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A long row of seated monastics in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans sits cross-legged on a white cloth at a communal meal, with green leaf plates of food and steel cups set along the floor. Many have rudraksha malas and hands pressed together in prayer. Behind them, women in white and cream saris sit in rows in a hall with a lit screen above. The scene reads as an annadan or prasadam meal during a festival gathering.

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August 14 20172017-08-14A seated ritual gathering of monastic disciples in orange and rust-red robes, many with bare shoulders and white forehead markings, hands pressed in namaste. Rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets are visible. Long white cloth runners hold banana-leaf plates of rice, fried snacks, and sweets, with water bottles lined along them. A man in orange with a shaved head and a microphone speaks at the front left, and a woman in the right foreground sits with hands folded. Other people sit in rows behind, and an easel with framed photographs stands at upper left.2016-02-23A seated meal in a pale hall where rows of young boys in saffron-orange robes and matching orange head wraps sit cross-legged on the floor before banana leaves laid end to end. Each leaf holds rice, sliced fruit and small mounds of food, with steel tumblers set along the edges. Several boys reach toward the leaves to eat. Behind them, attendants in white dhotis and white caps, one in a yellow sari-style garment, carry vessels and move along the rows. A few adults in casual clothes watch from the background near a wall with framed pictures.2017-09-11A photograph of a seated meal line of many devotees in saffron-orange clothing and orange turbans, many wearing rudraksha malas, seated on a white floor before banana-leaf plates of food with cups and steel tumblers. Some have white sacred markings on their faces and bodies. A striped pink and green cloth hangs in the background. Multiple participants are visible, some bare-chested in orange wraps, with long braided hair in several cases.2017-09-19 +1 copiesA 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 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.2017-09-19August 14 20172017-08-14September 11 20172017-09-11September 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copiesPhotograph of a long row of seated devotees in orange-saffron robes sitting on the floor before banana-leaf meals. Foreground: a young man with a topknot, white horizontal body markings on his bare chest, tiger-print cloth and rudraksha beads, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Beside him, a bare-chested man with an orange turban and white forehead marks, also in prayer. Rows of brass cups, plates of puris and food on leaves stretch down the aisle. Rows of further seated sannyasis and white-clad attendees fill the background.2018-01-08A 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.2017-09-19September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copies