID lanyards, serve the food. Metal fencing lines the left side, with more people and orange-robed devotees in the background. This appears to be annadan, free food service.2016-05-07Night-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.2016-05-07