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A large hall with a white tiled floor and striped ceremonial banners hanging from the ceiling shows rows of seated devotees in rust-orange saris and saffron robes facing a central aisle. Women in front sit with palms pressed together in namaste on banana leaves set with fruit, flowers and small offerings, with lit oil lamps and candles beside them. Monks in orange and saffron sit in rows further back, and white-clad attendants move between them carrying vessels. Several seated monks on the right are wearing saffron and orange robes, with an offering table draped in orange behind them. The scene reads as a tharpanam or bhandara-style ritual offering.

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December 26 20132013-12-26Photograph of a large hall with a white tiled floor where a seated group shares a meal served on green banana-leaf plates with small white cups. In the foreground, women in white and in saffron-orange saris sit cross-legged in a long row, hands joined in prayer. On the right, saffron-robed monks and sannyasis sit on mats, some with shaved heads, and a cameraman with a tripod films the scene. Above them hang striped decorative pillars with orange and yellow tassels, red curtains line the walls, and a framed portrait hangs on the far wall. Several people stand or move near a doorway at the back.2011-11-07September 21 20162016-09-21March 30 20162016-03-30November 07 20112011-11-07November 07 20112011-11-07Indoor hall with white tiled floor and banners on the walls, where a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and women in orange saris sit in two rows on mats before brass plates. Rows of small oil lamps and leaf plates with fruit and flowers line the floor between them. Several standing women in orange and white and a few seated devotees in white dhotis and saris look on. Hanging lanterns decorate the ceiling. Some in the front row wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2019-07-16Annadhan in 20112011-01-01 +1 copiesA large hall with white tiled floor and hanging lamp-shaped ornaments from the ceiling. Monks and ascetics in saffron and orange robes stand and kneel in rows, several bowing forward over long lines of banana-leaf plates holding fruit, flowers and sweets, with small cups set beside them. A young boy in brown-orange cloth sits cross-legged on the floor in the foreground, holding a small bell or cup. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing stands and sits along the walls, some seated on mats. Framed banners hang on the left wall. The scene appears to be a ritual offering in progress.2019-07-16 +1 copiesA hall with white walls and framed photo panels labelled Sannyas and Nithyananda ashram events. Women in orange-saffron saris and rudraksha malas stand and move around, while a row of women seated on mats eat from banana-leaf plates set with small steel cups and bowls. Several seated women wear dark maroon-brown garments and have white ash markings. A woman in a white-haired orange sari stands near the centre, and women in purple and yellow saris appear in the background. The scene looks like an ashram meal service.2019-07-16Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA large hall where rows of seated devotees in saffron-orange clothing eat a meal served on green banana leaves placed on the floor, with small cups beside each leaf. Many participants wear orange and red saris and saffron robes, and several are seated cross-legged facing the viewer. A large portrait of a turbaned man in orange and red hangs on the back wall above the crowd, labelled as a banner. The floor is white and the ceiling is high with lights. Hanging decorative strings are visible at the top of the frame.2013-01-01 +1 copies