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A photograph of a food offering being prepared under a thatched roof in an open-sided hall. A long-haired man in a flowing orange robe stands at a steel table, spooning white rice onto a banana leaf from a large steel bowl held by a shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti and shawl wearing a gold ceremonial necklace and a sandalwood tilak. Several banana leaves with rice and small sweets sit on the table, with glasses of water. A seated man in a striped yellow-and-white shirt watches with hands clasped, and a cameraman in white dhoti films. Behind them hang red and orange banners with Tamil text and a large portrait.

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Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamA photograph of an outdoor covered pavilion with a thatched roof where a young man in a long-sleeved orange robe with long, dark, wavy hair and a white forehead band serves food from a steel bowl onto a banana leaf on a metal table. Beside him stands a man in an orange robe with a gold necklace and a shaved head with white tilak. A seated man in a striped yellow-and-white shirt watches, and a man in white dhoti photographs the scene. Others in white dhotis stand in the background near red banners and wall posters. Food offerings include white rice and a fried snack placed on the leaves.2011-01-16A photograph of a thatched-roof shelter where a man in an orange sleeveless robe with a white forehead mark and long swept-back hair stands at a steel table, lifting a ladle from a steel bucket to serve food onto banana leaves. He wears orange-saffron clothing with orange-beaded cords and a red bead necklace. Several men in white shirts and dhotis sit or stand at the long tables holding food on banana leaves, and one man in a white shirt gestures with his hand near his head. Spectators and photographers with cameras stand behind in the background. A printed banner with the Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam logo hangs on the right wall.2011-01-16A photograph of an outdoor covered ritual area with a thatched roof. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sleeveless sari-style robe with a long strand of gold-toned beads stands at a long table serving food from a steel bucket with a ladle onto large green banana leaves. A man in a white shirt sits at the table with his palms pressed together in a greeting, and another man in white sits beside him holding a yellow flower garland. Behind them, a man with a white cloth on his shoulders holds a camera, and several people in white dhotis and red and pink clothing stand among the crowd. A person in orange stands at the right edge, wearing a beaded necklace. Banners with portraits hang on the back wall. The scene suggests annadan food distribution.2011-01-16A photograph of a thatched-roof hall where people are seated at long metal tables laid with fresh green banana leaves, each holding a yellow-flowered offering. A bald man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left with a steel bowl, while a central figure with long dark hair, a white forehead band and beads, wearing an orange saffron robe and a garland of beads, holds a small bowl over a leaf. A man at right in orange robes with red border and a garland pours from a steel bucket. A woman in pink and a seated woman in the foreground face the table; a red-and-orange banner with a turbaned figure hangs in the background. The central figure with long hair and saffron robe is a person by appearance cues, serving the offerings in a distribution scene.2011-01-16Annadhan in 20062006-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a thatched-roof pavilion where people are seated at long metal tables on banana leaves. In the foreground, a young man in an orange saffron robe with a white forehead band and beaded necklaces ladles food from a large steel pot onto a banana leaf, while a second man in an orange robe stands beside him. Seated on blue plastic chairs at left are an older man in a white shirt with glasses, a man in white with a vertical tilak and folded hands, and a bare-chested man with a white forehead mark wearing a white dhoti. Other men in white stand and move in the background, and a man in white raises an arm at center. The setting suggests a prasadam meal service during a temple festival.2011-01-16January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a thatched-roof pavilion where a meal is being served on long metal tables lined with large green banana leaves. Seated elderly men in white dhotis and shirts, one with a white forehead mark, wait at the left. Standing at centre, a man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark, orange robes and a beaded necklace pours from a steel bucket onto a leaf. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with a beaded mala and gold-toned bracelet serves food onto a leaf. Several other men in white clothes stand along the tables, and a photographer with a camera stands in the background. The outdoor area behind shows more people in orange and white.2011-01-16A photograph inside a thatched-roof pavilion with blue metal pillars, where a sadhu in orange robes with white tripundra marks on his forehead serves sweet offerings onto a banana leaf on a long metal table. Beside him a man in orange robes and a gold necklace holds a steel bucket, while a seated bare-chested man in a white dhoti with white forehead markings and a red bead bracelet waits to receive the food on a blue plastic chair. Other men in white dhotis and shirts stand along the table, and a crowd of onlookers gathers behind a low wall outdoors under trees. a person appearance-based candidate may be the orange-robed man serving the leaves, but the face and cues are not distinct enough to confirm, so identity is uncertain.2011-01-16A photograph inside a thatched-roof pavilion where men are serving food onto banana leaves laid on a long metal table. In the foreground a seated man in a white-and-yellow striped shirt watches, with a steel cup of water and fried snacks on the leaf before him. A woman in a long orange sleeveless garment carries a steel bowl toward the leaves. Beside her, a figure in orange robes with a long sash and a garland of beads stands at the table. Men in white dhotis and white shirts carry steel vessels, and one man in white photographs the scene with a camera. A large red banner behind them shows a portrait of a saffron-clad figure and Tamil lettering. Potential a person candidate: the orange-robed figure with the beaded garland is not clearly identifiable from appearance, so the identity is uncertain.2011-01-16A photograph of a serving line at an outdoor pavilion with a thatched roof, where seated devotees eat from banana leaves. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair, a white forehead mark, a beaded mala and gold necklaces ladles food onto leaves, while beside him another saffron-robed man with a gold-bead necklace and orange-banded wrist serves from a steel bucket. A young man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth serves from a second steel bucket at right. Seated diners wear white shirts and a yellow kurta. Behind, a red banner shows a smiling portrait in an orange turban and a Tamil headline reading 29 December 2010 with a 34th anniversary annadan-style offering. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the saffron-robed man with long hair and gold necklaces, serving food, at this ritual meal.2011-01-16