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February 23 20162016-02-23September 13 20142014-09-13A 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.2016-07-12A seated group of devotees with palms pressed together in namaste at a Maheshwara Puja in a tiled hall. Rows of men and women in saffron, orange and maroon robes with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas sit on white mats before leaf plates of food and paper cups, with water bottles placed between them. Behind them, a larger audience in red shawls and white clothing sits with hands folded. In the foreground, several women with hair in buns in red and gold garments face the group from behind. No ceremonial figure clearly stands out as a person.2016-03-30April 24 20132013-04-24Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of many saffron-robed monks and devotees seated in long rows on the floor of a marble hall, hands pressed together in namaskar, during a meal. Each seated person wears orange cloth wraps and rudraksha malas; several have shaved heads and vibhuti or tilak marks. In front of them lie banana leaves heaped with food, flanked by rows of paper cups and glasses. The foreground figure is a shaved-headed monk in orange, with a mala and white forehead mark, praying. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person; the seated figures are priests and devotees at a communal ritual meal.2014-09-13October 29 20132013-10-29 +1 copiesA seated group of young boys and men performing a puja in a hall with red chairs and a red-carpeted floor. Central figure sits cross-legged on a mat with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing an orange cloth, a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, with a small tray of offerings in front. Boys in orange and maroon cloths with rudraksha malas and white tilak marks hold brass oil lamps and small vessels. A bald man in an orange shawl on the right holds a lamp. Seated audience in white and light shirts watch and fold their hands. Drums rest at the back right.2013-10-31 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30 +1 copiesMarch 17 20132013-03-17A row of young men in saffron and rust-coloured robes sits cross-legged on a white marble floor, palms pressed together in prayer, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In front of them are long rows of green leaf plates with rice and vegetable dishes, and white paper cups. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange clothing watch, and a woman in purple and yellow sits at the back. Columns and a pale interior wall frame the scene.2014-09-13 +3 copies