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A 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.

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A photograph of a long communal feast held under tents at night, with rows of low wooden tables covered in steel plates of food garnished with marigolds. Seated in the centre, a smiling man wears a maroon turban, a maroon robe and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, with a red tilak on his forehead and a watch on his wrist; he gestures with one hand while speaking. Beside him a figure in orange robes and an orange head-wrap smiles and rests a hand on a companion's shoulder. Other seated people wear orange and saffron robes, and a bald man in orange is at the right edge. Standing attendants in orange and white move along the back, with white tents and hanging cloth behind them, and a water bottle sits on the table in the foreground.2016-05-10May 10th 20162016-05-10April 21 20162016-04-21A photograph of saffron-robed sadhus seated in a row inside an orange tent, with steel meal trays set on wooden tables before them. The central figure wears a rust-red turban, a dark beaded mala with gold-toned beads, a gold armlet, and a saffron shawl. Beside him sit a man with a short beard in orange cloth, a bald man in orange with a rudraksha mala, a shaven-headed man with a yellow tilak smiling, and a figure with an orange head-wrap. A man with a light beard and grey hair sits at the far right in orange robes. Everyone faces left, attentive, as if at a shared meal.2016-04-21A 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.2016-05-10 +1 copiesApril 23 20162016-04-23May 10th 20162016-05-10 +1 copiesMay 10th 20162016-05-10May 11 20162016-05-11 +1 copiesMay 10th 20162016-05-10May 16 20162016-05-16 +1 copiesMay 06 20162016-05-06 +1 copies