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A photograph of a young man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange turban seated at a table laden with food. He wears a red bindi on his forehead, a saffron drape over his shoulders, and holds a small steel cup in his right hand. In front of him are stainless steel pots with lids, a platter of fried vada-style fritters in gravy, a white bowl of yellow rice, a bowl of red chutney, and steel tumblers. Behind him is a dark wooden door decorated with a garland of orange and white flowers, a dark sideboard holding steel vessels, and a red-glass vase on the right.

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A smiling man sits cross-legged on a polished green marble floor in front of a wooden cabinet, with a carved wooden figure on a shelf behind him and a leafy potted plant at his left. He wears a bright saffron-orange turban and matching saffron-orange robes wrapped over his shoulders, with a small red bindi on his forehead. He holds a small portion of food in his right hand, and in front of him on a green banana leaf are heaps of white rice, a yellow sweet, a reddish-orange curry, a yellow fried item, a cut piece of fruit and a steel tumbler. a person: his long dark hair, saffron turban and orange robes are the visible cues for this identification, and he is seated and eating a meal of rice and sweets on a banana leaf.A seated man in orange saffron robes and an orange turban with a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a polished dark floor, smiling and holding up a small morsel of food between his fingers. In front of him a green banana leaf holds a meal of rice, a yellow fried item, a sweet, a pickle-like dish, a banana and a cheese wedge, with a steel cup beside it. Behind him stand wooden cabinets, potted plants and small decorative figurines. Whether this man is the a person candidate cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the identity is left uncertain.A candid indoor photograph of a dining scene in a home kitchen. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe with a long string of yellow beads around his neck sits at a table covered with a floral cloth, eating from a steel plate, with a small steel cup and steel bowls nearby. A young boy in white clothes stands at left beside him. Behind them a older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in a doorway. At right, a man in white clothes eats from a banana leaf. A white refrigerator with magnets, a microwave and a framed picture on the wall are visible.A seated meal scene inside a red tent, with several monastics in orange and saffron robes sitting in a row behind low brass-and-wood tables set with metal thalis, steel cups and small bowls of food. In the foreground a bald man in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala eats from a bowl, and beside him a monk in a rust-brown turban holds a steel tumbler. Another monk in an orange headwrap sits near the center and others wait in the background, all engaged in the shared meal.2016-05-06February 08 20132013-02-08 +1 copiesA man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe sits at a blue table eating from a green banana leaf, bringing food to his mouth with his right hand. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck, white vibhuti with a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and eyes half-closed. The leaf holds rice, a fried round snack, a yellow sweet and a small green garnish. A white plastic cup sits at the right edge. Behind him are a red plastic chair, draped pink-and-white cloth, tent poles and a patterned backdrop, with a man in white dhoti partly visible at the left. +1 copiesThree saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on a low wooden seat with patterned cushions against a peach-coloured wall, eating from steel thalis at low wooden tables. The man on the left wears a tall orange turban and a long rudraksha-style mala and a bare-chested orange wrap, and eats from a plate of rice and vegetables. The man in the middle wears an orange hooded shawl with a yellow tilak on his forehead and a red wristband, eating from a thali with watermelon slices and a steel bowl. The bald man on the right wears a plain orange robe and a beaded mala and eats with his right hand from a thali. Water bottles, steel tumblers and small bowls of food sit on the tables, and a wall socket is visible above.2016-05-05A seated line of saffron-robed monastics faces a long row of golden meal trays set with flower petals, small bowls and metal cups, at a red-walled hall. In the foreground, a figure in pink, partly cut off by the left edge, stands beside the line. Near the centre, a man with a rust-coloured turban, rust-coloured shawl and a long beaded necklace sits smiling, with bare forearms and a wristwatch. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes raises a hand, and further right another bald man in orange sits in profile. Marigold garlands hang at the top of the frame. A printed copyright line and a logo appear in the image corner.2016-05-06A smiling man with long dark hair sits on a cream sofa in a home interior. He wears an orange turban and an orange draped robe, with a red dot on his forehead, and holds a small stainless steel cup in his right hand. Behind him are dark floral cushions, patterned curtains, a window with greenery outside, and a small lit oil lamp on a side table. The page does not place a person at this event, so the man is described by role only as a devotee in saffron robes, and his identity is not established.2004-01-01A night-time communal meal in an outdoor tent camp, with saffron-clad renunciants seated on floor mats at long wooden tables. A smiling man in the centre wears a maroon turban, a maroon shawl and a rudraksha-style beaded mala. Beside him, a man in orange robes and orange head cloth holds a beaded mala. At right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes wears red and white beaded necklaces. Steel thalis with flower garlands and food sit on the tables, and more orange-robed people fill the background under tent poles and lamps.2016-05-10Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesMay 06 20162016-05-06