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A long row of seated monks in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged along a floor set with banana-leaf plates of food and steel tumblers, consistent with a communal meal. Many have white and sandalwood tripundra markings on their foreheads, rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets; some wear orange turbans and one wears a leopard-print headband. Several are bare-shouldered and white-painted on the arms. A large screen glows in the background, and a figure in orange and white sits at the far upper left.

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Photograph of a long row of seated devotees in orange-saffron robes at an ashram hall, hands pressed together in anjali during a meal offering. Before them stretch rows of banana-leaf plates heaped with bananas and food, with metal tumblers and small cups set along the leaves. Many have dreadlocked or long hair, tripundra-style white markings on foreheads, and rudraksha malas; one man wears a leopard-print headband and a ribbed brown turban-wrapped figure sits near the back. In the background, a few figures stand in white and saffron near a golden shrine area with a lit screen.2019-01-01January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08September 14 20142014-09-14January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08August 02 20162016-08-02A seated group of young men in saffron-orange and red-brown robes sits cross-legged on a white marble floor, eating a meal from green banana-leaf plates. Many have white sacred ash bands across their foreheads and arms, and wear beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and bracelets. Rows of white paper cups stand along the edges of the leaves, and several men reach toward their food, smiling. A person in white clothing is partially visible at the upper right edge. The scene resembles a communal annadan meal in a temple hall, with rice, curries and fried items served on the leaves.2014-09-13A row of seated men in saffron-orange dhotis, many bare-chested, eat from banana-leaf plates laid on the floor in a hall. Several wear rudraksha malas and bracelets, and some have white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and arms. Small white cups and food are arranged along the leaves, with pink and green floor rangoli at the lower left. Blurred people in the background are standing or walking.2016-11-11 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08