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A large indoor hall with rows of seated men in saffron-orange dhotis and matching orange head cloths, many wearing rudraksha malas and vibhuti-marked bare chests, sitting cross-legged on a long white cloth before banana leaves laden with rice, papadum, sweets and side dishes with steel tumblers. Many are visibly seated in meditative posture, hands folded. On the right, a woman with long dark hair seen from behind, wearing a white and yellow sari with a brown beaded necklace, looks toward the line. Behind them, a colourful striped floor mat, a yellow-draped table and white-clad attendants. A projector screen on the upper right. Scene suggests a communal feast.2017-08-14November 19 20182018-11-19Photograph 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 copiesA photograph of a group of young men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans seated cross-legged on a white mat in a hall, eating a meal from banana-leaf plates. Their plates hold rice, yellow dal, fried items and sweets, with small white cups beside them. Several men have white sacred markings on their chests and arms, and many wear rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. A bearded man in dark-framed glasses and a white shirt sits among them, and a child in an orange turban is at the right edge. Some seated figures have hands raised in a blessing-like gesture. Behind them are stainless steel counters and a pale wall.2017-09-19Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA long indoor hall where rows of young men in saffron-orange dhotis and matching orange head turbans sit cross-legged on the floor, bare-chested with white tilak marks, eating from green banana-leaf plates set in long lines. Steel tumblers stand between the plates. Several in the foreground wear rudraksha malas and some have white forehead paste. Behind them, other seated and standing people in white and pastel clothing watch, and at the right edge a figure in white draped clothing stands near ornate colourful decorations and a gold statue on a stand at the back left. The setting is a temple-style dining hall, consistent with a communal meal.2017-09-11 +1 copiesA long row of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes and matching orange head wraps sit cross-legged on a white floor, many with palms pressed together in anjali. Foreground, a young woman with hair piled high and decorated with pins, white ash markings on her forehead and body, and a rudraksha-style bead mala, presses her hands in prayer. Before each person are green banana-leaf plates holding flatbreads, rice and sides, with brass tumblers beside them. Several men further down also have white ash and beads. A water-bottle is visible at the far right edge. Appears to be a communal meal or sacred feast during a gathering.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08August 02 20162016-08-02Photograph of a long row of seated devotees in orange-saffron robes sitting on the floor before banana-leaf meals. Foreground: a young man with a topknot, white horizontal body markings on his bare chest, tiger-print cloth and rudraksha beads, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Beside him, a bare-chested man with an orange turban and white forehead marks, also in prayer. Rows of brass cups, plates of puris and food on leaves stretch down the aisle. Rows of further seated sannyasis and white-clad attendees fill the background.2018-01-08Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20172017-09-19