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Annadhan in 20152015-01-01Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20162016-02-23A 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.2016-02-23Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +3 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene outdoors. A figure on the left wears an orange turban, a long white jasmine garland, gold bracelets and a white bandage-like wrap on the arm, seated and smiling. Around him, women and devotees in white and orange-red shawls with rudraksha malas sit close together, several holding silver plates of offerings, small bowls and oil lamps. One woman in a red blouse and white sari holds a bowl near the figure, another in red and gold kneels with a tilak, and a woman in white with a red shawl pours from a bowl. Behind them, older devotees sit with hands folded in namaste. The setting shows a rope barrier and greenery, consistent with a puja or abhishekam gathering.2014-12-17Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +2 copiesPhoto of a Maheshwara Puja food-offering scene in a hall with pink walls and framed photo collages. In the foreground a bare-chested sannyasi with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha mala and orange-red cloth sits on a striped mat, reaching into a steel tray of yellow rice. Beside him an older man in white dhoti and a red-orange shawl also handles rice, and a woman in a white hairnet and white sari with red border serves food. Behind them a line of women in white saris, red shawls and beaded necklaces walks past steel trays, with more saffron-robed monastics in the background.2016-02-23A photograph of a serving line at an indoor event with blue curtains and a red sofa in the background. A man seated on a gold-trimmed throne-like chair, wearing an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, scoops rice from a large silver bowl onto a banana leaf. Several women in white and cream saris with orange-red borders stand at steel pots and serving bowls, one in a lavender sari spooning food. Plates of yellow rice sit on a white-covered table. About five people are visible.2015-12-20 +2 copiesA photograph of an annadan-style food offering in an ashram hall. In the foreground, a woman in a rust-red sari ladles yellow rice from a large polished silver bowl. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with gold border and a white hair net wears a gold pendant and rudraksha mala and watches the preparation. At right, a figure with greying hair and a bare back wearing orange ochre cloth holds rice in one hand and gestures near a laptop on a mat. Behind them, several people in orange sannyasi robes stand, and a monitor displays a screen image. Tripod and cables are visible.2019-01-01Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 23 20152015-10-23