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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.

April 23 2013

June 19 2013

2013-06-19 +1 copies

A 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 copies

Photograph 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 copies

Women 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 copies

A photograph of devotees seated cross-legged in a row on the floor, eating a meal served on large banana leaves with rice, curries, fried snacks and papadum. Foreground: a man in a lavender checked shirt and beige trousers eats with his right hand, wearing an orange saffron shawl over the shoulders. Behind him a young boy in a red shirt and a man in white kurta with orange shawl eat from leaves. Further along, men in white with orange shawls and an orange head cloth sit beside plates, and sannyasis in orange robes stand at the right edge with rudraksha malas. Paper cups of water sit near the leaves. The room has pale walls and a tiled floor.

A row of people sits eating a meal served on green banana leaves along a long purple-covered table in a plain room with pale blue walls. Foreground, an older man with glasses and a vertical sandal-paste mark on his forehead wears a white shirt and red lanyard, eating with his right hand. Beside him a man in a white shirt and red lanyard eats rice. Two women, one in a red top and one in a striped white-and-pink sari, eat from their leaves, and a man in a white shirt sits further back with a steel tumbler on the table. Steel tumblers and rice, vegetables and papadam sit on each leaf.

December 26 2006

June 08 2017

Devotees sit cross-legged in a long row on a polished floor, eating a vegetarian meal served on green banana leaves with small cups of water and milk. Several women and men wear white kurtas and churidars with red shawls or sashes; a woman in the foreground eats with her fingers while another uses a spoon. No a person candidate is clearly visible in this image, and the background shows red chairs and a hall setting.

A row of devotees sit cross-legged on mats on a polished marble floor, eating from banana-leaf plates of food in a hall. Several people wear white kurta-style clothing with red-and-maroon shawls, and one man in a white shirt wears glasses. Plastic cups stand before each leaf. In the background, a figure in orange clothing stands in a bright doorway, and gold-and-orange umbrellas and a red-draped table sit at the right.

2015-03-11 +1 copies