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A seated row of saffron-robed sadhus with long matted hair pinned up in topknots and white ash stripes on their bodies, palms pressed together in prayer. Rudraksha malas and bead bracelets adorn their arms and necks. Before them stretch banana-leaf plates heaped with food, flanked by brass cups and small lamps. On the left a woman in a cream sari with a bun tends the offerings with an oil lamp. Behind them more devotees sit in rows in orange and white, many with ash marks, during what looks like a prasadam or annadan offering in a bright hall.

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January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08A photograph of seated sannyasis in a large hall, sitting in a row on mats with hands pressed together in namaste. Foreground men have long matted dreadlocked hair wound in topknots, bare upper bodies with white ash stripes on arms and chest, and rudraksha beads, wearing saffron-orange and rust-red dhotis and shawls with gold-bordered edges. Before them stand rows of brass tumblers and banana leaves holding food. At left, a person in a white garment reaches toward a brass tray with lit oil lamps. Many more seated sannyasis in orange cloth and a crowd continue in the background.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08A photograph of seated devotees during a ritual meal in a large hall. In the foreground, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a bun, white tripundra markings on forehead and arms, rudraksha malas, and an orange-brown shawl over a bare chest, sits with palms pressed in anjali. Beside him and along the row, similar sadhus in orange-red robes sit cross-legged with hands folded. In front of them, long rows of banana leaves hold food portions, with small brass cups and vessels lined along the floor. Others in white clothing sit at the left edge. The setting is a bright marble floor with lamps glowing.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08September 30 20162016-09-30 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20182018-01-08A long row of young people in orange and saffron dhotis sits cross-legged on the floor with palms pressed together in namaskar, several with white vibhuti stripes across their foreheads and chests and rudraksha malas around their necks. In front of them, a continuous line of banana leaves is laid with rice, vegetables, fruit, and small cups. Behind them, more seated devotees in white and orange fill the hall, with a warmly lit altar area and a deity murti visible in the background. Plastic water bottles line the left edge of the leaves.2016-09-30A seated meal line of many devotees in saffron-orange robes and white-marked foreheads and arms, with two front men in the foreground with dreadlocked hair, palms pressed together in namaste, rudraksha malas around their necks. Before them lie banana-leaf plates with rice, sweets and fried items, and brass tumblers line the floor in a long row. Other people in white dhotis sit at the left.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08