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A wide photograph of a large hall during a communal meal event, viewed past a gilded trident (trishul) in the foreground. Seated rows of people in orange and saffron robes and white clothes fill the floor, with many diners in front of leaf plates and steel tiffin containers along the right. A man in the foreground with a short beard and dark-brown shawl holds a large brass bowl of yellow food. Behind the rows, framed pictures and a shrine area with deity murti appear along the walls, and a dais with an image is at the far end.

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A large hall with white tiled floor and framed religious paintings on the walls hosts a seated communal meal. Long rows of devotees in saffron and orange robes sit on the floor facing a central aisle, with banana-leaf plates, water glasses and stacked steel plates in front of them. Near the foreground, a man with long dark hair and a dark shawl over a red garment holds a large brass bowl of food, while a woman in a white head covering and white dress kneels beside him serving. In the centre front, two seated figures in white sit on red mats at the head of the rows, and a small oil lamp sits on the floor. Gold-framed murtis and banners line the back of the hall.2016-09-30 +1 copiesIndoor hall with pink walls and fluorescent ceiling lights where a seated, long-haired figure in a maroon-red robe sits on a golden-framed throne-like seat in the lower left, with a silver trident standing beside him. Rows of devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit cross-legged on white mats with green leaf plates and water bottles in front of them, facing the front. A woman in white sari stands at the back near a panel of framed photographs. A colourful striped cloth and a patterned red rug lie in the foreground beside a brass kalasha-style vessel.2016-03-30 +1 copiesA large hall during a ritual gathering. In the foreground at left, a man with long dark swept-back hair, a gold necklace and a maroon wrap sits on a gold-trimmed raised seat with a red-and-orange cloth before him, holding a small object while facing the room. A tall silver trident stands beside him. Many rows of seated participants in orange and saffron robes face the central floor, with banana-leaf style plates and water bottles laid out on white mats. Other people in white clothes sit near the centre aisle, and a line of standing attendants in white is at the back of the hall beneath a wall of framed photographs.2016-03-30September 30 20162016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30Wide view of a large hall with cream walls, red curtains and a central stage backed by a golden deity murti and framed images. Rows of seated devotees fill the floor: on the left many wear white and cream clothes, while on the right a long line of women and men in saffron-orange robes sit before banana-leaf plates with flowers, water bottles and small offerings. A man in white stands at the front left, addressing the gathering. Two large screens display figures on stage, and overhead lights hang from a white ceiling. a person presence cannot be confirmed from appearance.2016-09-30A large hall with a long central aisle lined on both sides by rows of seated sannyasis and devotees in saffron-orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas, seated before banana-leaf plates with food and small cups of water. Near the front, a bare-chested seated figure and a figure in white sit on red mats facing a dais with a golden decorative arrangement and floral garlands. Framed portraits and photo panels cover the walls, and a white-clothed figure stands at the right. The scene suggests a communal meal gathering in an ashram hall.2016-09-30March 30 20162016-03-30September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30February 23 20162016-02-23