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Seated row of saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and white tilak markings sit cross-legged on a tiled floor before banana-leaf plates heaped with rice, curries and fried items, each beside white paper cups. Several wear rudraksha malas and bead bracelets; one has ornate gold chains. Behind them more people in white and some in saffron sit in a hall with framed photographs on the walls and a framed image of a deity murti on the left. Rows of devotees in white and lavender sit along the room, making a shared meal offering in a ritual setting.2016-08-02A photograph of a dining or serving scene in an indoor hall with tiled floor and wooden shelving. Several shaven-headed men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps with rudraksha malas serve rice dishes from white plates to a row of people. A man on the right in an orange top and dark hair receives food, and a bald man in orange in the centre holds a plate. Banana leaves with rice and sides are laid out on a white cloth on the floor in front, with water bottles and a brass-coloured trident stand visible at right. A woman with short hair and beaded necklace stands at the left edge, and a man in a white shirt is in the background.2015-12-20A photograph of an indoor event hall with white draped ceilings and wooden shelving behind. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a red wrap, wearing a long rudraksha mala and red tilak, holds a white plate of yellow rice and feeds a dark-haired devotee in orange robes and rudraksha mala who opens her mouth to receive it. Other orange-robed devotees stand along a white-draped serving table with plates of food and leaf-served portions. At the right background, a seated person sits near an ornate gold throne-like seat beside a brass urn. Sidelined attendees in saris and casual clothes move around the buffet tables.2015-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of saffron-robed sannyasis and female devotees seated on low wooden platforms in a hall, eating a meal from green banana-leaf plates with cups beside them. Rows of shaved-headed men in orange-red cloth with rudraksha malas sit at the back and along the left, some wearing white forehead markings, while women in orange saris sit in the foreground with their backs partly turned. A tripod-mounted camera stands at the top left, and a table draped in red cloth holds small statues and brass items. Many people are visible, and the scene is an ashram-style communal meal.2014-09-14April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesSeveral men in saffron-orange dhotis and orange shawls stand in a long row, eating rice from their hands at a banquet. Foreground, a grey-haired man with a bare chest, white-painted face and forehead marks, wearing rudraksha malas and a red bindi, holds rice in both hands. Others nearby have white body markings and orange wraps, and banana leaves with rice dishes line the table. The hall has pink walls and framed colourful pictures.2017-08-14April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesIndoor photograph in a plain white-walled hall with tiled floor, showing a row of saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad male devotees in an ashram dining or serving line. A bald man in an orange saffron robe at centre holds a steel plate of food and smiles while extending it toward a man in white dhoti and shawl with a shoulder bag. Other men in white dhotis with yellow and maroon borders stand smiling along the line, several wearing rudraksha malas. A man in orange garments stands at the left edge; a seated figure in white bends over a leaf plate on the floor. Metal serving trays and a wall-mounted speaker are visible. No deity murti or throne is shown.2011-03-05July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20142014-09-14