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A photograph of six devotees seated cross-legged in a row on a white marble floor, facing forward. Behind them red-cushioned black chairs are stacked along a wall. From left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a man in a striped shirt and dark trousers, an older man in a saffron-orange shirt, a woman in a purple sari with a purple blouse, a woman in a red and gold sari with a gold necklace, and a man in a dark grey shirt with glasses. In front of each person is a green banana leaf holding offerings of bananas, sweets, betel nut and small pieces of fruit, with a few red and orange items. The mood is a quiet puja or satsang setting.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23Photograph of devotees seated on the floor of a bright hall eating a meal served on green banana leaves. An older woman with grey hair in a red-and-cream sari, a woman in a white sari with a purple border and rudraksha mala, a boy in a blue polo shirt and glasses with a rudraksha mala, a man in white kurta with a red-orange shawl, and other people in white with red-orange shawls sit around leaf plates holding small paper cups of water. Some are eating with their hands. Red curtains and chairs are visible in the background.2015-03-11 +1 copiesWomen sit cross-legged in a row on a floor mat, eating from banana-leaf plates of food served on a polished stone floor. Four women are visible: the nearest in a red patterned top with a lanyard, the next in a white top with an orange lanyard, then a woman in white with an orange shawl, and a woman at the far right in a green patterned kurta with an orange shawl. Small paper cups of liquid sit beside each leaf plate, and steel buckets stand in the background. The scene resembles a prasad or naivedyam meal.2012-10-27 +1 copiesA row of devotees sits cross-legged on a tiled floor eating a communal meal from banana leaves laid out end to end. Men in white ritual clothes with red or saffron shawls and gold bracelets dig into rice, vegetables and sweets, while small bowls and paper cups sit beside each leaf. Several people wear red lanyards over white shirts.2014-10-28 +1 copiesJune 19 20132013-06-19 +1 copiesA hall with white tiled floor where many people sit on the floor and at low tables eating a communal meal from banana leaves. In the foreground a woman in a magenta cardigan and white-and-blue striped pants sits cross-legged, holding food with her right hand. Beside her a small girl in a yellow top and pink skirt eats from her leaf. Other seated participants wear white clothes and yellow lanyards, and a few people in white dhotis or saris stand at the back carrying steel vessels. Leaves hold rice, curries, pickles and vegetables, with a plastic bottle and steel tumblers placed among them. This appears to be an annadan style meal served during a retreat.2009-07-19Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesMarch 11 20152015-03-11 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20102010-09-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of participants seated cross-legged on the floor of a hall, eating a meal from green banana leaves set on mats. Many wear white kurtas, white shirts or saris with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. A man in a white shirt and red shawl in the foreground eats with his hand, a woman in a red blouse and white sari beside him does the same, and a woman in white and blue sits on the right. Rows of small paper cups of water line the leaves. Behind them stand stacked red chairs and cushions, red curtains, a red-draped table and a gilded shrine. No swami is clearly visible.2015-03-11 +1 copiesDecember 26 20062006-12-26