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A photograph of a ritual in a bright, whitewashed room with striped woven mats on the floor. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange robe, sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, holding a steel plate of red powder over green leaves. In front of him a person in white clothes with an orange shawl prostrates face-down on the mat. Standing figures nearby include a woman in an orange sari, a woman in white with an orange shawl and glasses, and people in white dhotis and white garments with orange borders. Banana-type leaves and a metal bowl lie on the mat in the foreground. A small framed poster hangs on the wall behind.

A large indoor hall with a striped multicolour floor mat where a long line of men in white dhotis and white kurtas, each wearing an orange shawl, stands or moves between seated groups. In the left foreground a bare-chested figure with long swept-back dark hair and an orange cloth draped over the body sits cross-legged on a low wooden seat, holding a steel plate of food, possibly prasad being served. Banana leaves hold rice, fruit and sweets on the floor at right, and a steel tray with leaves, vegetables and rice sits in the foreground. A seated man in white with an orange shawl takes food from the tray. The setting appears to be a ritual meal or annadan.

Indoor ritual scene with a rainbow striped mat on the floor. A seated figure in orange robes, with long dark hair, sits on a low wooden stool at left, arranging offerings on a leaf plate. Several men in white dhotis and white kurtas, with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, stand and move about the room. Banana-leaf plates hold fruit, flowers and sweets, and a framed picture and marigold petals lie on a white cloth at the left edge. A small framed image hangs on the wall behind.

A photograph of a Maheshwara Pooja offering inside a plain white-walled hall with a tiled floor. A figure with long dark hair in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a striped mat before a low wooden platform, with a brass vessel and a tray of offerings. A standing woman in an orange sari moves across the centre of the room. Rows of men and women in white clothes with orange shawls sit on striped mats, with banana leaves holding fruit, flowers and prepared food in front of them. Oil lamps and a framed mirror draped with a white cloth stand at the left, with a small kalasha-style vessel nearby. A man in white stands with a long staff at the right edge.

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A photograph of a ritual in a bare hall with a grey concrete floor. In the foreground, a person with long, curly dark hair in an orange robe sits cross-legged on a low wooden stool, holding a silver plate lined with a green leaf that holds a heap of pinkish-red food. Around them, several people in white dhoti-style clothing and orange shawls stand or kneel on colourful striped woven mats, and one kneels low to the floor near the plate. Green leaf plates with offerings lie on the mats and a rug, and a brass vessel sits on a mat in the background. The image is blurred from motion.

A photograph of a seated ritual gathering indoors on a cream tiled floor. In the foreground, a long-haired man with dark shoulder-length hair wears an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth draped over his lap, and extends his hand to pass a portion of cooked food to a shaven-headed man in white clothing with glasses who receives it cupped in both hands. A steel bowl of rice and vegetable mixture sits on a wooden tray in front. Behind them, a woman in white sari with a rudraksha mala sits, a person in white and green-bordered dress bows forward with head down, and a standing crowd in white and yellow clothing is visible at the back. A microphone stand stands at left and a bald man in white sits near the edge. The scene reads as food offering and prasad distribution. a person appearance is probable on the long-haired man in orange with swept dark hair and orange cloth, though the face is partly turned.

Photograph inside an open-sided pavilion of a seated long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with red borders and a rudraksha mala, extending his hand toward a brass plate of cooked rice. A man in white kneels before him with an orange shawl, receiving rice in cupped hands. Behind them, several people in white ritual clothes stand and sit, some holding leaf plates, with a banana leaf holding rice and papad at the lower left. The seated man has distinctive long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and orange-red garments, which are probable cues for Swamiji. Standing devotees in white and a ceiling of thatch and beams complete the scene.

Annadhan in 2010

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