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September 20 2014

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Annadhan in 20142014-01-01A seated row of shaven-headed monks in orange and maroon robes sit at long white tables for a meal served on green banana leaves. Several wear rudraksha malas and orange shawls, and some have white tilak marks on their foreheads and white bands on their arms. Each leaf holds rice, vegetables, lemon and sauces in steel bowls, with water bottles at the table edge. The monks sit cross-legged, eyes lowered, one raising a hand in a mudra. A cream wall forms the background.2014-03-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a large ceremonial gathering in a tented hall where many sannyasis in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, wearing rudraksha malas, sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats in rows. Leaf plates with food and small white cups are set before them, and a man in the foreground at centre gestures with a hand near a microphone. Behind them, a standing crowd in white clothing and a row of decorated umbrellas and a canopy frame the scene, with wall displays of photographs on the left. A seated figure at centre-right with a shaved head and orange garments appears to be the focus of the rows, with a drum visible at right. Several people are seated at the front holding plates and cups.2016-12-18A seated ritual gathering of monastic disciples in orange and rust-red robes, many with bare shoulders and white forehead markings, hands pressed in namaste. Rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets are visible. Long white cloth runners hold banana-leaf plates of rice, fried snacks, and sweets, with water bottles lined along them. A man in orange with a shaved head and a microphone speaks at the front left, and a woman in the right foreground sits with hands folded. Other people sit in rows behind, and an easel with framed photographs stands at upper left.2016-02-23A seated group of shaved-headed men in orange and white ritual clothing sit with eyes closed on white cloth spread across the floor, with brass cups, small brass plates and offering bowls before them. In the foreground a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha bracelet on his arm sits with hands clasped and eyes closed, a mobile phone resting on the cloth beside him. Behind him a man with long hair and rudraksha beads sits in meditative posture, and other participants in white dhotis with orange shawls and yellow tilak marks sit in rows. A video camera on a tripod and speaker stands in the room, while a wall painting appears in the background.2014-05-18A seated row of sannyasis in saffron-orange dhoti and wrap sit on a floor before a banana-leaf spread of fruit, bananas, limes and cups of drink. Several wear rudraksha malas and white horizontal tripundra markings across the forehead and arms. A man in the centre holds a black microphone and reads from white papers on his lap. Others have hands folded or eyes lowered. The setting is an indoor hall with cream walls and a rosewood-coloured backdrop. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance here, so the speaker is described by role only.2016-09-30Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 22 20142014-01-22September 18 20132013-09-18