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A photograph inside a tent with a green floor where a crowd of about a dozen visitors photographs a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban at the right. Several men and women hold cameras and phones; one man in a grey shirt leans in with his phone raised. Low wooden tables before them each hold a metal plate of marigold garlands and offerings. Other sannyasis in orange robes stand along the tent, with red and purple patterned cloth on the back wall. Orange-clad figures and a bare-chested man in dhoti appear among the crowd.

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May 07 20162016-05-07Inside a white-roofed tent with green matting, a bald man in red-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold-and-beaded necklace stands among a group of photographers and staff holding cameras and phones. Foreground small wooden tables hold steel plates of marigold garlands and offerings, and a bottled water. On the right, a seated sadhu with a saffron turban, bare upper body and long dark hair sits on a red patterned rug facing the offerings. Several saffron-robed attendants and a white-clad man stand in the background beside purple-patterned drapery. Cameras, lanyards and blue-striped bags are visible. Exact count of people visible is about nine to ten.2016-05-07A photograph inside a white tent with green floor covering during a devotional gathering. In the foreground a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and long dark dreadlocked hair with a rudraksha-style mala sits on a mat before low wooden tables holding marigold garlands and offering trays. Behind them, saffron-clad sadhus bow and devotees stand, including a bald man wearing a yellow-orange garland and red-saffron dhoti. Several men and young people in casual and white clothes hold cameras and phones, and an older man in white kurta and dhoti stands at right.2016-05-07May 16 20162016-05-16May 08 20162016-05-08May 16 20162016-05-16May 07 20162016-05-07Outdoor evening gathering under a white canopy with green mats, where saffron-robed sannyasis sit at long low wooden tables set with steel plates of food and marigold garlands. A figure seated at the right in an orange-brown turban, gold necklaces and bangles is serving or offering food to a seated devotee in saffron. Other saffron-clad monks stand and walk nearby, and several young men in pink shirts and a bearded man in white with a yellow turban photograph the scene with phones. Red cloth lines a side barrier and a few saffron-shawled elders appear in the background.2016-05-08May 16 20162016-05-16Night-time outdoor gathering under a white canopy with a red-and-purple draped backdrop and string lights. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border and gold garland stands at right, arms folded, facing a row of low wooden puja tables. Seated saffron-robed sadhus and devotees in orange and maroon sit behind trays of marigold garlands, fruit and flowers. A bald man in maroon robe kneels at left with clasped hands. Women in pink and white salwar kameez and dupattas stand along the right side with hands folded. Several photographers with cameras stand at far left. Appears to be a ritual reception or padapuja-style honouring. No candidate's appearance is distinctive enough to confirm a person.2016-05-07Photograph inside a open-sided tent with green matting and a colourful patterned backdrop. A bearded man in a saffron-orange kurta and matching turban stands center, holding a folded cloth, while a bald man in maroon robes with a long beaded necklace and gold chain faces him in conversation. A man in a grey shirt with an event lanyard smiles nearby. Low wooden tables along the right hold steel plates of orange marigold garlands, small offerings and water bottles, with seated sannyasis in saffron turbans and robes sitting behind them. The page indicates no a person presence, so no candidate is identified.2016-05-07May 10th 20162016-05-10