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Seated row of young boys and a few adults in saffron/orange robes sit on mats with palms pressed together in namaskar before banana-leaf plates of rice and food on the floor, with paper cups beside them. Several boys wear white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Behind them are folded orange cloths and a pink curtain, with a draped table at the back.

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April 23 20132013-04-23July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23Photograph of young boys in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on the floor, eating from green banana leaves set out in a row. Several boys wear rudraksha malas and have white tilak markings on their foreheads and arms. Plates hold rice and vegetable food, with white paper cups placed along the leaves. The boy in the foreground wears gold earrings and eats with his right hand while others look on or fold their hands. The setting is a plain, pale interior hall.2013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14A 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.2014-09-13January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08Photo of a long row of seated people in saffron-orange robes sharing a meal at an indoor hall with a polished white floor. Foreground: a young person with hands pressed in anjali, wearing an orange wrap, orange turban and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets, sitting cross-legged on a mat before a banana leaf with rice, sweets, bread and small brass cups. Beside them, a child with hands folded wears an orange robe and a patterned head cloth. Further along the row, more orange-clad people sit in prayer with leaves and brass vessels set before them, and on the far left more orange-robed people sit in the same line.2018-01-08