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A photograph of an open-sided pavilion with red curtains where several saffron-robed monks sit at a dining table covered with a floral cloth. Steel plates, glasses and water bottles are set on the table. A bald man in a saffron robe sits center-back holding a water bottle, and a figure in a saffron turban and saffron garment sits at right facing the table. Another man in white headwear and white clothing sits beside them. A man in a light blue shirt stands at the right edge outdoors, and a saffron-robed attendant stands at far left. Greenery and parked vehicles are visible beyond the open sides.

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A photograph of a meal being served inside an open pavilion with red and white curtains and a tiled floor. Around a long table draped in a floral cloth, several men in orange and saffron robes sit on wooden chairs, with steel plates, bowls and glasses set out and water bottles on the table. A man in white kurta and yellow shawl stands at left serving, another in white stands in the background, and a man at right in orange holds a steel bowl. One seated man in orange wears a white head covering and another wears an orange turban. The page presents this as a visit from Ramakrishna Mutt swamis at the Bidadi Aadheenam; no one's identity is attributed from appearance. Four to six people are visible.2009-12-11December 11 20092009-12-11Seated monks and attendants share a meal at a long table draped with a floral cloth, set with steel plates, bowls, tumblers and water bottles, in a covered open-sided pavilion with red curtains. A young man in an orange robe and orange head-cloth, seated centre, rests his chin on his hand. A standing man in orange with a shaved head and a mala serves from a steel pot, while a man in white and another in orange attend nearby. Seated monks in saffron and orange robes, one with a bald head and one in a white cap, listen at the table. Background shows a palm tree and window frames.2009-12-11A photograph of a meal being served at a round table covered with a floral cloth in a sheltered pavilion with red curtains and red-brown wooden seats. A seated man in an orange turban and orange robe, with long hair, gestures while talking. Opposite him a clean-shaven monk in a saffron-orange robe eats, and beside him a bearded man in orange serves food from a steel plate. Steel thalis, water bottles and steel tumblers sit on the table. Two men in white kurtas, one with a yellow shawl and one with a video camera on his shoulder, stand in the background near a cardboard box. a person is a seated man in orange turban and orange robe with long hair, speaking at the table.2009-12-11A photograph of a seated meeting around a round table draped with a floral cloth inside an open pavilion with red curtains and striped floor rugs. Seated at the table are four men in saffron and orange robes, including a man in the centre with long dark hair, an orange turban and a raised hand mid-conversation, plus a bald man on the left and two other seated monks. Water bottles, steel tumblers and folded orange napkins sit on the table. Two men in white with yellow shawls stand in the background near cardboard boxes, and a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands on the right beside a carved pillar and a gold-trimmed table. a person is the central figure with long hair, orange turban and orange robe, shown in conversation with the visiting monks.2009-12-11December 11 20092009-12-11December 11 20092009-12-11December 11 20092009-12-11Indoor photograph of a seated meal, apparently a bandara served to saffron-robed sadhus. In the foreground a bearded elder in orange robes and a rudraksha mala eats from a steel plate on a low wooden table, with a water bottle beside him. Another older man with white beard and grey hair in orange sits to his left. Centre, a man in orange robes and an orange turban bows forward toward the seated guests. On the right, a standing man in orange turban and red shawl holds a long staff. Behind them, several more seated sadhus in orange with tilak and malas share the room, with a framed picture on the wall. White tiled walls and floor. Water bottles and steel plates of food are on the tables.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesIndoor meeting in a plain room with a long beige-covered table set with steel plates, steel tumblers, folded napkins and a brass-rimmed tray. Seated at the table in saffron and orange robes are several sannyasis: a bearded elder with long grey hair and a large rudraksha mala, a man in orange with a red tilak and beads, a man in orange with a shaved head, and a turbaned figure on the right in orange with gold ornaments. A younger boy in pale orange stands behind the table beside a standing monk in orange. A banyan tree backdrop hangs on the wall and a red curtain is at left. The seated monk in orange on the left gestures while talking; no identification is made from appearance.2013-02-11January 08 20142014-01-08