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A large hall with a white tiled floor during a ritual gathering. In the foreground at right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a white-marked forehead and arms sits with an injured bandaged leg resting on the floor, holding a phone. Next to him a person in orange robes sits on a chair. Along the floor, banana-leaf plates with offerings, small brass cups and kalasha-style vessels are laid on woven mats. On the left, several people in red-orange robes sit on the floor, and a man in white stands near the centre. Colourful hanging paper decorations line the ceiling, and a crowd sits in rows at the back.

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A large hall with white tiled floor and rows of seated men in saffron-orange dhotis and orange head cloths, many bare-chested, facing a central runway. Long green leaves hold food on the floor in front of them, with small brass cups, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands near the middle carrying a green leaf tray. Hanging colourful decorative lanterns and tassels line the ceiling, and a seated audience in white and blue clothing fills the background. Camera tripods are visible at the sides. Seated devotees take part in a communal meal in a Hindu ashram setting.2018-01-08Indoor hall with white tiled floor and rows of banana-leaf meals laid on the floor along a long woven mat. Many saffron-robed sannyasis sit cross-legged eating, one with a bowl near his hand. Standing figures in orange robes and red-orange garments with garlands move along the aisle, some with hands pressed together. Hanging paper lanterns and framed pictures line the walls. A man in orange with a red garland and raised palms stands at right. Many other people in white and coloured clothing stand or sit in the background, and mobile phones lie on the floor. a person not clearly visible as a distinct candidate here.2019-07-16September 05 20132013-09-05 +1 copiesInterior of a large hall with white ceiling fans and hanging decorative cylindrical banners in red, yellow and blue. Several men in white dhotis and shawls stand and walk along a central aisle lined with orange cloth mats. Along both sides, banana leaf plates hold small white offerings and clay lamps. Some people in orange robes sit on the left, and a crowd in white clothing sits or stands in the background. Whether any of the standing men is a person cannot be determined from appearance, so no identification is made.2010-09-17A photograph of a large hall where many young men in orange saffron cloths sit in long rows on the floor, many with orange or saffron head wraps and rudraksha-style beads, eating from banana-leaf plates with small brass cups and bowls set out in front of them. Food scraps are scattered on the white tiled floor. At the far end a stage holds a seated figure and a painted backdrop, and a video screen and camera on a tripod sit at the right. Ordinary white-clad devotees sit on chairs and mats along the right side, and a few people stand near the stage. Red, pink and orange banners hang on the walls.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08July 16 20192019-07-16 +1 copiesA large indoor hall with a white tiled floor and rows of seated people eating a communal meal from banana leaves, with steel tumblers at each place. Many are dressed in orange-red saffron garments and red head wraps, with some sitting bare-chested and others in white. Hanging decorative streamers in red, orange and yellow decorate the ceiling, and a large screen glows at the far end of the hall. Wall posters and framed images line the walls. Hundreds of people are visible, seated in long lines and moving about the room.2018-01-08A seated meal-offering scene in a pink-walled hall with a tiled floor. Rows of people sit cross-legged on mats in saffron and orange robes, several with hands in anjali, facing a shrine with deity murti and a small screen. In front of them are banana-leaf plates with food and brass cups, as at an annadan. In the foreground, men with bare upper bodies and white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, sit with their backs to the camera. A cameraman with a video camera stands at the right. Hanging decorations and a stage backdrop are visible. Roughly 40 or more people are visible.2018-01-08A large hall with white tiled floor and hanging decorative lanterns in orange, red and blue fills the frame. Rows of seated devotees face inward; on the left, many people in white and orange clothing sit on mats, while on the right a long line of saffron-robed sadhus in orange and red turbans sits before rows of brass cups and leaf-plate offerings laid on the floor, consistent with a puja or aarti. Ceiling fans, chandeliers and portrait-lined walls surround the gathering. Distant figures stand near a stage at the far end. Many people are visible, mostly seated.2018-01-08Wide view of a large hall filled with seated participants in orange and saffron robes, many in rows on the floor facing a central figure dressed in white cloth standing near the front. Several women in white and red saris sit on mats, one holding a small brass plate in the foreground, and rows of brass plates with offerings line the right side. Hanging orange and red lanterns, chandeliers and ceiling fans are visible, with framed banners on the pink walls.2018-01-08A wide photograph inside a large hall with pink walls and hanging lanterns, showing a long row of sannyasis seated on the floor in saffron-orange dhotis and orange turbans, many bare-chested with ash markings. Leaves and small brass cups with food offerings are set in front of them on green leaf plates. Further back, seated devotees in white dhotis and shawls face a stage where performers in white and coloured costumes stand, and a screen shows a bright image. A video camera on a tripod records the scene at right. A standing figure in black stands at the centre aisle. The sannyasi in front on the right wears a painted face and a long braid, with a kumkum mark on the forehead; no candidate is clearly identifiable as a person.2018-01-08