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A photograph of a seated meal line of many devotees in saffron-orange clothing and orange turbans, many wearing rudraksha malas, seated on a white floor before banana-leaf plates of food with cups and steel tumblers. Some have white sacred markings on their faces and bodies. A striped pink and green cloth hangs in the background. Multiple participants are visible, some bare-chested in orange wraps, with long braided hair in several cases.

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September 19 20172017-09-19September 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated meal in a bright hall where several young devotees in saffron-orange dhoti-style wraps and matching orange turbans sit cross-legged on mats, eating from green banana leaves with paper cups of water nearby. Many wear rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, and some have sacred ash markings on their bodies. A figure in the top left wears white with a yellow border and stands behind the row. Blurred heads in the foreground belong to people seated facing the group. Several seated figures are smiling or chatting. A swami-style person is not clearly visible, so no identity is asserted. Counted physically visible people are roughly two dozen, within the 6-20 to 21-100 band.2017-09-19 +1 copiesA long row of seated monastics in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans sits cross-legged on a white cloth at a communal meal, with green leaf plates of food and steel cups set along the floor. Many have rudraksha malas and hands pressed together in prayer. Behind them, women in white and cream saris sit in rows in a hall with a lit screen above. The scene reads as an annadan or prasadam meal during a festival gathering.2017-08-14September 19 20172017-09-19August 14 20172017-08-14A seated row of young boys and teenagers in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans sits on the floor, cross-legged on banana leaves set with small white cups. Several wear wooden rudraksha malas and thin gold chains; some have white ash lines on their bare chests and arms. Behind them a white-clad figure stands near a steel counter. The mood is an ashram meal setting, with figures looking to the side as if listening or waiting.2017-09-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of young men in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans seated cross-legged on a white mat in a hall, eating a meal from banana-leaf plates. Their plates hold rice, yellow dal, fried items and sweets, with small white cups beside them. Several men have white sacred markings on their chests and arms, and many wear rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. A bearded man in dark-framed glasses and a white shirt sits among them, and a child in an orange turban is at the right edge. Some seated figures have hands raised in a blessing-like gesture. Behind them are stainless steel counters and a pale wall.2017-09-19A long row of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans sits cross-legged on a white tiled floor during a communal meal. Many have their hands pressed together in anjali mudra, and some wear rudraksha malas and sandalwood tilak. In front of them, banana-leaf plates line the floor, each holding rice, flatbreads, sweets, fruit and side dishes, with steel tumblers set beside them. The scene looks like an annadan or prasadam meal at an ashram hall. A few devotees have leopard-print headcloths, and one has a pale-skinned companion seated among them in the row.2018-01-08August 14 20172017-08-14A photograph of a long row of young men seated on the floor in saffron-orange clothing, wearing orange turbans and orange cloths over their shoulders, with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and arms. They sit cross-legged and eat from banana leaves laid along the floor, with cups, scattered food and yellow sweets visible. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at the left edge, and seated devotees in white are in the background near a red curtain. The scene suggests a communal meal with seated devotees in an ashram hall.2017-09-19 +1 copies