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A crowded indoor bandara-style meal hall with long wooden tables where many people sit or bend forward to eat from metal plates. Devotees in white, grey and bright dress lean over the tables, while saffron-robed sannyasis in orange and red clothing sit on the right side, one wearing an orange head wrap. Standing figures in orange and white move between the rows, and water bottles sit along the tables. A large painted banner on the back wall shows deities and figures with a golden backdrop. Orange-draped red carpet runs along the right edge.

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May 10th 20162016-05-10A crowded tented ceremony with a red carpet and low wooden tables where devotees make offerings. In the foreground a man in an orange kurta kneels at a low table holding a small book and a bundle of banknotes, while a tall figure in a flowing white robe with long hair stands at left holding cash. A man in a white kurta bends forward over an offering and a woman in a navy outfit wears a marigold garland. Seated monks in orange robes and a red turban sit at right with bottled water on the tables. Behind them a large yellow banner shows painted deity figures.2016-05-10Large evening gathering under a white tent with red carpeting and hanging decorations. Many saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees sit in rows on floor mats behind low wooden tables holding books, brass-covered texts and water bottles. Standing devotees in the centre, including a man in white kurta and women in blue, pink and green saris, hold marigold garlands and offer flower petals. A woman in a red sari and green salwar bends to a table at left. Lights and bunting fill the background, with a dense crowd extending into the distance.2016-05-10A crowded evening event under a white tent canopy with bright lights, where many people in orange, red, yellow and white clothing stand at long wooden tables covered in green-patterned cloths and scattered rose petals. Several devotees in red and orange sarees and saffron robes bend over the tables placing money and small items onto white paper plates, while others hold plates of petals. Men in orange robes with rudraksha malas and white-clad attendants stand along the side, and a woman in a yellow shawl with a marigold garland looks on. Golden-beaded necklaces and red garlands are visible on several people, and a red-carpeted aisle runs along the right edge. A few men in white and dark shirts stand near the right, one with a white forehead mark.2016-05-08 +1 copiesMay 10th 20162016-05-10April 23 20162016-04-23A crowded indoor event hall with a red-draped barrier running along the right side. Several people sit at long wooden tables handling small cards and paper plates; one saffron-robed sannyasi in an orange head wrap and dark outer cloth leans over a table, with pink petals scattered on the wood. Nearby, women in red and pink saris wear floral garlands and a bindi, and a man in a white kurta carries a plate; others wear saffron robes and bead necklaces, with bottled water on the tables. Overhead lights and a white canopy frame the scene. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so no candidate is named here.2016-05-08May 10th 20162016-05-10May 10th 20162016-05-10A 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.2016-05-08September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesNight-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.2016-05-07