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Night-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.

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A photograph of a row of seated sadhus and swamis in orange and saffron robes at a long floor-level table during an evening outdoor ceremony under a canopy. The foreground man on the left wears a peach-coloured turban with a red tilak, a rudraksha mala and a peach wrap, and sits behind a silver plate of yellow marigold flowers. Next to him, an elderly bearded man in saffron robes wears a white rudraksha and crystal mala and sits with hands folded. Other seated monks in orange and saffron have marigold-filled plates before them. Behind them, several people in white and coloured saris and white kurtas stand near a wall, and a green carpet and a red and blue patterned cloth are visible on the right.2016-05-07April 23 20162016-04-23May 04 20162016-05-04May 08 20162016-05-08Outdoor 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.2016-05-08April 21 20162016-04-21May 08 20162016-05-08A long row of seated sannyasis in saffron-orange robes sits along wooden tables at a communal meal, each with a silver thali heaped with marigold flowers and a pink cloth napkin. A woman in a pink and green sari with an orange headscarf reaches to serve food at the table's end, while a man in white kurta and a rudraksha mala stands at right with folded hands. Behind, devotees in orange turbans and saris line a red barrier, some holding phones, under warm overhead lights.2016-05-08A long row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on low wooden benches under an orange cloth canopy at night, with brass plates of marigold flowers set in front of them. Several have shaved heads and orange clothing, and some wear white beards and forehead markings. A young attendant in orange walks along the line on the left, while more robed men and onlookers stand in the background beside an orange wall of fabric.2016-05-11A photo of a ritual scene in a hall with bare concrete walls and a crowd of onlookers along the back. In the foreground, a man in orange robes bends over a low wooden table, reaching toward a seated person in an orange turban and saffron robe who holds a brass plate of marigold garlands and sits at a second low table. A third seated man in orange clothing sits on the right with a brass plate of marigold flowers and a small cup. A standing man with white hair and beard, orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a yellow book. Onlookers in saffron, white and colourful saris, a man in a striped shirt and a woman photographing with a phone watch from behind. A metal staff stands near the center. Marigold garlands, brass plates and a small cup are on the tables.2016-05-07A long orange-draped tent with a sandy floor, lined with rows of people seated on the ground eating from silver-coloured metal plates and bowls. Many attendees wear saffron and orange robes, some with orange turbans and rudraksha malas. A man in an orange shirt and white dhoti carries a metal tray along the row while another orange-clad attendee walks past. On the right, seated devotees on low wooden tables hold steel tumblers and plates, with water bottles nearby. The scene suggests a communal meal, annadan, in an ashram tent setting.2016-04-23Photograph of a food-serving event at an orange-draped tent. A man in a light peach kurta and dhoti stands at left, bending forward and holding out a folded paper slip toward a row of seated saffron-robed sadhus. Another bearded man in an orange robe and white turban leans over a long table holding a small white card or paper, with brass plates, steel tumblers, water bottles and a plate of marigold flowers on the table. Several saffron-clad sadhus sit along the table, some with long white beards and rudraksha malas, while a boy in orange and others move around in the background.2016-05-04