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Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20142014-09-13 +3 copiesA seated group of young men and boys in saffron-orange dhoti and cloth, with white tilak and body markings, rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, sits in rows on mats in a hall. Many have palms pressed together in anjali. The front-left man, holding a handheld microphone, appears to be speaking to the group. Banana-leaf plates with food, small steel cups and bowls lie on the mats in front of them, and stainless-steel kitchen counters are visible behind.2017-07-03 +1 copiesA long row of seated men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans sits cross-legged on white cloth in a hall, facing a central aisle. Many wear rudraksha malas and some have white body markings. Each has a banana leaf plate in front of them with food and small steel cups of drink, forming a feast line. Background shows a steel serving counter at left and a stage with red drapes and a large screen at top. Appears to be a communal meal served during a festival celebration.2017-08-14Several shaven-headed monastic disciples in saffron-orange robes sit in a row on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, during a Maheshwara Puja. Their bodies bear white sacred ash markings on the forehead, arms and chest, and one wears a dark rudraksha mala. In front of them a long leaf-plate line holds rice, sweets, fruit and flower offerings, and a striped multicolour cloth hangs behind. No a person candidate is visible.2017-05-08September 13 20142014-09-13A hall of seated monks and nuns in saffron-orange robes with pink-red borders sits in rows on woven mats, many with palms pressed together in namaste. Several have shaved heads, and some wear rudraksha malas. Banana leaves holding food and small paper cups sit in front of them. Two figures at front right have pressed palms and beaded necklaces, and one wears a white-clad person standing at the far back among the rows.2013-11-14Photograph of a long row of young men in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a white tiled floor in a hall, eating a meal served on fresh green banana leaves. Foreground, a young man on the right holds his palms together in anjali with eyes closed and wears a rudraksha mala and a white horizontal forehead mark; beside him, a young man in orange with a mala sits with hands in a mudra. Other participants in orange robes sit with eyes closed, some with white forehead marks. Leaf plates hold rice, curries, fried bread and sweets, with small paper cups of water. A white canopy hangs at top left, and a door and wall are behind.2013-12-16 +1 copiesNovember 14 20132013-11-14February 23 20162016-02-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a formal annadhan meal ceremony in a bright, tiled hall. In the foreground on the left, a shaved-headed monk in saffron and red robes sits with palms pressed together in prayer, while rows of saffron-robed monks sit cross-legged on mats in front of banana-leaf plates, each with small lit oil lamps and food offerings. On the right, younger monks in orange robes with white forehead marks and rudraksha malas sit with hands folded over leaf plates. Behind them, a larger seated assembly of devotees in white and red clothing sits quietly, and a camera on a tripod is set up at the centre. The scene conveys a blessing of food before distribution at the a person Annalaya mission.2014-01-01 +1 copiesJune 03 20172017-06-03