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A seated figure in orange saffron robes with long, swept-back dark hair sits on an orange cloth beside a steel bowl of food, extending his hand to receive or hand over a portion of the mixture. Behind him a dark-haired man in white ritual clothes kneels and offers food from a plantain leaf, and a stainless-steel bowl and cups sit on the floor. Several people stand in white dhotis with yellow shawls and gold-coloured trim, one holding a steel vessel overhead. A microphone stand, steel pots and a plastic basket appear in the background of an indoor hall. The scene suggests a food offering ritual with the orange-clad figure at its centre, with his identity as Swamiji (probable) based on the long hair and saffron robes.

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Annadhan in 20102010-01-01October 12 20102010-10-12A photograph of a ritual exchange on an orange cloth mat. A long-haired man in orange sleeveless robes and a red-orange wrap sits cross-legged on the left, extending his hand over a stainless steel bowl of cooked food, from which he hands a portion to a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and white shirt with gold borders who kneels on the right with cupped hands. Another white-clad man sits at the far left, and standing figures in white dhotis and orange garments are visible in the background. A microphone stand stands near the seated figures. The setting is a hall with pale tiled flooring.2010-10-12A seated man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair sits on an orange cloth, mixing food from a steel bowl with his hands. Beside him, a bare-chested man with a gold-coloured bead necklace sits in the background. Standing behind them, women in white saris with yellow shawls hold steel vessels and offer food, while a man in white dhoti kneels at right, reaching into the bowl. Floral garlands in yellow and purple rest on a white cloth at lower left. Steel cooking pots are stacked along the left wall. The setting is an indoor hall with tiled floor, consistent with a ritual food offering.2010-10-12 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated ritual gathering indoors on a cream tiled floor. In the foreground, a long-haired man with dark shoulder-length hair wears an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth draped over his lap, and extends his hand to pass a portion of cooked food to a shaven-headed man in white clothing with glasses who receives it cupped in both hands. A steel bowl of rice and vegetable mixture sits on a wooden tray in front. Behind them, a woman in white sari with a rudraksha mala sits, a person in white and green-bordered dress bows forward with head down, and a standing crowd in white and yellow clothing is visible at the back. A microphone stand stands at left and a bald man in white sits near the edge. The scene reads as food offering and prasad distribution. a person appearance is probable on the long-haired man in orange with swept dark hair and orange cloth, though the face is partly turned.2010-10-12A seated man with long, dark, swept-back hair wears an orange sleeveless top and orange cloth draped over his lap, with a microphone stand in front of him. He reaches out with his right hand, holding rice or food. A bald man in white ritual dhoti and shirt with red edging kneels at right, cupping prasad in his hands. Behind them, seated people in white garments and a woman in white with a mala sit near steel bowls of food and a tray; standing people in white and orange-red shawls are in the background. The setting is a bright hall with white tiles. Swamiji (probable): the seated man in orange with long hair and microphone matches the page's Swamiji reference through distinctive hair and saffron clothing, and is shown distributing food to devotees during an annadan-style offering.2010-10-12A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with an orange cloth draped across his body, reaching forward to hand food to an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti who holds a small portion of cooked yellow rice in cupped hands. A steel bowl of the same rice sits on an orange cloth in front of the seated man. Behind them, several people in white and cream dhotis and shawls sit or stand on a light floor, and a microphone stand is visible at left. The scene suggests a prasad or annadan distribution.2010-10-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a seated ritual scene indoors. A figure with long, swept-back black hair wearing an orange sleeveless top and orange-red garment sits cross-legged on an orange mat, reaching into a steel bowl of cooked rice mixed with vegetables placed on a low wooden stand. Beside him a young male attendant in white dhoti and shawl with red borders and an orange waist cloth leans forward, holding a handful of the same food. Behind them a young girl in white with an orange shawl stands with hands together, and other men in white dhotis stand and sit in the background. The figure's appearance with long hair and orange clothing is a distinctive presentation cue, so this is a person seated in a food offering, with the attendant in white and red-bordered dress.2010-10-12November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a ritual offering in a hall with orange mats. A long-haired person in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap sits on the left, holding a bronze vessel out over a steel plate of cooked rice and vegetables. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, wearing a gold necklace and a yellow sash, kneels on the right receiving the vessel with both hands. A microphone stand stands between them. Behind, another person in white sits near metal bowls, and a further figure in white is partly visible at top. A water bottle sits on the mat. The long-haired figure in orange is an appearance-based candidate for a person only with several cues, and these are long hair and orange clothing, so it is marked unsure.2010-10-12October 22 20062006-10-22