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A photograph of a seated meal ritual in a decorated temple-style hall. Several men in saffron and orange robes sit behind low, ornate silver-covered tables. In the centre, a man wears a red turban, bare shoulders, a large beaded rudraksha mala, and gold armlets; he is. Behind them, men in white dhotis with yellow borders serve food from metal pots and trays. Behind the seated figures stand silver and red shrine structures with deity murti and garlands, and a lamp in the upper left. The scene resembles an annadan or bandara offering.

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September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a row of seated senior sadhus and mahants eating a feast at ornate silver-toned low tables, with water bottles and food-laden plates in front of each. Foreground: a white-bearded man in a bright orange silk kurta with glasses and a rudraksha mala eats from a plate. Next to him, a bearded elder in peach-coloured robes with glasses eats with his right hand. Further along, a bald-headed man in orange and a turbaned man in red-orange sit at the table, and more saffron-robed sadhus with long white beards continue down the line. A standing attendant in white with a red-and-white cloth and a brass bowl stands in the background, with a deity murti and red drapes behind. This is a bandara-style annadan meal. No person in this image has been identified as a person by appearance.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeveral saffron-robed sadhus sit cross-legged at silver-trimmed low tables in a decorated pavilion, eating a meal from brass and silver plates. The nearest figure on the right has long grey hair, a grey beard, a saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, eating with a spoon. Beside him an older man wears a yellow tilak on his forehead and glasses, and a man in a red turban and saffron robe, with a beaded mala and gold bangle, sits at the centre. Steel water bottles and a brass dish stand on the tables, with white-clad attendants and a gilded ornamental backdrop behind them.2015-09-11A festive tented hall with red drapery and ornate gilded shrine arches holding deity murtis, including a central image of a deity pair with a trident-like staff. Many saffron-robed sadhus sit at long silver-trimmed tables, seated and eating from brass plates, with water bottles before them. A man in white dhoti with gold border stands at the near side, facing the tables with his hands together, appearing to serve or address the gathering. Another standing figure in orange cloth with a gold-bordered shawl and a sling bag is nearby. Several attendants in white and orange move along the dais. This looks like a bhojan or annadan gathering at a mela camp.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 17 20152015-09-17September 11 20152015-09-11September 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copies