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Long rows of women in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on white sheets in a large hall, eating from banana leaf plates set with food, small cups of water and bottled water placed along the lines. Many wear rudraksha malas. Behind them, staff in white clothing move around serving stations and steel containers. A woman in white with a red border walks past at the left, and a seated woman in orange at right has her forehead marked with white. The setting suggests a communal meal served during a Maheshwara Puja-style offering of food.

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February 23 20162016-02-23 +1 copiesA row of seated women in saffron-orange sannyasi-style clothing with rudraksha malas and white forehead marks sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer. Along the floor in front of them, banana leaves hold servings of white rice, yellow and orange food, and rows of small white cups, consistent with a food offering to monastic disciples during a puja. Several people sit in the background of a hall. A purple logo appears at the top left and watermarked credit text at the lower right.2016-08-02A seated meal in a pale hall where rows of young boys in saffron-orange robes and matching orange head wraps sit cross-legged on the floor before banana leaves laid end to end. Each leaf holds rice, sliced fruit and small mounds of food, with steel tumblers set along the edges. Several boys reach toward the leaves to eat. Behind them, attendants in white dhotis and white caps, one in a yellow sari-style garment, carry vessels and move along the rows. A few adults in casual clothes watch from the background near a wall with framed pictures.2017-09-11Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAugust 14 20172017-08-14September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copiesA large hall where many devotees in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged in long rows on the floor, many with hands pressed in anjali, before rows of leaf plates holding food and steel cups. A bearded figure in orange robes sits on an elevated seat at the upper right, above the crowd, and a screen shows another figure in white. Several people in white clothing sit on the right side among the devotees. Red curtains and framed pictures decorate the walls, and steel containers stand at the left.2019-01-01A long row of seated monastics in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans sits cross-legged on a white cloth at a communal meal, with green leaf plates of food and steel cups set along the floor. Many have rudraksha malas and hands pressed together in prayer. Behind them, women in white and cream saris sit in rows in a hall with a lit screen above. The scene reads as an annadan or prasadam meal during a festival gathering.2017-08-14September 13 20142014-09-13Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copies