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Annadhan in 2008

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A domestic dining scene in a small room with a pale curtain behind a table. A young man in white kurta with an orange shawl and a red tilak pours water from a plastic bottle into a metal cup. A seated person in an orange top, wearing a pink flower garland and green leaf garland, eats from a steel plate. A woman in a cream floral sari with a black necklace stands at left. On the right, a framed portrait on a shelf beside brass vessels shows a person with long dark hair and a garland. A steel tumbler and bowls rest on the table.2008-03-12November 25 20042004-11-25July 28 20082008-07-28October 12 20062006-10-12A man with long, swept-back black hair wears an orange saffron sleeveless garment and a rudraksha mala of dark beads, seated at a red table and eating from a terracotta plate on an orange towel. A young woman in white with a white shawl and rudraksha beads sits to the left, eating from a metal plate. Standing attendants in orange and white clothes stand behind, one holding a terracotta bowl at upper right, and brass vessels sit on a side table. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2010-08-30A photograph of a ritual exchange indoors. In the left foreground a man in an orange sleeveless garment with an orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala stands with his hair tied in a bun, reaching toward a silver tray. A woman in a maroon sari with a red bindi and long hair holds the tray, which carries a small gold object and offerings. Behind them, two women in green and maroon saris stand near a white cylindrical air cooler, and a seated person's head is visible at the lower right. The man's identity is not established by visible cues beyond clothing, so no name is given.2011-12-31A photograph of a ritual at a covered open-sided hall with orange-tinted roof panels and green metal beams. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a gold border leans forward, spooning white substance from a steel vessel onto a large steel plate. Beside her a man in an orange wrap, with shoulder-length dark hair and a garland of red roses and white flowers, smiles while holding the plate. Behind them other women in white stand, one with palms pressed together in prayer, and a girl in white with a rudraksha mala looks on at left. Steel pots and bowls sit on the ground.2006-10-12A photograph of a ritual at an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated orange ceiling and green metal beams. A man with long, dark, swept-back hair wears saffron-orange robes and a white-and-red flower garland; he holds a large metal tray with both hands while a woman in a white sari with a gold border works at a steel bowl beside him, and a seated elderly woman in white presses her palms together. A man in a white head wrap stands at the right edge. Steel bowls and vessels sit on a stone ledge. Appearance-based label: a person, the saffron-robed man with long hair and garland, offering a tray in a Maheshwara Puja setting.2006-10-12September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph of a man seated at a small table draped in a silver-patterned cloth, wearing an orange sleeveless top and a large red rose garland with a green leaf piece at the back of his head; his long dark hair is tied back. On the table are steel tumblers, a covered steel container, a white food container with blue clasps, and water bottles. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a framed photo sit on a cabinet behind him, and a partially visible person in white stands at the left edge. Pink floral curtains and peach walls frame the room.2008-03-12September 17 20102010-09-17October 12 20062006-10-12