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December 18 20162016-12-18A large row of saffron-robed sannyasis sits cross-legged on striped floor mats, leaves and plates of food laid before them with steel cups. A man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a hairnet and holding a blue bowl and ladle, serves food along the line while bending forward. Behind him, others in white and pink saris attend, and in the background a seated figure in red and white adorned with garlands sits before golden deity murtis and a golden throne, as part of a Maheshwara Puja style food offering.2016-12-18September 21 20162016-09-21A photograph of a Maheshwara Pooja food offering outdoors under a blue tarpaulin. A man in white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha mala bends forward and places food on a banana leaf on the concrete floor. Several seated young people in white clothes with orange shawls sit in rows, some holding long wooden staffs, with brass vessels and leaf plates of rice and fruit set before them. Stacked bricks are visible in the background.2006-07-23December 18 20162016-12-18September 11 20152015-09-11 +2 copiesA photograph of a long row of seated men, mostly shaved-headed and bare-chested, wearing saffron and orange cloths with rudraksha malas, eating from green leaf plates on low white tables. A server in a white dhoti with gold borders and a white head covering leans in from the right, serving food with a ladle from a steel bucket. Small steel cups and glasses sit on the tables and a row of plates extends into the distance. Behind them are fans, a blue sign and an ornate gold chair, in a bright hall. Several seated people are partly visible at the left edge.2014-09-14April 22 20162016-04-22A large ceremonial tent hall with white draped walls and hanging lamps during a Maheshwara Puja-style ritual. Rows of men and women sit on the floor on colourful striped mats, many in orange and saffron robes, facing a central area where a white-clad priest stands at right holding a metal bucket, with a white cap and gold-bordered white dhoti. Several shaven-headed sannyasis in white and orange sit in front, some with ash markings, and leaf plates with food sit before them. At left a gold ornate palanquin-style canopy holds a deity murti beside colourful parasols. Some standing figures in red, pink and green saris and dhotis watch from the back, and a dark screen hangs on the wall.2016-12-18May 05 20162016-05-05A man in white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl bends forward at left, serving food from a steel pot with a ladle onto metal thali plates set on low wooden tables. Seated on red and blue striped mats are several sadhus in orange saffron robes, including bearded elders and a man with long hair and a beard. Behind them stand brass lamps and ornate golden shrine decorations, with another white-clad attendant at the top. The scene appears to be an annadan style meal served to seated sadhus. The server wears an orange-red rudraksha-style shawl draped over his shoulder and a gold wristband.2015-09-11A large seated langar-style meal in a tent-like hall with a long striped rug runner. Many saffron- and orange-robed sadhus sit in rows on both sides, many wearing orange turbans, eating from metal thalis and bowls with bottled water nearby. A man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and red sash bends forward at right, serving food from a steel pot with a ladle onto a bowl. Behind, white-clad volunteers move along the rows and a shrine area with deity murtis is visible at the top. A long-bearded elder sadhu in the foreground sits eating with a spoon. Roughly 60 to 80 people are visible.2015-09-14 +1 copies