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Annadhan in 20152015-01-01June 15 20152015-06-15 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis, shaved-headed, in an indoor hall during a ritual. Foreground: a bald monk wearing clear-lensed glasses and red rudraksha beads is holding and offering a plate of food or prasad. Center: a younger monk in orange robe with black script print and rudraksha mala smiles while another monk places a garland or beads around him. Right: a monk with a white tripundra on his forehead in an orange printed shawl looks down. Background: women in white saris with red borders and white head coverings, a white lace umbrella canopy, and printed banners. Several saffron-clad figures in the crowded scene.2015-06-15 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14A photograph inside a tent at a Kumbh Mela camp, with a white-curtained shrine and silver ornate canopy behind. A seated person in an orange-red turban and saffron robe with a gold necklace and rudraksha bracelets holds a golden object and gestures toward a sadhu in orange and a red-and-orange shawl printed with mantras. Other sadhus stand nearby, one with grey hair and an orange cloth, another in pink with a white beard, and a man in a white kurta with a red shawl. Garlands, brass lamps and a deity murti are visible. The seated figure's appearance is not clearly confirmable as a person.2015-09-11April 23 20162016-04-23A photograph of a ritual exchange inside a tent-like shrine space with red-and-gold draperies. A man in a saffron-orange turban, gold necklace and beaded rudraksha malas sits on a raised seat, extending his hand to a white-haired older man in an orange kurta and red patterned shawl who bows forward and takes his hand. A shaved-headed man on the left wears an orange shawl and rudraksha beads, and a man in white dhoti with a red shawl stands behind. Behind them are silver-framed deity murti and a golden decorated seat with a parasol, with brass lamps on a table. Visible cues on the seated man (turban, gold necklace, malas, saffron clothing) are consistent with the a person candidate, though the face is not used for identification. Several people are visible.2015-09-11 +1 copiesFour shaven-headed men in saffron and orange robes gather in a hall with a golden figure visible at the top right. The man at right, wearing thin-framed glasses and a rudraksha mala, looks down at a folded green leaf and paper slips held in his hands. Beside him a man in a red-brown garment and rudraksha necklace bends over a mobile phone, while to the left two smiling men wear orange shawls printed with mantra text, sandalwood marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. A small logo appears at the top left corner, and a stone-coloured wall and display boards are behind them.2015-06-15Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA seated satsang audience in a large hall, mostly men in white dhotis and kurtas with orange-red shawls printed with dark script. Many have white vibhuti tilak on their foreheads and some wear rudraksha malas. In the front centre a smiling man in white with wire-rimmed glasses and a red shawl claps his hands, and a man at right holds a teal device. Others sit with hands folded in prayer or clapping, and a few wear eyeglasses. The scene is a group devotional gathering with no visible a person candidate.2014-12-16March 18 20172017-03-18 +1 copies