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May 17 2016

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A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with maroon borders, bare-chested under the wrap, stands at a food-serving station inside a white tent. He holds a long-handled steel ladle over a large green-filled brass vessel and a copper pot, serving green food. A rudraksha mala hangs at his chest. A seated woman in green and red sari and another person in white are at the edges, with copper and steel vessels and pale floor covering around them. The scene suggests annadan (food offering) at a camp.2016-05-17November 15 20132013-11-15Annadhan in 20112011-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a kitchen scene where a man in a reddish-brown silk dhoti and matching shawl with gold border, wearing a long rudraksha-style mala, stirs a large steel pot with a long ladle while smiling. Beside him, a bare-chested young man in an orange-and-cream cloth holds a steel bowl of yellow rice and pours it toward the pot. Around them stand devotees in maroon and orange garments with rudraksha malas, several women wearing white head covers, and a bald man with a tilak. Steel vessels and cooking pots sit on a counter in the foreground.2013-11-15Annadhan in 20112011-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of three women in rust-red and gold-bordered saris working in a steel-equipped kitchen. The woman in the centre, with hair tied back and a long beaded mala, stirs a large steel pot of cooked rice with a ladle. A woman at left wearing a white hair net and beaded necklace kneads or shapes rice by hand, and a woman at right in a white hair net leans over another pot. Stainless steel vessels and trays line the counter behind them.2013-11-15Outdoor ritual photo under a yellow canopy with red fringe. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing orange cloth draped over the shoulder, a heavy gold bead mala and a gold-banded orange wrap, stands at a black stone sculpture and applies a yellow paste with his right hand. A shaved-headed man in orange robes with a gold necklace stands in front with his back to the camera, holding a small bowl to the sculpture. A woman in an orange sari with a maroon border holds a steel pot of paste. The long-haired man has distinctive long hair, ornate gold mala and orange garments, matching the page's a person cue, so he is labelled probable. Behind them are a figure in a dark statue and trees.2012-09-19November 15 20132013-11-15May 10 20132013-05-10May 10 20132013-05-10A photograph of an indoor food-service scene in an ashram-style hall with terracotta floor tiles and a red-framed window. A bald man in saffron-orange robes with a red-and-gold sash and a rudraksha mala carries a large steel tray of yellow prasadam toward a seated figure. Nearby, several saffron-clad devotees, including women in orange saris with red borders and rudraksha malas, lift and sort steel trays and pots. A man at left in a saffron-orange robe stands by a folding table, and a seated person at lower left wears an orange garment with gold trim beside an ornate gold-and-red throne chair. Two women in the foreground sit cross-legged and serve food from steel plates. The scene suggests annadan food distribution.2013-11-15Annadhan in 20112011-01-01 +1 copies