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A photo of a seated meal scene. Several young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats in a row, bare-chested, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and bodies and rudraksha malas around their necks. They are eating from green leaf plates piled with yellow rice, fried snacks, sliced fruit and small steel cups, their hands reaching to the food. Long dark hair is visible on the right foreground person. Behind them, other people in white and orange clothing move in the background of a hall with colourful striped cloth. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance here.

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A long row of seated sannyasis in saffron-orange robes eat a communal meal on banana leaves laid along a white floor. Many wear tall black or dark topknots and saffron or patterned headwraps, some with rudraksha malas and forearm bands. Brass cups and bowls hold rice, sweets and curries, and several men reach toward the leaves. Some show white ash markings on their skin. Behind them, people in white and orange stand in a hall, and a banner reads Nithyananda Paramashivam and the credit2018-01-08July 26 20142014-07-26 +1 copiesJuly 10 20132013-07-10 +1 copiesJuly 26 20142014-07-26 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20142014-09-13Several men sit cross-legged on the floor at a long silver-plated low table ornately carved with floral and lion-paw feet, eating a shared meal from metal plates. The foreground man, shaved-headed, wears an orange-and-gold dhoti and a rudraksha mala with a white tilak on his forehead, and eats with his right hand. Beside him are other men in saffron-red and white garments, one with a rudraksha mala, while a man in white kurta and white dhoti on the right is seated and eating. Drinking glasses stand on the table among rice, curries and sweets on silver trays. Golden temple-style panels and a red cloth backdrop frame the scene.2014-09-20 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20192019-01-01A long row of seated monks in saffron-orange dhotis and bare upper bodies eats from banana leaves laid on a striped red and green mat under a white tent. Many wear rudraksha malas, sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and chests, and several wear bangles. Each leaf holds rice and vegetable dishes, with white paper cups set beside them. Brightly coloured parasols line the back, and other figures in white and orange stand behind the row. The scene reflects a food offering to sannyasis during a ritual.2016-12-18Photo of a seated communal meal in a hall: rows of saffron-robed monastics sit cross-legged on the floor eating from green banana leaves set with rice, curry and small sweets, with paper cups and water bottles beside them. The man in the centre wears a dark headband, a wooden rudraksha mala and dark bead bracelets, and gestures with his hand while eating. Others in orange robes and malas sit beside him, and a shaved-headed monastic at the front is also eating. Behind them, more people in orange and white stand and move through the hall. Nothing indicates the speaker identity or the identity of any person in the image.2016-07-12January 22 20142014-01-22A photograph of a long row of seated sadhus in saffron-orange robes taking a meal from silver-toned thalis and small metal cups on long silver-finished serving platters, laid over a striped woven mat. In the foreground a bearded sadhu with long matted grey hair and a topknot holds a steel tumbler. Behind them, attendants in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth and orange shawls move along the line serving food, one standing at right with a steel bowl. Several turbans in red and orange appear along the row. The setting is a pandal with a decorated backdrop at upper right.2015-09-12 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copies