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A photograph of a seated group of young and adult devotees in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas and gold bead necklaces. A boy in the centre, with a tilak mark on his forehead, eats a sweet from a banana-leaf plate while looking at the camera. Other seated men sit on mats beside plates of food on banana leaves, metal cups and small brass bowls. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow border stands. The setting appears to be a communal meal or prasadam distribution.

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Crowded ritual hall with devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and sashes, most bare-chested. In the foreground, a young shaved-headed devotee with white tripundra marks bends forward at the waist, eating from cupped hands a yellow food offering, while a bare-chested man at right holds a handful of the same yellow food and wears rudraksha malas. Others in orange and white clothing stand and sit in the background, with banners and posters on the wall behind. The scene suggests a ritual food-offering or prasadam distribution.2017-07-03Photo 11712328A seated meal scene. In the foreground, several young men sit cross-legged on a mat in saffron-orange cloth, bare-chested with white tripundra and vibhuti markings on their foreheads and arms. Several wear rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. They eat from large green leaf plates heaped with rice, vegetables and fried items, with steel tumblers beside them. Behind them, more people in orange and white clothing stand or move through a hall.2017-03-14Photo of young men in saffron-orange robes and turbans seated cross-legged on a floor, eating a meal from banana leaves with rice and yellow dishes. Several have white vibhuti lines on their foreheads and arms, and wear rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets. The man in the centre wears dark-rimmed glasses and a beaded mala, and a man on the far left has a saffron turban and long braided hair. Colourful temple hangings are visible in the background. No a person candidate is identified by appearance, and the page does not place him at this event.2017-09-11May 08 20172017-05-08Several young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth sit cross-legged on a floor covered with blue mats, eating a meal from green banana-leaf plates. Their upper bodies are bare, with white vertical sacred marks and horizontal tilak lines on their foreheads and arms. They wear rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets; one man has a pendant necklace. Steel tumblers stand before them, and food includes rice, fried items and sweets. Other saffron-clad people stand in the blurred background.2017-03-14January 01 20192019-01-01A photograph of a group of young people seated cross-legged on mats in a hall, dressed in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans, many wearing rudraksha malas. A person in the centre holds a black microphone and speaks, while others listen attentively. Several have white horizontal markings on their arms and shoulders. Green banana-leaf mats and small white cups sit before them, and a banner with a faint logo is visible at the lower right. Several figures are visible; none is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-09-19 +1 copiesApril 09 20142014-04-09Two young sannyasis sit cross-legged on a white cloth on a carpeted floor in front of a yellow-draped table. Both wear orange-saffron dhoti-style cloth with orange sashes, bare chests, rudraksha mala necklaces, white tripundra marks on their foreheads and white ash-like markings on their arms and chest. Each sits before a banana leaf set with rice, yellow rice, curries, papad, pickles and small paper cups of liquid, consistent with an annadan or meal offering. Neither is identified as a person; both are presented as sannyasis or devotees.2024-04-07Two young sannyasis sit cross-legged on a white cloth on the floor, smiling, bare-chested and wearing saffron-orange dhoti and shawls with rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their foreheads and arms. Each has a banana leaf in front of them laden with rice, curries, fried snacks, chutneys and a samosa-like pastry, with small paper cups of liquid beside the leaves. The setting is an indoor hall with a tripod in the background.2024-04-07September 11 20142014-09-11