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A row of young men in saffron and rust-coloured robes sits cross-legged on a white marble floor, palms pressed together in prayer, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In front of them are long rows of green leaf plates with rice and vegetable dishes, and white paper cups. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange clothing watch, and a woman in purple and yellow sits at the back. Columns and a pale interior wall frame the scene.

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A photograph of many saffron-robed monks and devotees seated in long rows on the floor of a marble hall, hands pressed together in namaskar, during a meal. Each seated person wears orange cloth wraps and rudraksha malas; several have shaved heads and vibhuti or tilak marks. In front of them lie banana leaves heaped with food, flanked by rows of paper cups and glasses. The foreground figure is a shaved-headed monk in orange, with a mala and white forehead mark, praying. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person; the seated figures are priests and devotees at a communal ritual meal.2014-09-13A row of shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a white marble floor, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. Several wear white tripundra marks on their foreheads, rudraksha malas and wrist bands. Before them stand banana-leaf plates laden with food, each row set with small white cups. Behind them, a few people in white stand in a hall with an orange curtain. The seated devotees appear to be sannyasis or disciples taking an annadan-style meal before prayer.2013-07-10 +2 copiesSeptember 13 20142014-09-13July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesA row of saffron-robed male devotees sits cross-legged on a pale floor, palms pressed together in anjali. Many have white vibhuti or tilak markings on their foreheads and arms, and wear rudraksha malas and wrist bands. In front of them, banana leaves hold rice, fried items and small paper cups. Some eyes are closed in prayer, and a few men wear glasses. The scene is a group prayer before food, with the people set in orderly rows.2013-11-10 +1 copiesA row of saffron-robed sannyasis sits cross-legged on a hall floor with palms pressed together in namaskar during the Maheshwara Puja. Many wear rudraksha malas, white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads, and orange cloth wraps; some have bare upper bodies with white markings. Before them lie green banana-leaf plates set with rice, vegetables and cups, with a red curtain and a large colourful backdrop behind. Several people in the background stand near the stage.2016-08-02A photograph of a seated group of shaved-headed monks in rust-red and saffron robes with gold-yellow borders, hands pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed. They wear white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and white horizontal sandal marks on their arms, with rudraksha malas around their necks. Leaf plates with food and rows of paper cups are set on the white floor in front of them, and more young saffron-clad participants sit behind, with white-dhoti-clad figures standing in the background. The scene appears to be a communal meal or satsang gathering in a hall.2014-09-13September 13 20142014-09-13May 17 20142014-05-17September 30 20162016-09-30 +1 copiesA row of seated sannyasis in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a pink cloth along a white marble floor in a temple hall, with white vertical forehead markings and rudraksha malas. Before them lie banana leaf meal plates with rice, yellow dal-like dishes, papadum and sides, each with a white paper cup. The man at right, bald and bespectacled, wears a saffron robe with gold-yellow border, rudraksha beads and a bracelet, with hands pressed together. Behind them stands a saffron cloth backdrop and a gilded altar area.2013-07-14July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copies