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A seated communal meal in a hall where many people sit on a patterned mat eating from brass thalis and steel plates. Men and boys in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha malas and forehead markings dominate the scene, some bare-chested. Women in white and green saris and a woman with a white headband also wear beaded malas and sit among them, eating or holding food. Brass vessels and small cups sit on banana leaves. Standing figures in white dhoti and cloth move among the seated group, and a tiled counter and white draped tables stand in the background. Many people are visible, indicating a large group meal.

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January 01 20192019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01A large group of women seated on the floor in rows during a ritual, many in red and orange saris with rudraksha malas, some with vibhuti marks on their foreheads. They hold small brass plates and lamps and appear to be offering aarti or puja, with trays of flowers, sweets and kumkum set before them. A red carpet and draped red curtains frame the hall, and a chain barrier with stanchions runs through the foreground. A woman in front in orange with a rudraksha mala holds a lamp. No clear a person candidate is visible, and the scene shows devotees performing a group puja.2013-11-20Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20192019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01A large outdoor tent pavilion with white canopy and orange-striped draping and orange pillars hosts a bhandara meal. Many seated men and women in orange and saffron robes sit on the ground in long rows, with white plates and small cups set before them. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes and rudraksha mala leans forward, and a woman in orange sari with gold necklace sits with eyes lowered. A standing sadhu in red robes gestures near a pillar, and a pedestal fan stands among the rows. Some men in white dhoti with yellow borders wear marigold garlands.2016-04-21Dense crowd of devotees seated on the floor at a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala holds an oil lamp aloft; beside him a woman in green and orange sari holds a small lamp, and an older woman in white on the left holds a lamp. Behind them, rows of men in saffron-orange cloth with bare torsos, white vibhuti and tilak, and rudraksha malas sit with hands folded in namaskar. A man in a red-brown wrap and red beads sits in the middle. The setting is a hall with a yellow backdrop. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance.2019-01-01Long rows of saffron-robed sannyasis in orange turbans sit cross-legged on a white cloth runner along a polished floor, with green banana leaves laid before them holding yellow flowers, fruit and food offerings. Several sadhus have white sacred markings on their bodies and rudraksha malas around their necks. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothing watch from rows of chairs, and a man in a white dhoti stands at the right side near a camera tripod. A large screen and a gold-railed platform appear in the background. No single figure is identified as a person in this frame.2017-09-19A large hall where many devotees in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged in long rows on the floor, many with hands pressed in anjali, before rows of leaf plates holding food and steel cups. A bearded figure in orange robes sits on an elevated seat at the upper right, above the crowd, and a screen shows another figure in white. Several people in white clothing sit on the right side among the devotees. Red curtains and framed pictures decorate the walls, and steel containers stand at the left.2019-01-01A 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 credit2018-01-08Interior hall during a seated ritual meal offering. A figure in orange and red sits on a gold throne at the far left, with a standing attendant in white beside them and a lit lamp nearby. Long rows of seated devotees face the center. Many women in orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas press their palms together, while others in white saris and white garments sit on a striped mat in the foreground. Before them are leaf plates with food, small cups and bowls. Yellow flowers and a brass tray of offerings lie at the front. Red walls and framed images of saffron-clad figures line the background.2016-02-23