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May 08 2017

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A row of seated monastic disciples in saffron-orange robes with hands pressed together in namaskar during a puja, eyes closed. Several wear white vibhuti or tilaka marks on forehead and arms; one young man in the foreground has a rudraksha mala and dark curly hair, and another in the right foreground wears a rudraksha mala too. Before them along the floor is a long line of banana-leaf plates holding food offerings, arranged on a colourful cloth. The setting is an open hall with warm, soft lighting.2017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08January 01 20192019-01-01A row of young men seated cross-legged on a polished floor in orange robes with gold borders, palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Many wear rudraksha malas, bead bracelets and white tilak or vibhuti marks on their foreheads; a few have long dreadlocked hair. In front of them, banana leaves hold food offerings, small mounds of white rice or sweets, and water bottles, indicating an annadan or satsang meal. Background shows a hall with a few more people and a white-clad figure near the top right.2016-07-12Photograph of a row of young male devotees seated on the floor in prayer, palms pressed together at chest level. They wear orange-saffron dhoti-style garments, rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets, with white horizontal stripes painted on their arms and foreheads. Green leaves and food offerings lie on a cloth at the lower right. Eyes are closed and faces are focused. The background is blurred and contains a stand and a red light. a person is not visibly present in this frame.2016-02-23A row of young male devotees seated on the floor in orange saffron robes with white vibhuti horizontal marks on their foreheads and arms, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Several boys in the foreground and middle ground sit in a line, with more blurred figures behind them. In the lower left, rows of offerings such as small white dishes and food are arranged on the floor. No candidate for a person is visibly present in this frame.2017-05-08A row of young men and boys in saffron-orange cloth sit cross-legged on a white floor-cloth at a long feast line. Their bare upper bodies show white sandalwood or vibhuti markings, and several wear orange shawls wrapped over one shoulder. Their hands are raised in gestures near the leaf plates. In front of them stand steel tumblers and banana-leaf plates of food, and a second row of people in white sits behind them. The scene looks like a communal meal with ritual attire.2017-07-03March 14 20172017-03-14May 08 20172017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08Photograph of a long row of seated devotees in orange-saffron robes at an ashram hall, hands pressed together in anjali during a meal offering. Before them stretch rows of banana-leaf plates heaped with bananas and food, with metal tumblers and small cups set along the leaves. Many have dreadlocked or long hair, tripundra-style white markings on foreheads, and rudraksha malas; one man wears a leopard-print headband and a ribbed brown turban-wrapped figure sits near the back. In the background, a few figures stand in white and saffron near a golden shrine area with a lit screen.2019-01-01