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A 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.

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A 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.2017-09-19September 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20172017-09-19September 19 20172017-09-19A 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 photo of a large group of young men in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans standing in a line inside a pink-walled hall, many wearing rudraksha malas and small white tilak markings. Several are holding and eating food from leaf or plate portions, while a long table with food offerings. A shaved-headed man in orange on the right also holds food and wears a mala. Ceremonial saffron-clad devotees surround them and the scene appears to be an ashram feast.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14A photograph of a group of young men and boys in orange-saffron robes and orange turbans seated cross-legged on the floor of a hall, with white and red markings on their foreheads, arms and chests and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have hands folded in namaskar or palms pressed together. In front of them along the floor run long banana leaves set with food and white paper cups. Behind them, seated devotees in white and light clothing watch from a gilded altar area with a deity image. Several participants with turbans are visible in the foreground, and a larger group sits behind them.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.2018-01-08A group of young people in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans sit cross-legged on the floor during a meal, seated before banana-leaf plates heaped with rice, cooked dishes, fruit and small paper cups. Several wear rudraksha malas and pale white horizontal stripes on their arms and torsos. The central figures hold their hands together in a gesture of blessing or prayer while one faces toward the camera, and a young girl on the left wears a black ponytail and tassels. A white wall forms the backdrop. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person in this crowd of devotees.2017-09-19August 14 20172017-08-14September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copies