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A photograph of a large hall where rows of saffron-robed monastics sit cross-legged on mats on a white tiled floor, facing a portrait of a saffron-clad figure on an easel at the front. Many seated monastics wear orange robes, some with rudraksha malas; the foreground participants are seen from behind, with green banana-leaf plates holding rice, curries and sweets, small steel cups, and a brass oil lamp in front of a seated monk. Two monitors stand near the portrait. Some seated participants have hands folded in prayer. The scene suggests a communal meal following a ceremony.

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Annadhan in 20132013-01-01A 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 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +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 copiesDecember 09 20132013-12-09December 16 20132013-12-16 +1 copiesA large indoor hall with white floor where rows of young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style robes with pink-red borders sit cross-legged on mats in a long line, many with shaved heads and palms pressed together in namaskar. Each sits before a banana leaf holding rice, pappadam-like flatbread and small heaps of food, with paper cups of water beside them, a ritual meal setting. Behind them rows of seated people in white and red clothing face the front, and a man in a white shirt stands at the back of the room near a serving table. Hanging decorative yellow and orange cloth banners with tassels line the upper walls above red curtains. a person identity is not visibly established here, so no candidate is marked.2013-11-10 +1 copiesDecember 11 20132013-12-11December 08 20132013-12-08A large hall where many young monks in saffron-orange robes with red borders sit cross-legged in long rows on mats, many with hands pressed together in prayer. Each has a banana leaf in front holding rice, sweets and food, and small paper cups. Shaved heads and white vibhuti marks on some foreheads. In the background, a figure in white stands near a lectern and a few people in white sit toward the far wall. Saffron and red banners hang along the upper walls. This appears to be a group meal or satsang seating; the visible people are seated monks and attendees, with no identifiable central figure clearly shown.2013-11-10 +1 copiesA large hall with rows of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans, sitting on striped mats before green leaf plates of food with small oil lamps. In the foreground a bare-shouldered figure in white cloth sits at the right near a lamp. At the far left stands a golden ornate throne, and a large screen above shows a figure in pink and red robes. Framed pictures line the back wall, and white statues stand near the stage. Many dozens of people are visible, most seated in orange with turbans.2017-09-19A row of young boys seated on the floor in saffron-orange robes with shaved heads and white tilak marks on their foreheads, hands folded in prayer or resting on their laps. Silver trays with flowers, small brass lamps, bowls of offerings and a silver puja platform sit in front of them. More boys in red and orange garments sit in the background.2013-12-11