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January 08 20182018-01-08March 14 20172017-03-14Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +3 copiesDecember 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-orange cloth with a dark brown rudraksha-style mala and a large brown shawl sits on a red cushion, smiling as he receives yellow prasad from a silver bowl held by a woman in a white sari with a red blouse and red-and-gold border. Behind them, several devotees in white and orange garments bend over the bowl, and a silver staff rests beside the seated figure. A silver bowl of yellow mixture sits on a banana leaf on the floor, with yellow grains scattered around it.2014-12-28Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +2 copiesJanuary 08 20182018-01-08A busy indoor ritual setting showing devotees offering food during a naivedyam-style ceremony. In the foreground, a bare-chested, grey-bearded man in white dhoti with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha beads holds a handful of cooked rice toward a basket. A woman with long dark braids and a pink flower garland passes a bowl of rice, while women in cream and gold saris with red sashes and lanyards stand nearby. Several women in orange saris hold plates and stand around a floor with food offerings and banana leaves. A young girl in a green and orange dress stands at the right. The floor is covered with white cloths and small trays of food.2017-08-14A photo of a seated ritual food offering in a hall with a patterned mat floor. In the foreground, a bare-chested sannyasi with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a dark turban and a reddish-brown wrap, seated and reaching into a large silver bowl of yellow rice. Around him, women in white saris with red-orange and gold borders, white head coverings, and lanyards kneel and stand, one kneeling woman holding a white paper plate and another extending her palms toward the offering. Steel trays of rice sit on the mat, and white paper sheets cover the floor. Behind them, devotees in white and orange move about near a wall of framed photographs, consistent with a Maheshwara Puja food offering.2016-02-23December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +2 copies