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A large seated bhandara meal in a pink-walled hall with marble floor, where rows of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees sit on low wooden tables and mats eating from leaf plates. In the foreground a bearded sadhu in orange robes with a red shawl sits at the left, and a standing monk in orange robes serves at the center. A red banner with Hindi text hangs on the wall above, and a framed deity painting and colourful balloons decorate the room.

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March 13 20142014-03-13 +1 copiesMarch 13 20142014-03-13 +1 copiesMarch 13 20142014-03-13 +1 copiesMarch 13 20142014-03-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated bhandara gathering in a pink-walled hall decorated with pastel balloons and streamers. Rows of people sit on a wooden floor before leaf plates and small cups. Several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes sit and stand, a woman in red and gold sits near the front, and a man in a white shirt sits in the foreground. A standing figure in orange robes holds a garland near the centre, and a man in white bends over a pot to the right. A red banner with white and Hindi script hangs on the left wall beside framed deity pictures. Above, a framed portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" hangs among other religious images. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2014-03-13Photograph 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 copiesA photograph of a bhandara feast in a pink-walled hall decorated with pink, green and yellow balloons and ceiling fans. Dozens of people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor in long rows, many holding metal plates of food, while men in white kurtas walk among them serving. A red banner with white and yellow Hindi text hangs on the left wall, and framed pictures and deity images hang on the walls. Several people in white caps and plain white clothing sit or stand near the banner, and a few women in pink and beige head coverings sit in the front rows. a person is not clearly visible in this scene.2014-03-13 +1 copiesMarch 13 20142014-03-13 +1 copiesA large hall with pink walls and strings of pink, yellow and green balloons overhead has many people seated on the floor in rows, eating from paper plates during a bandhara. Most wear saffron and orange robes; some wear pink, white or grey shawls and turbans. A man in white kurta and orange dhoti stands at the right serving food, and a white-robed figure stands near the centre-left. A red banner with Hindi text hangs on the left wall, beside framed deity pictures and a large painted deity mural on the right. A man in a purple hoodie sits at the lower right.2014-03-13 +1 copiesPhotograph of a bhandara meal gathering in a pink-walled hall with a marble floor. A red banner lettered in Hindi and English announces Mahamandaleshwar Swami Atmanand Puri Ji Maharaj. Saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on the floor behind low wooden tables set with metal thalis and water bottles. A standing sadhu in an orange turban and robe gestures while speaking, and a man in dark striped clothing stands near the left. A seated figure in the centre holds a microphone; in the background are framed religious prints and a silver-framed photo on a side table. Seated devotees in the foreground, including a woman in a yellow top and another in pink, face the front. Several people are visible in total.2014-03-13 +1 copiesMarch 13 20142014-03-13 +1 copies