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A row of shaved-headed monastics in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas sits cross-legged on the floor, bodies bare above the waist and marked with white horizontal sacred ash stripes. Several have palms joined in prayer, while others rest hands on their laps in front of long banana-leaf plates heaped with food and rows of small white cups. A woman in a red and orange saree stands at the upper left, and a decorated backdrop with hanging ornaments fills the background. No identifiable individual is singled out as a person in this image.

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September 30 20162016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA seated group of saffron-robed monastics sits in prayer with palms pressed together at a meal or offering spread. Several men are bare-chested, wear rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their arms and chests, and sit on green leaf plates with bananas, fruit and small bowls beside plastic water bottles. Behind them, other seated devotees and wall posters of temple and ritual scenes fill a hall. The mood is devotional, with eyes closed in reverence.2016-09-30 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18January 06 20172017-01-06December 18 20162016-12-18July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20132013-09-18