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Photo 11705599 +1 copiesPhoto 11705602 +1 copiesSeptember 21 20162016-09-21A large hall with pink walls and a white tiled floor shows two long rows of seated participants in orange and saffron robes and orange turbans, facing a central aisle. Many sit before banana leaves set with small offerings, cups and fruit. At the far end, a figure in red sits on an ornate gold throne with a gold canopy, flanked by standing attendants in white. A striped woven runner lies down the aisle. Framed portraits hang on the side walls, and a photo collage is mounted at right. Participants fold their hands in prayer. An attendee wearing a white robe stands near the throne, and the scene is a seated assembly before a throne. The image is a photo of the gathering, with the seated figure on the throne appearing as a candidate whose identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2017-09-19Photograph of a large hall filled with seated devotees in orange and saffron robes, arranged in rows on white cloth with brass plates and steel tiffin containers before them. In the foreground a figure with long dark dreadlocked hair, wearing a red-orange wrap, sits on an ornate gold-carved throne-like seat facing the assembly, with a bowl of grains beside them and a small golden deity murti of a bull (Nandi) on the white cloth. A pedestal fan stands in the middle. Pink and white-clad people sit near the front of the hall, and two large screens show the stage. Banner decorations hang at the upper left.2017-07-03 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30Seated figure on a gold-and-brown throne in the foreground, viewed from behind, with long dark hair, wearing a red-maroon garment and holding a silver bowl of yellow rice. Rows of devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas, before banana leaf plates of food and water bottles. Silver food warmers line a side table, and a sanctuary hall with framed images and figures stands behind. White-clad attendants are seated on the right. Several people are visible, most clearly in the front rows.2016-03-30Indoor hall with white tiled floor and banners on the walls, where a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and women in orange saris sit in two rows on mats before brass plates. Rows of small oil lamps and leaf plates with fruit and flowers line the floor between them. Several standing women in orange and white and a few seated devotees in white dhotis and saris look on. Hanging lanterns decorate the ceiling. Some in the front row wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2019-07-16Wide view of a large hall during a Maheshwara Puja food offering. Rows of seated devotees in saffron and maroon robes, many with palms pressed together, sit along long white tables covered with banana-leaf plates of food, water bottles and cups. In the centre, a figure in an ornate gold chair sits on a raised platform before a red-and-gold setting, with flower arrangements and oil lamps nearby. Other devotees in white and cream clothing sit on striped mats in the foreground. Tall fans and wooden screens line the back wall. The scene is a formal monastic sitting with food offering.2016-02-23Wide view of a large hall with a seated congregation on the floor in long rows, many in orange and maroon robes, others in white. Green leaf plates with food and small water bottles lie before them, and a man in orange robes serves from the front-left. In the far centre, a figure sits on a raised golden throne-like seat in front of a wooden screen, with a small image display behind. Red curtains and framed portraits line the walls under ceiling lights. Some people sit on a purple cloth near the centre aisle, and several people in white stand along the room edges.2016-03-30March 30 20162016-03-30Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copies