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A seated meal gathering in a hall: a long white cloth runs along the floor with green banana-leaf plates, small bowls of food, steel cups and water bottles. Several saffron-robed monks sit in a row with rudraksha malas and red-and-saffron sashes; two in front press palms together in anjali. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and red sashes and white clothes, including children and women in saris, watch. A small oil lamp sits on the floor at left.

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A seated group of devotees and monastics in orange and red robes sits in a row on a white cloth along the floor, facing left toward offerings. Banana leaf plates hold rice, sweets, fruit, and small white bowls, with plastic water bottles and cups along the line. In the foreground, two shaven-headed men in red-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas sit with palms pressed together in anjali, one wearing glasses. Behind them, a row of people in saffron and orange shawls, many with hands folded in prayer, fill the frame, including women in colourful saris and western-dressed attendees with red sashes. A small brass oil lamp sits on the floor at the left edge. No clear a person appearance cues are visible on any individual, so no identification is made.2015-12-20Seated devotees in orange and saffron robes perform a ritual at a long low table covered with a purple cloth, with banana leaves, bowls of food and fruit, and water bottles in the foreground. Several shaved-headed men in the front row sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, with white and orange tilak marks on their foreheads and wooden rudraksha malas around their necks. Younger boys in orange clothes and red-and-orange shawls sit beside them with hands folded. A brass kalasha stands near the table. Behind them a large hall is filled with onlookers in white and red-orange clothing, some wearing saffron scarves.2014-12-28September 14 20142014-09-14September 30 20162016-09-30July 12 20162016-07-12A photograph of a long row of saffron-robed sannyasi seated cross-legged on the floor of a bright hall, hands pressed in namaste, with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and arms. Several wear rudraksha malas and one wears gold bangles. In front of them lie banana leaves set with rice, yellow dal, and small portions of food, with white paper cups of water along the row. Many more monks sit further back, and a pedestal fan stands at the right.2013-07-14 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20142014-09-14May 23 20152015-05-23 +1 copiesDecember 28 20142014-12-28May 17 20142014-05-17March 30 20162016-03-30A photograph of a seated group performing a pada puja in a tiled hall with pink walls and red curtains. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged before brass plates of offerings, small brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels, one holding a small lit wick. Behind them, white-clad men with white shawls and striped borders sit with brass trays. Further back, women and girls in yellow, white and pink saris and salwar kameez sit in rows, some holding offerings. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance cues, so the a person field is unsure.2011-08-04