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A photograph inside a large orange-lit tent where long rows of seated monastics in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged at low wooden tables, each with steel tumblers, water bottles and metal plates of food. On the right, a dense row of seated attendees faces the camera at the table edge, with bowls and cups set before them. Sandy ground runs down the centre aisle, and an orange canopy lines the upper frame. Some seated figures wear white shawls over saffron cloth, and several have grey or white beards. This appears to be a communal meal scene; no individual is identifiable as a person with sufficient appearance cues.

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April 21 20162016-04-21A long orange-walled tent during a communal meal, with rows of devotees and sannyasis seated on the sand floor and on low wooden tables. Many wear saffron and orange robes; some have rudraksha malas and orange turbans. Steel thalis, small bowls and steel tumblers are set before them, and water bottles sit on the tables. A standing attendant in orange walks down the central aisle, and more orange-clad figures move through the background. A woman in orange with a head covering is seated near the right, and a man in a bright orange turban and mala sits at the far right.2016-04-23A 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.2016-04-23April 21 20162016-04-21A row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on the floor of an orange-walled tent, eating a meal from steel thalis at low wooden tables. In the foreground an elderly sadhu with long grey hair, a grey beard, dark-rimmed glasses and a dark rudraksha mala holds a metal plate of chapati, dal and vegetables. Beside him a bearded sadhu in an orange turban and orange robes eats from a thali, and further along others in orange robes and a red turban are seated. A staff member in white kurta stands at right near water bottles and steel tumblers on the tables.2016-04-21April 21 20162016-04-21A photograph of a long row of seated sadhus and devotees in saffron and orange robes eating from steel thalis at low wooden tables inside an orange tent at dusk. Several seated monks wear rudraksha malas; a bald monk in front has a rudraksha necklace and an orange turban-like cloth is visible on another. Behind a corrugated metal barrier, standing onlookers watch, including a man in white with an orange turban and a woman in pink. Bottles of water, steel tumblers and small bowls sit on the tables, and strings of lights hang from the tent roof.2016-05-11April 23 20162016-04-23May 11 20162016-05-11 +1 copiesA long seated meal in a tiled hall with many sadhus in saffron and orange robes sitting cross-legged on the floor along both sides of a central aisle. Plates of food, water bottles and steel cups sit on low wooden stools in front of each guest. At the centre back, a man in a red-orange turban, rudraksha mala and gold chain sits on a raised seat, flanked by bearded elders in orange and pink robes. Several men in orange turbans and white shirts are seated at the left side.2015-09-10 +2 copiesA photograph of a communal meal at an outdoor tent with orange canvas walls. Several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit at long low wooden tables, eating from steel plates and tumblers, with bottled water on the tables. The man at the far right has a long white beard and wears an orange robe and mala; beside him a sannyasi in an orange head wrap and glasses sits at the table. A line of standing men in white kurtas and caps, some with marigold garlands, watches from behind a wooden barrier at the back. A cameraman in white stands at the left. The scene suggests annadan, free food served to devotees.2016-05-07May 05 20162016-05-05