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A photo of a ritual meal scene in a temple hall with a gold-toned shrine behind. In the foreground, a young man with a dark topknot and rudraksha beads, hands pressed in namaste, sits in a row of devotees wearing saffron-orange cloth. Before them lie banana-leaf plates heaped with food, alongside small brass cups. Further along, a child in orange and an older man in white dhoti with yellow-trimmed cloth and a white head covering also sit with hands folded. Behind, a figure in red on a raised platform appears in the upper left corner, and a screen shows a white figure. Several seated onlookers in white and yellow fill the background.

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January 01 20192019-01-01Photograph of a long row of seated devotees in orange-saffron robes at an ashram hall, hands pressed together in anjali during a meal offering. Before them stretch rows of banana-leaf plates heaped with bananas and food, with metal tumblers and small cups set along the leaves. Many have dreadlocked or long hair, tripundra-style white markings on foreheads, and rudraksha malas; one man wears a leopard-print headband and a ribbed brown turban-wrapped figure sits near the back. In the background, a few figures stand in white and saffron near a golden shrine area with a lit screen.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01A row of young men seated cross-legged on a polished floor in orange robes with gold borders, palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Many wear rudraksha malas, bead bracelets and white tilak or vibhuti marks on their foreheads; a few have long dreadlocked hair. In front of them, banana leaves hold food offerings, small mounds of white rice or sweets, and water bottles, indicating an annadan or satsang meal. Background shows a hall with a few more people and a white-clad figure near the top right.2016-07-12A row of saffron-robed sannyasis sits cross-legged on a hall floor with palms pressed together in namaskar during the Maheshwara Puja. Many wear rudraksha malas, white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads, and orange cloth wraps; some have bare upper bodies with white markings. Before them lie green banana-leaf plates set with rice, vegetables and cups, with a red curtain and a large colourful backdrop behind. Several people in the background stand near the stage.2016-08-02January 08 20182018-01-08A photograph of seated sannyasis in a large hall, sitting in a row on mats with hands pressed together in namaste. Foreground men have long matted dreadlocked hair wound in topknots, bare upper bodies with white ash stripes on arms and chest, and rudraksha beads, wearing saffron-orange and rust-red dhotis and shawls with gold-bordered edges. Before them stand rows of brass tumblers and banana leaves holding food. At left, a person in a white garment reaches toward a brass tray with lit oil lamps. Many more seated sannyasis in orange cloth and a crowd continue in the background.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08A 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.2014-09-13Many young men and boys in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans sit cross-legged in a long row on the floor of a hall, facing a banquet-style meal. Brass cups and bowls sit on green leaf plates with food, and several boys press their palms together in prayer. Some wear white sacred ash on their foreheads and gold bangles, and rudraksha beads hang at their chests. Large orange banners hang on the walls in the background, and white chairs line the far side.2018-01-08July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesA long row of seated sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and turbans eats a meal from green leaf plates on a white tiled floor. In the foreground a young sannyasi with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets sits with palms pressed together in namaste, next to a bearded sannyasi in an orange turban and orange wrap with a rudraksha mala who also holds his hands in anjali. Brass tumblers and bowls hold food and drink beside the leaves, with puris and rice dishes on the leaves. The sannyasis sit cross-legged on a mat with a blue and purple border.2018-01-08