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A seated row of devotees in saffron-orange robes sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, at a long white-covered floor table set with banana-leaf plates, small bowls of food, and water bottles. In the foreground a shaved-headed man wears a dark rudraksha mala, earrings and a bead bracelet. Beside him a girl in orange with glasses and a red shawl and another young woman in orange with a mala also pray. Behind them a cameraman films, and a man in white stands near a cabinet with a red-cloth-clad figure seated at the far right. The setting is an indoor hall with pale columns and greenery visible through open doors.

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A photograph of a seated group of devotees in saffron and orange robes, palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, in a row along a white cloth on the floor. In front of them are banana-leaf place settings with small bowls of food, water bottles and cups. The front figure on the left has a shaved head, rudraksha mala beads and hoop earrings. Beside him, a girl in orange with glasses and a red-and-gold shawl also prays. Behind the row, a cameraman films from a tripod, and attendants in white and red stand nearby. Further back, a seated figure in red and white sits near a gold-framed altar.2015-12-20 +1 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA 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 photograph of a row of young boys seated cross-legged on the floor in orange saffron robes, palms pressed together in prayer. Several boys have shaved heads and white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads, and some wear rudraksha malas around their necks. In front of them on green leaf plates are servings of food such as flatbreads and cooked vegetables, with white paper cups lined up along the edge. The setting appears to be a tiled hall, consistent with a shared meal or annadan after prayers.2014-09-13A large group of saffron-robed monastics sits cross-legged on a white tiled floor in a hall, their backs to the camera in the foreground. Rows of seated devotees in orange and red garments press their palms together in anjali behind them. Banana leaves in front of the foreground figures hold small cups, fruit, rice and sweets, offerings for a puja. A tripod camera stands at left and a deity murti is visible on an altar at the back of the hall. The scene suggests a Maheshwara Puja ritual offering of food to sannyasis.2016-08-02September 13 20142014-09-13September 26 20132013-09-26September 19 20172017-09-19A seated meal gathering in a hall: a long white cloth runs along the floor with green banana-leaf plates, small bowls of food, steel cups and water bottles. Several saffron-robed monks sit in a row with rudraksha malas and red-and-saffron sashes; two in front press palms together in anjali. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and red sashes and white clothes, including children and women in saris, watch. A small oil lamp sits on the floor at left.2015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20August 02 20162016-08-02 +2 copiesA long row of seated sannyasis in saffron-orange robes and turbans eats a meal from green leaf plates on a white tiled floor. In the foreground a young sannyasi with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets sits with palms pressed together in namaste, next to a bearded sannyasi in an orange turban and orange wrap with a rudraksha mala who also holds his hands in anjali. Brass tumblers and bowls hold food and drink beside the leaves, with puris and rice dishes on the leaves. The sannyasis sit cross-legged on a mat with a blue and purple border.2018-01-08