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A row of young men seated on the floor of a white tented hall, palms pressed together in prayer before banana leaf plates laid with food such as flatbread and savouries. The first man on the left wears a white dhoti with a red border, a gold chain and a bare upper body. Others wear white dhotis and some have rudraksha malas. Brass cups and a tray with a small lamp sit along the aisle. Hanging colourful striped banners decorate the ceiling, and a raised stage with an orange throne and a framed portrait lies at the far end.

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A row of shaven-headed men in plain white dhotis and cloth wraps with red borders sits cross-legged on a cream floor before banana leaf meals. The first man on the left wears a heavy gold necklace and holds an open book while reading; the others sit with hands folded in prayer or hold open pages. Each leaf holds rice, flatbreads, fried snacks and small sides, with paper cups beside them. Colourful ceremonial hangings decorate the hall ceiling, and a brass bell sits on a low wooden stand at the right edge.2010-10-12 +2 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12Annadhan in 20102010-01-01A long tented hall with white fabric ceiling, hanging colourful striped tassel banners and ceiling fans. Rows of seated devotees sit cross-legged on orange mats, palms pressed together in namaste, facing a distant stage with a red curtain and a small figure seated on an elevated seat. Men on the left wear white dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas; women on the right wear yellow shawls over white clothes, and a foreign woman with long curly hair in a yellow shawl sits at the front right. Banana leaves with food, paper cups and a wooden tray with a small lamp and bowls sit on the floor between the rows.2010-10-12A row of shaven-headed men in white dhotis and white upper cloths with maroon borders sit cross-legged on orange mats in a bright hall during a ritual meal. Their bodies bear white sacred markings. In front of each sits a banana leaf holding puri, fried snacks and small piles of food, beside white paper cups. The man at left, wearing a gold beaded necklace with a pendant, holds an open booklet and reads or chants, while the men beside him have their palms pressed together in prayer. White tent fabric and hanging decorations with orange and yellow panels line the ceiling.2010-10-12 +2 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12A long row of young men in plain white dhoti and white upper cloths sits cross-legged on the floor of a hall, many with hands joined in prayer or namaskar. Several wear gold chains and necklaces, and some have ash or sandalwood marks on their foreheads and bodies. Before each person lies a banana leaf with rice, vegetables and food, with steel cups of water beside it. At the far end of the hall a small framed portrait sits on an orange upholstered chair near a low wooden table with brass lamps. Colourful decorative hangings in yellow, red and blue hang from the white ceiling, and ceiling fans turn overhead.2010-10-12March 05 20112011-03-05 +2 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12November 12 20102010-11-12A large indoor hall with a cream tiled floor and white ceiling fans shows a seated meal before a stage backdrop painted with a forest scene and a deity figure. Rows of devotees sit on orange and red mats, palms pressed together in namaskar, with banana-leaf plates of food and small cups set in front of them. In the foreground a bald man in white dhoti and upper cloth with a rudraksha-style neck mala and an orange cloth sits with hands folded, next to a young man in white with a red-bordered cloth and an orange lower wrap. Women in white with red and orange shawls and yellow borders sit along the left. Colourful hanging banners with yellow and blue patterns decorate the ceiling. No one in the image is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-10-12