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A row of seated monks in saffron-orange and red robes with gold-bordered yellow shawls and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a floor with hands pressed in anjali. Several have white sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and arms, and one wears a small headset microphone. In front of them are rows of white paper cups and leaf plates with food and flower offerings. Other people stand blurred in the background.

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A 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 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 copiesA 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.2014-09-13March 15 20142014-03-15 +1 copiesMay 17 20142014-05-17May 17 20142014-05-17April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesNovember 10 20132013-11-10November 10 20132013-11-10 +1 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 seated meal line in a hall. Several men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders sit cross-legged on the floor, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Many have white horizontal tripundra markings on their foreheads and arms, and wear rudraksha and wooden beaded malas. In front of them, banana leaves hold rice, bread, sweets and side dishes, with rows of white and pink paper cups. Behind them, a large framed portrait shows a face in an orange turban, and several men in white shirts stand along the back wall.2013-10-04 +1 copiesNovember 10 20132013-11-10 +1 copies