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April 26 2012

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Annadhan in 20122012-01-01Annadhan in 20122012-01-01 +2 copiesPhotograph of two seated men in saffron-orange robes on a patterned red-and-cream rug in an indoor hall with a white tiled floor. On the left, a younger man with long swept-back hair wears a dark rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured chain, holding a green leaf plate and a stainless steel bowl of yellow rice. Beside him, an older bald man with a beaded headband and saffron robe with gold trim sits in a carved wooden chair, with bangles on his wrists. A green leaf plate with sweets sits on a silver tray in front. Behind them, women in green-bordered white and yellow saris stand near a steel pot and a white-draped table. A white cooler stands at left.2012-04-26April 26 20122012-04-26 +1 copiesOctober 12 20102010-10-12 +2 copiesApril 26 20122012-04-26A photograph of a seated figure on a gold-upholstered throne with a red cushion, wearing orange robes and a rudraksha mala, long hair tied back, being offered food by a kneeling male devotee in orange and maroon robes with bare upper body and a red wristband. Beside them stands a silver plate of cooked rice on a green banana leaf, and a garland of white flowers hangs on the throne. Other orange-clad devotees and a woman in white and orange stand in the background on a tiled hall floor, with a white cooling unit nearby. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable) for the seated figure, whose long hair, orange clothing and rudraksha mala are visible cues.2011-11-07Two seated men in saffron-orange robes sit on a patterned red and blue rug before a stainless steel bowl of yellow rice on a green banana leaf, with a second banana leaf and small food offerings on a silver tray in front. The man on the left, with long dark hair, a dark rudraksha mala and a smile, gestures toward the rice. The older man on the right, bald, wears a beaded headband, gold bangles and rings, and holds a silver vessel near the carved wooden peetha throne behind him. Other people in white and green saris and saffron robes stand in the background beside steel cooking pots.2012-04-26Two seated men in saffron-orange robes sit on a patterned floor mat during a food offering. The man on the left, with dark hair tied back and a dark bead mala, serves rice from a steel bowl onto a green leaf on a low silver tray. The older man on the right is bald, wears a beaded headband, dark rudraksha malas, gold bangles and rings, and sits beside a carved wooden seat. Behind them, people in white and orange-green saris wear plastic gloves and stand near steel vessels. Papadum-like items sit on the leaves.2012-04-26Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual scene in a bright tiled hall. In the centre, a bald man in an orange saffron robe kneels and holds cooked rice or food in cupped hands, with a bespectacled bald man in a white dhoti and cream shawl with gold border beside him, a rudraksha-style mala visible at his neck. Another person in orange kneels at lower left with a metal plate of yellow food. Several people in white and yellow sit in the background, and a few standing figures in white and orange are at the edges. Colourful hanging decorations and red curtains frame the room. Puja offerings are arranged on mats on the floor.2011-07-20 +1 copiesOctober 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copies