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A long row of sadhus and devotees seated cross-legged on the floor of a covered hall, facing each other along two lines. Most wear saffron-orange robes and orange or pink headcloths, and several have white beards and long grey hair. Each seated person has a banana leaf set before them holding white rice with a yellow dal or sambar mound, along with small round snacks, and small paper cups of water sit beside the leaves. Pink flower petals are scattered on the floor. A man in a white shirt and cream shawl sits on the left, and a man in a cream headcloth sits on the right. Behind them are white banners with pink lettering. This appears to be a community meal being served to ascetics.

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Long covered hall with a thatched roof and blue metal pillars, where rows of sannyasis in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on mats, eating from green banana leaves set with rice and cups. Many have orange or yellow turbans and some have vibhuti marks and rudraksha malas. Behind them, standing devotees in white and orange move along the aisle, and a banner on the right reads Nithyanandamrita Mahotsava-like text beside a portrait. A large portrait sits above the banner, but no clear a person candidate is visibly present in the hall. Many people fill the hall, with a dense crowd of diners.2011-01-16Photograph of a long covered hall where many sadhus in orange and saffron robes sit cross-legged on the floor in rows, each before a green banana leaf set with a small glass of water. Several have grey and white beards and long hair, some wear orange or yellow head cloths, and a few wear rudraksha malas. A standing man in white is at the far left edge of the hall. 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Behind them, a banner shows a temple and a mountain with Tamil text, and a red poster with a sun-like emblem hangs on the right. Some men wear orange turbans and one drummer sits with a drum at left.2011-01-16A photograph of saffron-robed ashram residents seated in rows on mats, eating a meal from green leaf plates with steel tumblers and cups. Several men have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and bare upper bodies, wearing rudraksha malas and orange cloths. Some have long braided hair. Plates hold rice, yellow dishes and flatbreads. A child with a white forehead mark sits at lower left, and blurred diners appear in the right foreground.2017-03-14A long row of young men and boys in saffron-orange dhotis and matching orange turbans sit cross-legged on a white floor, eating a communal meal from green banana-leaf plates. Many have white sacred ash markings on their bare chests and foreheads, and some wear rudraksha and beaded necklaces. 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