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A photograph of a ritual offering scene. In the foreground, a man with a bare upper body wearing a maroon cloth and a white-and-flower garland, with a bold red and white marking on his forehead, reaches out with a hand full of golden grains. Beside him, a man in gold-bordered white dhoti stands holding a metal bowl, and another man at right with a bare chest, gold bangles, earrings and a gold garland of beads offers grains from a plate. Steel vessels and a large pot sit on a low table, and women in orange and red saris stand in the blurred background. The scene suggests a puja or prasada distribution.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23February 23 20162016-02-23A photograph of a Maheshwara Puja offering at an ashram event. A bare-chested man with a shaved-looking head and white tilak on his forehead, wearing rudraksha malas and a pendant, smiles while handing a handful of yellowish food offering to a person whose back is turned, with curly brown hair. Beside him a younger man with white forehead markings and a rudraksha mala and wrist mala smiles and holds food as well. Behind them, several people in saffron-orange monastic clothing stand in the crowded hall, with white walls and shelves in the background. A man with a rudraksha mala and gold-toned necklace stands prominently; he is the candidate for the page's a person reference, but the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.2017-05-08March 30 20162016-03-30 +1 copiesDecember 20 20152015-12-20A photo of a group of men in a bright indoor hall performing a ritual exchange. Several shirtless men wear orange and red dhotis, rudraksha mala necklaces, white sacred markings on their chests and foreheads, and red and brown armbands. Those in the foreground hold handfuls of yellow flower petals or grains and pass them toward others, some offering them to hands extended to the right. Ceiling lights and a pink wall frame the room, with a few more people and a white-clad figure in the background.2016-09-30Photograph of a food-serving scene at a Nithyanandoham event. A man seated on the left wears a saffron-orange wrap, a long rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, and has a swept-up dark hairstyle; he is ladling yellow rice from a large silver bowl with ornate engraving. Beside him, a man in a plain white dhoti with gold borders and a red-brown rudraksha mala holds out his hands toward the food. Behind them a woman in a red sari, a standing man in white and gold-bordered clothing, and a bolster-style red sofa sit near stainless steel pots and bowls of rice on a white-covered table. A gold-framed throne chair edge appears at left and a blue curtain hangs in the background.2015-12-20A seated figure in an ornate gold-and-red throne is being served food by a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-and-gold shawl. The seated person wears a saffron-orange garment, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, and holds a portion of food in his hand. Silver bowls and steel pots of cooked rice and vegetables sit on a white-draped table with banana leaves. Other people in white and cream ritual clothing, one in a red shawl, stand in the background near a blue backdrop.2015-12-20December 18 20162016-12-18Photograph of a ritual food-offering moment indoors in a hall with maroon curtains and framed images on the walls. A bare-chested man with a white forehead band and red bindi, wearing rudraksha malas and a brown-red wrap, lifts a small ball of food to the mouth of a young monastic in an orange wrap. Another man on the left holds food balls and wears a rudraksha mala and forehead markings. Several other people in orange and maroon garments with white markings stand behind them.2017-05-08March 30 20162016-03-30