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Photograph of a row of saffron-robed sannyasis seated cross-legged on the floor at a long table set with banana leaves and food, including rice, fried items and paper cups of drink. The foremost monk, bald and wearing glasses, sits with hands pressed in prayer and wears orange robes, rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets. Beside him, another monk holds a microphone and others seated along the row have shaven heads, orange robes and sacred ash markings on their arms. Behind them hang framed posters on a red wall and a stainless-steel pot sits on a side table. A partly visible attendant in white stands at the left edge.

A long row of seated sannyasis in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged along a purple mat during a meal ritual. Several shaved-headed men wear white tilak marks on their foreheads, rudraksha malas and gold bangles. One holds a microphone and another holds a small bell. Before them lie rows of banana-leaf plates with rice, sweets, vegetables and small steel bowls, with water bottles along the edge. The scene suggests a satsang-style annadan or puja gathering.

October 23 2015

Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 2013

2013-01-01 +1 copies

A row of shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a white marble floor, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. Several wear white tripundra marks on their foreheads, rudraksha malas and wrist bands. Before them stand banana-leaf plates laden with food, each row set with small white cups. Behind them, a few people in white stand in a hall with an orange curtain. The seated devotees appear to be sannyasis or disciples taking an annadan-style meal before prayer.

2013-07-10 +2 copies

A row of saffron-robed sannyasis sits cross-legged on a hall floor with palms pressed together in namaskar during the Maheshwara Puja. Many wear rudraksha malas, white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads, and orange cloth wraps; some have bare upper bodies with white markings. Before them lie green banana-leaf plates set with rice, vegetables and cups, with a red curtain and a large colourful backdrop behind. Several people in the background stand near the stage.

A row of saffron-robed male devotees sits cross-legged on a pale floor, palms pressed together in anjali. Many have white vibhuti or tilak markings on their foreheads and arms, and wear rudraksha malas and wrist bands. In front of them, banana leaves hold rice, fried items and small paper cups. Some eyes are closed in prayer, and a few men wear glasses. The scene is a group prayer before food, with the people set in orderly rows.

2013-11-10 +1 copies

September 30 2016

2016-09-30 +1 copies

April 23 2013

2013-04-23 +2 copies

Several shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit close together on the floor during a satsang discussion. The man at right holds a black handheld microphone and speaks, smiling, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Beside him, a bald man in orange grins, wearing a beaded mala and wrist bands. Further left, another smiling man in orange sits with his hands resting near a brass-toned object, and a foreground head is partly cropped. Warm, low lighting shows orange cushions and a plastic bottle at the lower left, with more seated devotees in orange blurred in the background. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance, so the candidate is unsure.

A seated group of saffron-robed monastics sits on the floor along a long white cloth laid with banana-leaf plates of rice, yellow curry, strawberries, small bowls and water bottles. The central man in the foreground wears a saffron-orange shawl over his bare shoulders, rudraksha malas, bracelets and glasses, and holds a handheld microphone to his mouth while speaking. Beside him a man in a red-and-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead listens. Behind them more saffron-clad people, a child in white, and a seated attendee in a wheelchair appear in a hall. Some people hold plates of food. The scene reads as a satsang-style discourse over a shared meal.

2015-12-20 +1 copies

February 23 2016