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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 2013

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A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-brown shawl draped over his bare shoulders and a red-orange beaded mala around his neck, reaches out to hand a golden-yellow food offering from a large steel bowl to a young woman. She kneels on a gilded wooden platform covered with green banana leaves, wearing an orange sari with a dark red border, a dark rudraksha mala and a white-marked forehead. Behind them a woman in a cream sari and a sling bag holds a steel bowl of white rice, and other people in orange garments stand nearby. A fan and a red cushioned seat are visible. Pale pink wall in background.2013-05-20December 20 20152015-12-20 +2 copiesA seated man in a rust-brown robe with a rudraksha mala sits on a low red-and-gold cushioned seat before a golden halo-shaped backrest, receiving flower petals from a bowl held by a woman kneeling in orange sari. Around him, boys in saffron dhotis with sandalwood tilak and beaded malas stand holding yellow flowers, while a woman in a white sari with orange shawl and other attendants in cream and orange stand near tables of offerings, plants and a maroon curtain behind. a person is the seated figure, identified by his long hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial seated role rather than by face; the scene appears to be a puja or padapuja offering of flowers.2014-12-28January 01 20192019-01-01A photograph of a ritual scene at an ashram stage. A man seated on a silver throne with a silver backrest wears a rust-brown robe, a long rudraksha mala, a gold chain, and a white horizontal forehead mark; his eyes are closed. He holds a handful of yellow food offering toward a large silver bowl heaped with the same yellow prasad, set on a silver stand over a green banana leaf. Two boys in saffron-orange dhotis and turbans stand at left, one with rudraksha malas offering prasad. Two girls in orange sarees sit at right. Painted murals of temple scenes decorate the background. This appears to be a prasad distribution during a ritual. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and a ceremonial throne, consistent with the page reference.2018-01-08A photograph of a pada puja at an ashram hall. A figure seated on a red tiger-print cushion wears a white jasmine garland, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and bangles, and wraps a red-brown and gold cloth; a person figure, with long hair tied back and distinctive ornaments, smiles and offers food from a silver plate of savoury snacks. A bald devotee in an orange and red cloth with a rudraksha mala bows with head lowered toward the plate. Around them women in orange saris and rudraksha malas stand or kneel, one in white with a red-bordered shawl touching a seated woman's shoulder. Behind is a garlanded deity murti with a blue patterned backdrop and red carpet.2014-08-17Indoor ritual scene in a hall with maroon curtains and potted plants. A golden ornate throne stands at left with a silver trident leaning against it. A man in a brown-orange wrap, with a red tilak on his forehead, sits at a low covered table stirring a large silver bowl of yellow food. A woman in an orange sari kneels beside him, holding up a handful of yellow mixture. Around them, young boys and girls in orange robes, some with rudraksha malas and sandal or ash marks, stand or move forward, and several women in orange saris and a woman in white attend in the background. Leaves and banana-leaf plates with small bowls are on the white cloth. Mixed-colour clothing, orange dominant.2014-12-28August 17 20142014-08-17 +1 copiesAugust 17 20142014-08-17January 01 20192019-01-01August 17 20142014-08-17January 01 20192019-01-01