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Evening scene in a tent with green carpet and red-and-white canopy, lit by strings of lights. A long-haired man in an orange shawl and orange clothing bends forward to greet seated devotees. Seated participants wear orange and maroon robes, marigold-and-white garlands and a maroon turban, with stainless steel plates, bowls and a small brass vessel on low wooden tables before them. A seated man in an orange turban and rudraksha mala looks down at a steel plate. Several standing men in white and orange, and a boy in a green shirt, watch or photograph the gathering, with a photographer in a dark shirt nearby. Background includes more seated devotees and orange flags on poles.

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May 16 20162016-05-16May 16 20162016-05-16May 16 20162016-05-16Evening meal (annadan-style seating) in a large open tent with a green floor mat and rows of seated saffron-clad sadhus and devotees eating from metal thalis and steel plates set on low wooden tables. In the centre-right, a man with a long dark beard wears a rust-red robe and a white flower garland, beside a figure with a tall dark-red turban and a white flower garland, smiling. Another seated person in an orange hood and orange robe with a jasmine garland sits in the foreground. On the left, a bald man in glasses and a light green shirt leans in toward the row, gesturing. A young man in a yellow-orange kurta walks through on the right. Decorative flags and colourful rangoli-style patterns decorate the tent walls, and string lights hang overhead. About thirty people are visible.2016-05-16May 16 20162016-05-16May 10th 20162016-05-10May 16 20162016-05-16May 16 20162016-05-16 +1 copiesA 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.2016-05-10May 16 20162016-05-16May 10th 20162016-05-10May 16 20162016-05-16