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A large seated meal in a hall with white floor sheets; many participants sit cross-legged in rows eating from paper plates. Most wear white clothes with rust-orange shawls, and several have white or sandal marks on their foreheads. Some attendants in white stand between the rows carrying plates, and an ornate stage with a gold-framed backdrop is visible at the far end.

July 11 2015

A photograph of a large seated gathering of monastic disciples in saffron-orange robes sitting cross-legged on the floor in rows along white mats. Each person has a green banana-leaf plate of rice, fried snacks and vegetables, with small cups and water bottles beside them, indicating a shared meal offering. Several figures have white ash or paint on their arms and foreheads and wear rudraksha beads and bangles. A man in the foreground right with a shaved head and a red shawl over orange robes sits among them. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in white clothes and red shawls face the same direction in a hall with pink walls and a stage area at the back.

August 21 2016

A photo from a community meal hall with a long steel table where seated men in white shirts and dhotis eat from metal plates. A man in a white shirt holds a steel bowl and serves food. Beside him stands a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with an orange turban and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, handing food to a seated diner. Several other men in white and orange stand in the background, and a dim hall with pillars and a distant table of items is visible. Appearance cues are present but not conclusive, so the identity of the robed figure is uncertain.

A large hall packed with seated women, many in white saris with orange or red borders, sitting cross-legged on red-and-white mats and clapping or pressing palms together. Some wear rudraksha malas, bindis and vibhuti on the forehead; several have white ID badges clipped to their clothing. Behind them, rows of standing men in white shirts and dhotis fill the back of the room. Framed photographs of deity murti and ritual scenes hang on the walls. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.

Annadhan in 2013

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A photograph of a seated devotional gathering in a hall with a concrete floor and a metal railing. Women in white and cream traditional dress with gold borders and orange or yellow shawls sit cross-legged on woven mats, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Several wear gold bangles and bracelets, and one holds a steel water bottle beside her. Many more devotees sit in rows behind them. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person, and the foreground is filled with devotees rather than a presiding figure.

October 23 2015

A large indoor hall with cream walls and red floor mats shows a seated audience of women in white, cream, orange, red and purple saris and salwar kameez, many sitting cross-legged on the floor. Several wear glasses; a few hold notebooks, pens or a laptop. A young girl in red sits at the right. Hanging decorative umbrellas in red and yellow decorate the upper hall, and a framed image is visible at the top left. No swami is visible in this frame, so no in-person candidate is identified.

A large hall in a ceremonial setting: a figure seated on a gold-trimmed throne at left, bare-shouldered with orange-saffron wrap and orange turban, a golden bowl of offerings before him. Around him, a seated group of devotees in orange and red shawls and white clothes sits on white cloths and red mats, with plates of food and offerings in front of them. Standing attendants in white and orange garments, some wearing white head coverings and lanyard badges, stand in the background, and a crowd fills the room under chandeliers with red panels and a screen at upper left. Scattered flower petals and rice grains cover the floor. a person is seated on the throne, identified by appearance cues of orange turban, saffron and gold clothing and a ceremonial golden seat, in a role of presiding teacher.

A seated figure in a rust-red robe with a long saffron-orange beaded mala and a gold hair ornament sits on a gilded wooden seat under a yellow fringed canopy, holding a yellow cloth. Before him, a man in white with a red shawl kneels and performs padapuja, washing or offering at the seated figure's feet, while a woman in white with a beaded necklace kneels nearby. Behind them, several women in white and red shawls sit or stand in a white-tiled hall, some wearing red and rudraksha-style beads, watching the ritual. This appears to be a padapuja during a satsang setting, with people sitting on the floor.