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Photograph of a bhandara-style gathering in a pink-walled hall decorated with multicoloured balloons. A large red banner reads a name and title in Hindi, with a sign naming Mahamandaleshwar Swami Atmanand Puri Ji Maharaj. Several sadhus in saffron and orange robes stand behind low wooden tables set with plates of flowers and offerings. In the foreground an elderly man in a white head covering and a bearded sadhu in a light orange kurta fold their hands in reverence. On the right a man with long dark hair and a red robe, wearing a red rudraksha-style mala, bends over a red cloth spread on the floor. Behind them a deity murti is visible beneath a decorated canopy.

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March 13 20142014-03-13March 13 20142014-03-13Indoor photograph of a seated row of saffron-robed sadhus at a bhandara in a pillared hall with pink walls. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange shawl and white kurta sits cross-legged beside a bald man in orange robes. Behind them, more saints in orange sit on the floor, with a man in orange turban and a woman in red attire standing near a low wooden table holding steel thalis of marigolds and yellow flowers. A red banner with white and gold lettering hangs on the left wall. Devotees in white kurtas stand at the right. Several people are visible, the foreground seated figures and standing attendants included.2014-03-13March 13 20142014-03-13March 13 20142014-03-13March 13 20142014-03-13 +1 copiesA photograph of a bandhara or satsang gathering in a pink-walled hall with a red banner reading in Hindi about an ashram. Seated on the floor in front, several saffron-robed sadhus wear white and orange flower garlands; a bald sadhu in the foreground wears orange with a marigold garland. Along the right, devotees in white kurtas, white headcloths and a woman in turquoise sari hold brass trays with lit oil lamps (aarti). Paper numbered name cards sit on low wooden tables, and colourful balloon garlands hang from the ceiling. A seated figure with long hair and rudraksha-like beads sits among the sadhus, but appearance cues are insufficient to identify anyone.2014-03-13March 13 20142014-03-13 +1 copiesA photograph inside a pink-walled hall at a bhandara-style gathering. Saffron-robed sadhus and seated devotees sit in rows on the floor behind low wooden tables, many wearing white marigold garlands. In the foreground, a saffron-clad older bald man with a white garland sits near the bottom left, and a dark-haired man in red garments with a garland sits beside him. On the right, white-clad devotees, several in white head cloths, hold metal plates of burning camphor aarti flames toward the seated group. A red banner with Hindi text hangs on the left wall, and colourful paper balloon decorations hang from the ceiling. Several people stand in the background.2014-03-13A photograph of a row of seated saffron-robed sannyasis in a pink-walled hall during a bhandara-style gathering, with flower garlands on their necks. In the foreground a bald man in saffron robes and white-and-orange garlands sits beside a woman in an orange sari with a garland, smiling. Across the row, devotees in white kurtas, white head coverings and a woman in a teal sari and head covering hold metal aarti plates with burning flames, performing aarti while flames rise from small lamps on low wooden stands. A red banner with white and yellow lettering hangs on the left wall, and colourful balloon garlands decorate the ceiling. Several people stand in the background. Whether any saffron-robed figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so no identification is made.2014-03-13September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesPhotograph of a bhandara meal gathering in a pink-walled hall with a marble floor. A red banner lettered in Hindi and English announces Mahamandaleshwar Swami Atmanand Puri Ji Maharaj. Saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged on the floor behind low wooden tables set with metal thalis and water bottles. A standing sadhu in an orange turban and robe gestures while speaking, and a man in dark striped clothing stands near the left. A seated figure in the centre holds a microphone; in the background are framed religious prints and a silver-framed photo on a side table. Seated devotees in the foreground, including a woman in a yellow top and another in pink, face the front. Several people are visible in total.2014-03-13 +1 copies