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June 19 2013

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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01June 19 20132013-06-19Photograph of a ceremonial engagement ritual in a hall with red velvet drapes and a painted pillar decor. A man in white dhoti and shirt holds a lit lamp toward a couple standing before a golden throne-like seat: the groom wears a red garment with a gold-bordered cloth and a floral garland, and the bride wears a red sari with a garland. Priests in saffron and orange garments stand nearby with rudraksha-style necklaces. Trays of fruit, bananas, coconuts and sweets fill the floor in front, with brass oil lamps. A group of men and boys in white and light clothing stands watching on the left, and a man in white with glasses is in the foreground right.2013-06-19May 01 20142014-05-01Photo of a ceremony in a temple hall with an ornate gilded throne backed by a carved golden arch. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, red and orange garlands, gold necklaces and gold armlets, sits on the throne; his appearance has several distinctive ceremonial cues, so he is a probable Swamiji in an in-person role. Beside him a woman in a red and gold silk sari with gold jewellery and a white garland sits, and a man in a red embroidered sherwani with a red-and-white turban holds a white flower garland with a lotus-shaped decoration. Large painted deity statues with raised arms stand behind, with brass oil lamps on the golden stands. Three people are visible.2013-06-19November 17 20172017-11-17A Hindu wedding ceremony in a decorated hall with pink and white drapes and floral arrangements. A bearded priest in bare-chested white dhoti kneels at a ritual setup of brass oil lamps, clay pots, fruit, flowers and a metal bowl. Seated on a golden throne at the back is a figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban with a garland, flanked by seated saffron-clad attendants. Garlanded couples in red and gold silk sarees and white dhotis participate, while guests in white and maroon sit on the floor in the foreground.2013-09-16Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJune 23 20132013-06-23 +2 copiesA seated man in a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders sits on an ornate gold throne carved with lions and draped with a tiger-stripe cloth and red cushions. A man in white kneels before him, touching his bare feet in a padapuja gesture. To the left, a younger man in orange robes with a garland stands beside a silver-tipped trident. On the right, a woman in a white sari with a red forehead mark and mala holds a yellow cloth bag. a person: the seated man has shoulder-length swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a rust-red robe, consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the appearance cues are only partially distinctive.2016-05-24May 02 20142014-05-02September 16 20132013-09-16 +1 copies