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A photograph of a seated community meal (bhandara) in a pink-walled hall with a polished marble floor. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair, a full beard and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange shawl, sits at a low wooden table with a steel thali and a small steel tumbler. Beside him, bearded men in saffron and orange robes sit in a row at low wooden tables with steel plates of food. Further back, a long line of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sits along the wall beneath a red banner with white and gold lettering. A man in a cream kurta and dark vest stands at the right, gesturing toward the seated line. Several people are visible, all in saffron or orange clothing except the standing figure.

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March 13 20142014-03-13 +1 copiesA seated group of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sits on a red carpet and white floor inside a pink-walled hall during a bandhara gathering. On the far left a man with long dark hair, a full beard and a saffron shawl sits with a hand near his knee, and a gold necklace is visible at his chest; several bottles of water sit on the floor. Other seated monks wear orange and ochre robes, one in white headwear stands in the background, and a red banner with Hindi lettering hangs on the wall behind them.2014-03-13A long row of seated saints in saffron and orange robes eats a bhandara meal from metal thalis placed on low wooden tables along a pink-walled hall. In the foreground, a bald man in orange and a man with a red tilak sit cross-legged, one with hands folded. Beside them a smiling man wears a rudraksha mala and gold bangles over an orange wrap; an elderly bearded sadhu with white beard sits near him. A man in white kurta walks down the aisle carrying food, and red banner text hangs on the left wall above a painted image of deities. The scene shows a community feast of sadhus and Hindu leaders.2014-03-13 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20142014-01-01Indoor photograph of a seated row of saffron-robed sadhus at a bhandara in a pillared hall with pink walls. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange shawl and white kurta sits cross-legged beside a bald man in orange robes. Behind them, more saints in orange sit on the floor, with a man in orange turban and a woman in red attire standing near a low wooden table holding steel thalis of marigolds and yellow flowers. A red banner with white and gold lettering hangs on the left wall. Devotees in white kurtas stand at the right. Several people are visible, the foreground seated figures and standing attendants included.2014-03-13A long row of seated sadhus in saffron-orange robes, many wearing marigold garlands, sit on the floor of a pink-walled hall during a bhandara. Elderly devotees in white clothes and white head coverings, one in a blue shawl, bend forward to offer lamps and small plates of food on wooden stools. A large red banner with white and gold Hindi lettering hangs on the left, and colourful balloons and garlands decorate the ceiling fans overhead. A bearded man in a red shirt stands at the back right, watching the scene.2014-03-13March 13 20142014-03-13March 13 20142014-03-13 +1 copiesPhotograph of a bandhara (community meal) in a hall with marble floor and red-and-gold drapes. Rows of seated men in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged eating from small white paper plates of rice and curry, with paper cups beside them. A red banner with white and yellow Hindi/English lettering hangs on the right wall. A bald man in the foreground wears a sandalwood tilak, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and a gold-bordered orange cloth; a man beside him wears a white dhoti. Behind the rows, a few standing figures and a seated musician with a harmonium are visible. Several people are in view, roughly 21-100 in total.2014-03-13 +1 copiesMarch 13 20142014-03-13 +1 copiesMarch 13 20142014-03-13 +1 copiesA seated row of saffron-robed sadhus and monks sits cross-legged on a wooden floor along a pink wall in an ashram hall, each behind a low wooden table holding papers, bottles of water and banana-leaf-style offerings. A red banner with white and gold text hangs on the left, and a framed painting of a deity hangs at the top right. Several men in orange turbans and robes stand at the right, and on the right foreground a man in a white kurta and maroon vest bends forward in respectful greeting. The seated figures include a bearded elder with a shaved head and a younger man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala. a person is not clearly identifiable by appearance here, so no specific candidate is named.2014-03-13