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A photograph of a long row of saffron-robed sannyasis, most shaved-headed with white horizontal marks on their foreheads and arms, seated cross-legged on a polished marble floor with palms pressed together in prayer. Each man sits before a banana-leaf plate of food with small cups set beside it, forming two facing lines along the hall. Behind them, a few people in white clothes and red shawls sit in the background, and a camera on a tripod stands at the top left.

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Indoor photo of a row of saffron-robed sannyasi men seated cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer before a meal. Each wears a rudraksha mala, sacred ash marks on forehead and arms, and orange-brown dhoti with yellow borders. Banana leaf plates of rice, curries, papadum and sweets sit in front of them, with paper cups of water. A white marble floor, pink walls, a red curtain and a saffron-draped stage with a monitor appear behind. Ash and rudraksha-clad devotees are seated in rows, and the scene suggests an annadan or group meal before food is taken.2013-12-16 +1 copiesPhotograph of a long row of young men in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a white tiled floor in a hall, eating a meal served on fresh green banana leaves. Foreground, a young man on the right holds his palms together in anjali with eyes closed and wears a rudraksha mala and a white horizontal forehead mark; beside him, a young man in orange with a mala sits with hands in a mudra. Other participants in orange robes sit with eyes closed, some with white forehead marks. Leaf plates hold rice, curries, fried bread and sweets, with small paper cups of water. A white canopy hangs at top left, and a door and wall are behind.2013-12-16 +1 copiesRows of saffron-robed monks sit cross-legged on a white marble floor with palms pressed together in prayer, many with white tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Banana leaf plates heaped with rice, flatbreads and side dishes line the floor in front of them, with small paper cups of water set beside each leaf. Behind them stand gilded ceremonial decorations and a large golden canopy in a temple hall. Several young boys in orange robes sit at the left edge.2013-10-04 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30November 10 20132013-11-10 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 16 20132013-12-16 +1 copiesNovember 10 20132013-11-10 +1 copiesA seated row of saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads sits cross-legged on the floor, palms pressed together in namaskar before a meal. Each has tripundra marks on the forehead and wears orange-red shawls over the shoulders, with rudraksha malas and bangles visible. In front of them lie green banana-leaf plates with rice, vegetables and sweets, and white paper cups. Their eyes are closed or lowered in prayer, and the hall has a white wall and red-curtained backdrop. The image is a photograph of a group prayer before a communal meal. No single figure is identified as a person, as several similarly dressed monks are visible.2012-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a large hall where many people in orange and maroon robes sit cross-legged on mats, eating a meal served on green banana-leaf plates with cups of water. In the foreground, several shaved or cropped-haired figures in orange drapes with rudraksha malas sit with their backs to the camera. In the background, rows of seated people in red and orange clothing sit with hands pressed together in anjali. Dishes of rice and food sit on the leaves. No one is identified as a person in this view.2013-12-16 +1 copiesIndoor ritual gathering with shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange dhotis and drapes seated in rows on orange mats, hands joined in namaskar before banana leaf plates of food, rice and small cups. Behind them, a large audience sits in white and red clothing on red mats, with some standing at the back. Carpets, a sideboard with a table cloth and a light-coloured wall complete the hall setting. The scene reads as a puja offering with food arranged on leaves, though the exact rite is not legible.2014-07-26 +3 copiesDecember 09 20132013-12-09