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June 15 2015

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August 02 20162016-08-02Devotees in rust-red and orange robes gather in a hall for a puja at the Bengaluru Aadheenam. Seated women in deep red saris with gold borders place folded paper currency onto a brass plate in front of them, while a woman in a white garment watches from the lower right. Standing around them are robed devotees in red and orange, some wearing rudraksha malas. On the right, a man in orange wraps with bare upper body and a rudraksha mala lifts his hands in ritual gesture. The floor has colourful cloth mats and marigold garlands.2016-03-30June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesA photo of a ritual feeding in a plain cream-walled hall. A seated figure with long dark hair, wearing orange cloth and a beaded necklace, sits on a red and gold cushion behind a small offering plate and a brass tray of food. Standing and kneeling devotees in orange and red saris and saffron dhotis stand around, some holding food. Several seated people on the floor face green leaf plates loaded with food. A framed photograph and a draped cloth stand on a table at the left. A person in a teal sari sits in the lower right. Pale orange and saffron tones dominate the scene.2012-10-12A photograph of a seated community meal in a temple hall. Many devotees in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on long multicoloured striped mats, each with a steel thali plate and small steel tumbler. A bald man in a maroon-and-orange dhoti and shawl, with a beaded necklace, bends forward to serve food from a vessel toward the row. Several seated men wear orange headwear and saffron clothing, and a few wear white. Behind them stand ornate golden lamps and a decorated deity shrine with garlands. A rounded lamp hangs near a wall, and a fan and a monitor appear at the right edge. The dark drapery and ornamented altar suggest a sacred hall, consistent with an annadan-style meal.2015-09-12 +1 copiesDecember 20 20152015-12-20Outdoor-style pavilion with white columns and tropical palms behind. A man in a red-brown dhoti with yellow-gold border and a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together, while men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders stand beside him and others in red garments are visible. A woman in a white sari with red border kneels on a white cloth holding a silver tray of leaves and offerings, and another woman in white kneels beside her. A green leaf mat lies on the white cloth. Several people in white and red clothes stand in the background, and a golden ornate chair with a fan-like staff is visible at left.2015-12-20September 25 20132013-09-25March 30 20162016-03-30Indoor ceremony in a hall with maroon curtains and framed banners on the walls. A bearded man with long dreadlocks and a large pink flower garland sits on the left, extending his hand toward a woman in orange and holding small red fruits. Around them, several women in orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas and a man in a white and gold dhoti stand or bend forward, with a crowd of onlookers in the background. The scene resembles a devotional offering or puja.2017-01-01December 28 20142014-12-28A photograph of a devotional ritual in an open-sided hall with palms outside. A shaved-headed man in a deep red dhoti with gold borders and rudraksha beads kneels and bows forward, hands joined in namaskar, toward a woman in white lying prostrate on a white cloth. Around them stand several women in red and gold saris with rudraksha malas, and a man in white and saffron-robed attendees sit or stand in the background. A woman in a white sari at left holds a silver tray with betel leaves and money. Green banana leaves and offerings lie on the floor. Nearby is an ornate gold-trimmed chair. The scene reads as a padapuja-style reception of honour with devotees, though no name is visible.2015-12-20