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A large orange-walled tent with sand floor holds a communal meal. Rows of sannyasis in orange robes sit cross-legged on low wooden benches set with steel plates and water bottles, while attendants in white shirts and orange waist cloths, one with an orange headband, carry a bucket and serve food. In the foreground, a bald, white-bearded sadhu in orange sits beside a red-cloth-wrapped man, and other devotees in saffron and yellow sit on the ground before plates. A large electric fan stands at right. Satsang-style bhandara seating is visible, with a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam-related logo at top left.

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A long orange tent at a sadhu gathering, with saffron and orange cloth walls and a sandy floor. Rows of seated men in orange and saffron robes eat from steel plates and small steel bowls set on low wooden tables and on the ground. A man in an orange vest and dhoti walks barefoot down the central aisle. Two attendants in orange robes carry food: one holds a metal tray, the other serves a seated devotee. A seated sadhu on the right wears an orange turban and a gold-beaded necklace and is being served. Plastic water bottles stand among the place settings. The scene shows a communal meal served during a religious camp.2016-04-23A 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.2016-04-23April 21 20162016-04-21A photograph of an outdoor annadan meal under an orange tent. Several saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on the floor at low wooden tables, eating from steel plates and tumblers. On the left, an elderly bearded man in an orange turban and wrap sits with a hand near his mouth. A server in an orange dhoti with a yellow sash stands at a metal pail serving food. On the right, a standing man in orange robes, bare-footed, with a mala and bracelets, holds a phone and looks on. Rows of people in orange sit along a long line of tables on the right. Rose petals and litter lie on the dirt floor.2016-05-07April 21 20162016-04-21May 04 20162016-05-04A large orange-and-white striped tent is filled with seated sadhus and devotees eating a bhandara-style meal in long rows on the floor. Most wear saffron and orange robes, with several men in orange and yellow turbans; one man in a white kurta with an orange turban sits at left, and a man in a yellow top sits in the foreground. Steel thalis and small bowls are set before them, and a server in orange stands among the rows near the center. Tent poles and hanging white lights line the space.2016-04-21A large outdoor tent with a striped red, green and orange canopy and green support poles hosts a bandara meal for many saffron-robed sadhus seated on yellow cloth at low white tables with steel thalis, water bottles and cups. A standing man at right with a full beard, orange long-sleeved top and orange dhoti wears rudraksha mala beads and a ceremonial gold chain with a pendant, and stands near a row of seated sadhus. Other devotees in orange and white move among the tents, and a plastic-wrapped bucket and a speaker sit at left. Tents and reed huts are visible beyond.2013-02-15April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21April 23 20162016-04-23May 10th 20162016-05-10