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A seated group in saffron and orange robes receives an offering in an orange-draped tent. On the left, a man in a red and black polo shirt leans forward to a silver tray holding a lit oil lamp, with a woman in a red-bordered sari and bangles beside him. Along the bench, several monastic men in orange wear rudraksha malas, one with a shaved head and glasses. At the far right, a figure in an orange turban and layered rudraksha and gold-bead necklaces smiles with palms together, while a seated woman in an orange shawl gestures. Several other people stand or sit in the background.

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April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21A photograph of a long row of seated monastics in saffron-orange robes at wooden tables along an orange cloth-draped wall, with a line of people on the left bending forward to hand items across the tables. A monk in the foreground sits at the right, smiling, wearing a rust-brown turban, a rust-brown wrap, beaded garlands and gold bangles. Several seated monks wear orange robes and rudraksha beads, and one holds a small paper or card. On the left, a man in a red top leans over a silver tray, and others in the background photograph the scene with phones. The setting resembles a community meal service.2016-04-21Indoor scene in a tent-like hall with orange fabric walls. Seated sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit in rows at low wooden tables, with small candles and matchboxes on the tables. People in the foreground, a man in a red polo shirt and women in colourful saris, carry brass plates with lit oil lamps and offer them along the line. In the right foreground, a bearded man in saffron robes and a large saffron turban with a dark rudraksha-style mala sits beside a seated figure in orange clothing. The atmosphere suggests an evening aarti offering.2016-04-21A long row of seated saffron-robed monastics in an orange-draped tent receives offerings from devotees along a wooden table. A man in a red and navy shirt leans in with a flaming oil lamp, and women in red and blue saris hold offering plates and lamps. At the far right, a smiling man in an orange turban wears a heavy gold-beaded necklace, a rudraksha-style mala and gold bangles, and a saffron shawl; his appearance is distinctive, but the page does not place him at this event, so his identity is not established. Several cameras and a man in a light blue shirt stand at the left edge. A photo credit overlay reads 2020 Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam2016-04-21Photo of a seated meal line inside an orange-draped tent at a bhandara. A woman in a red and navy sports top serves food from a steel tray onto a leaf plate held by a seated sannyasi. Along the row, saffron-robed sadhus sit in a line with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces. In the foreground, a man in a yellow-striped kurta stands watching. A seated figure at right wears a rust-coloured turban, layered gold and bead necklaces, and gold bangles, and smiles as food is offered. Wooden tables and an orange canopy frame the scene.2016-04-21May 05 20162016-05-05A photograph inside an orange tent at a seated meal or ritual line. In the foreground, a seated man in a rust-orange turban, orange-brown shawl, gold necklace and gold armbands sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered. Beside him seated figures wear orange and saffron robes, and a woman in orange and yellow sari pours or lights oil lamps over steel plates. A steel tray holds a lit lamp and a red-stained bowl. Other seated devotees in orange line the tent, and a row of lit lamps flickers along the tables.2016-04-21