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A row of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes, many with white and yellow sacred markings on their foreheads and bodies, sit on mats before green banana leaves holding food. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and white head cloth pours liquid from a steel jug into a large wooden vessel, while another attendant in white and a rudraksha mala assists. A seated young man in the front right, bare-shouldered under an orange shawl and wearing a rudraksha mala, receives the offering. Steel tumblers and small bowls of yellow food sit along the leaves.

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September 21 20162016-09-21January 08 20182018-01-08September 21 20162016-09-21September 21 20162016-09-21Several bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhotis sit in a row on the floor eating a ritual meal from green banana-leaf plates. Their chests and arms bear white sacred ash lines, and they wear rudraksha mala necklaces. The nearest man in front has a shaved head, a small hoop earring, and an orange shawl, and he is pressing food with his fingers. Other seated men beside him eat with their right hands. Small white paper cups and food portions are arranged on the leaves. The background is softly blurred with other seated attendees.2016-11-11November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesSeveral seated men in a hall sit in a row on mats, hands pressed in anjali or holding small books, while banana leaf plates with food and small paper cups lie before them. Those on the left wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies, with rudraksha malas and forehead markings. Those on the right wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, one with a white book in hand. Framed portraits and chairs are visible in the background, and a large throne-like seat stands at the top right. Visible people: about eight.2011-11-07July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesJuly 15 20132013-07-15Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of sannyasis seated cross-legged on a striped mat during a meal, eating from fresh green banana leaves. Several men wear saffron/orange cloth draped over the upper body with rudraksha malas and wrist beads; one man in the foreground wears wire-rimmed glasses and a bare upper body with a leopard-print cloth at the waist. Others in white dhotis with gold borders sit to the left, one with a tilak mark on the forehead. Each leaf holds rice, fried snacks, sweet and savoury preparations and a small dish. The scene shows an annadan-style communal meal in an open hall. No individual is identified.2018-01-14A 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.2014-09-13