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Indoor photograph of a seated audience in an interior room with dark wooden walls, tall windows with cream curtains, and hanging orange-and-red decorative lamps. Many participants wear orange shawls; in the foreground a man in a grey shirt and orange scarf, a woman with blonde hair in an orange scarf, and a man in white with an orange scarf sit at wooden benches facing a figure in orange robes seated near the window on a raised platform. Water bottles and a small potted plant sit on a table in the foreground.

A photo of a group gathered in a warm, brick-walled hall with terracotta pillars and wooden lattice windows. A man in an orange-red garment stands on a raised brick platform facing the audience, gesturing with one hand, with an orange cloth and a small speaker beside him. Seated devotees sit on the floor and on chairs, many wearing orange shawls and holding small plates of food, while a bald man in red and white sits in the foreground. Two women in orange shawls stand near the left window and a man in orange stands at the right. Small orange lamps hang from the ceiling.

A photograph of a brick-walled dining hall with wooden tables and chairs, lit by hanging lanterns. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari sits near the window while a man in a long-sleeved shirt stands beside her. Several people in orange shawls and orange-trimmed clothing sit at tables, one wearing a colourful patterned shirt, and a few stand near the back. Water bottles, small potted plants and folded white napkins sit on the tables.

Indoor photo of a puja gathering in a room with reddish-brown brick pillars and carved brick columns, white curtains and large windows. A woman in orange robes and an orange shawl sits cross-legged on a raised brick platform near a speaker, leading the group. Around her, a dozen or more seated participants wear orange shawls and scarves; some hold small plates or brass puja trays, and a brass plate with offerings sits on the floor in front. Another person in orange stands at the left by a window with a plant. Hanging pendant lamps light the room.

A photograph of a dining hall with red brick walls, cream curtains and wooden chairs, where participants in orange scarves eat meals at tables with water bottles and plates of food. In the centre background, a man in an orange robe stands on a raised red-carpeted platform beside a small offering, while several people in orange scarves gather nearby. In the foreground, a young woman with curly hair eats, and a man in a grey top and orange scarf sits at right. The scene suggests a communal meal during a group programme.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban sits cross-legged on a raised red-draped platform inside a room with red brick pillars and white curtains. Around him a seated audience in orange shawls and mixed casual clothes listens; a camera operator in dark clothing films from the right, and a woman in an orange shawl sits near a small table. Several dozen people are visible.

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Indoor photograph of a dining room with white tablecloths, dark wooden chairs and framed textile wall hangings. A man seated at a table in a saffron-orange robe with a long dark mala necklace and long dark hair smiles while a woman in a peach-coloured kurta hands him food from a plate. Other guests in orange scarves and orange shirts stand and sit around the room, some holding plates. A man in orange scarf and grey backpack stands at right. Plates of food, water bottles and cutlery sit on the tables.

Evening scene under a white tent at a Kumbh Mela camp of Samishti Nirvani Akhada. Seated sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit at low wooden tables with steel plates of food, water bottles and tumblers. A bearded sadhu with long matted hair and orange robe stands at centre with bare feet, holding a red pouch. On the left a woman in a maroon headwrap wears gold necklaces and bangles, and a bearded man in orange sits by the table. A bald sadhu in orange sits centre-right, and a young monk in yellow-orange wraps stands at the right. Behind a corrugated metal fence, several onlookers in casual Indian clothing watch.