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Several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor eating from banana leaves set with rice, fried snacks and a yellow dish, with small plastic water bottles and red paper cups beside them. The men wear rudraksha malas, bangles and orange-gold sashes, and several have yellow and white sacred markings on their foreheads and arms. Behind them a pale green draped table and a wall of framed black-and-white portraits are visible.2015-05-23A photograph of several seated men in saffron-orange sannyasi clothing eating a meal from green banana leaves on the floor, with small white paper cups set among the leaves. Several men have white ash marks on their foreheads and bare shoulders and arms marked with white paste, and some wear rudraksha malas. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure hangs on a wall at the top, and a green sheet is visible at the upper right. The man in the foreground on the right wears a red bindi-style mark and holds a tumbler, looking off to the side.2013-04-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesOctober 23 20152015-10-23A photograph of a row of shaved-headed monks in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a red and blue striped mat, hands pressed together in namaskar, before a long line of banana-leaf plates with food, small clay bowls, and water bottles. The leftmost monk has a yellow turmeric mark on his forehead; several wear rudraksha malas and bracelets, and one holds a microphone. Behind them are display panels, a standing portrait of a saffron-robed figure, and a red chair. The setting appears to be an exhibition or ashram hall with white floors and mirrored pillars. The monks appear to be sannyasis or devotees; none is identified as a person.2015-06-15 +3 copiesA row of saffron-robed sadhus sits cross-legged on a green cloth-covered floor inside a white tent, eating a meal from white plates. The nearest monk in the foreground wears a gold-beaded mala and a saffron cloth, and eats rice and curry with his right hand. Beside him, another monk in glasses wears a rudraksha mala and saffron robes, and others further down wear orange turbans. Water bottles, small steel bowls, and scattered marigold petals lie on the cloth, with orange bunting strung across the tent ceiling. Seated devotees in white and blue shirts sit at the far right.2015-09-15 +2 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeveral young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats in a hall with an orange draped backdrop and a gold-toned shrine behind them. Each has white vertical tilak marks on the forehead and white ash streaks on the arms, and several wear dark rudraksha malas. They sit before green banana leaves holding fruit, fried snacks, rice and a flatbread, with paper cups nearby. Three central figures are in sharp focus, with more seated people partly visible at the edges. No one is clearly identifiable as a person, and the figures are seated in the foreground.2013-01-01Photograph of several shaven-headed monks in saffron-red robes seated in a row on the floor eating a meal from metal plates. Their robes have orange-gold borders, and many wear long beaded rudraksha malas and orange-beaded necklaces. One monk on the right wears a wristwatch and gold earrings; another in the centre wears glasses. Ash horizontal markings are visible on foreheads. Before them are white paper cups and steel plates of rice and food on a white table.2013-04-14 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copies