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September 20 20152015-09-20A large tented hall with red carpeting and red pillars hung with orange and marigold garlands shows many seated devotees eating from steel thali plates during a communal meal. Most sit cross-legged in saffron, orange, pink and yellow clothing, with white-clad men and a woman in a grey-and-floral sari among them. Several orange-robed sadhus sit in the foreground and midground, and volunteers in standing positions serve food. A large polished metal vessel with a white cloth top stands at the right edge. Overhead lights hang from the tent frame, and a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo appears in the top-left corner.2016-05-06A photograph of a communal meal service inside an orange tent. Several women in pink, lavender and red-patterned salwar kameez and white head-cloths serve from steel thalis and bowls along a row of low wooden tables. Seated sannyasis in saffron-orange robes wear marigold garlands while eating. In the foreground on the right, a bearded man in saffron robes and a matching saffron turban sits with a marigold garland. Further right, a smiling figure in a saffron turban and orange robe with a marigold garland sits near a water bottle. The orange tent walls and a hanging orange canopy fill the background.2016-05-04A long white-tiled hall where many people in saffron and orange robes sit in rows on the floor eating a communal meal from metal plates and leaf dishes, with water bottles placed along the line. Standing attendants in orange and white carry trays and serve food along the rows. A few men wear orange and pink turbans, and a bearded sadhu in orange sits at the far end near a framed deity picture on the back wall. The scene resembles a bandara or annadan feast at a Kumbh camp.2015-09-10Dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor at a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala holds an oil lamp aloft; beside him a woman in green and orange sari holds a small lamp, and an older woman in white on the left holds a lamp. Behind them, rows of men in saffron-orange cloth with bare torsos, white vibhuti and tilak, and rudraksha malas sit with hands folded in namaskar. A man in a red-brown wrap and red beads sits in the middle. The setting is a hall with a yellow backdrop. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance.2019-01-01A photograph inside a hall with red walls and framed panels, where a seated figure in an orange turban and orange robes sits on a gold-trimmed throne-like seat before a red and gold patterned rug. Rows of people sit on the floor in orange, saffron and white clothing, many with garlands and prepared leaf plates and small cups in front of them. A standing woman in white with a garland stands at the right edge. Brass bowls, steel dishes, a flask and offerings lie on the floor in the foreground, and a wall display of photographs is visible at right. The scene suggests a group ritual meal and gathering, with the central figure seated in a prominent position apart from the others.2015-10-23September 10 20152015-09-10 +1 copiesA large photograph of a bhandara feast in a tented hall with a long red carpet running down the centre. Rows of seated devotees in saffron and orange robes sit on the floor before steel thalis and cups. White-clad volunteers in white dhotis and head coverings walk between the rows serving food from pots and buckets. Many people are visible in the foreground and middle distance, with a dense crowd filling the background.2016-05-05A large outdoor tent filled with seated saints and devotees at a communal meal, sitting in long rows on a dirt floor under orange and yellow canopy poles. Most wear saffron and orange robes, with some in white, pink and red garments. Many hold steel plates of food, rice, dal and chapati, with glasses of water set before them. In the foreground a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala eats from a plate beside a man in a plain orange shirt. A bearded elder in orange with a yellow turban sits nearby, and a small group of sadhus in saffron with long grey hair and beards fills the right side. The scene suggests a bhandara feast for ascetics.2016-04-21Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +3 copiesMay 06 20162016-05-06May 05 20162016-05-05