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A photograph taken indoors at an ashram hall. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron garment with a dark rudraksha mala around the neck sits on a green patterned cushion, mixing rice in a large stainless steel bowl with both hands. Before him is a banana leaf with a small brass cup and a white block of food on a wooden tray. A microphone stand stands behind him. A woman in white with an orange shawl sits on the right, with food served on banana leaves nearby. The floor is a plain concrete surface and a white cloth covers part of the floor.

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A photograph taken indoors at an ashram during a ritual. A man with long, dark, swept-back hair sits on a green brocade-covered chair, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a long rudraksha mala around his neck. He is mixing or handling food from a large stainless steel bowl held in his lap. Behind him, a man in white clothes sits cross-legged on a red-painted platform beside a microphone stand and a brass kalasha or vessel. On the floor are a teal cloth, a woven mat, a tray with a banana leaf holding rice and food, and a steel jug in the foreground.2006-11-20A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a rudraksha mala around his neck, seated on a wooden chair draped with a green brocade cloth. He holds a large steel bowl of cooked rice mixed with vegetables in both hands, looking down at it. Before him on the white cloth is a wooden tray with a banana leaf, and on the floor nearby are a teal mat, a woven mat, a plate of green leaves, a metal jug and a small brass dish. A microphone stand stands beside him against a red wall with brass vessels on a shelf behind. The setting suggests a ritual food offering. One person is visible.2006-11-20A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala draped over his chest, eyes lowered and sitting cross-legged on a white cloth. He stirs a steel bowl of cooked yellow rice with his right hand, with a green silk brocade cushion behind him. A microphone on a stand is beside him, and steel vessels, a steel jug and a banana leaf sit on the floor and a counter behind. The setting is a plain whitewashed hall with a steel counter. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in an offering or food-preparation ritual with a rudraksha mala and saffron robes.2006-11-20A photograph of a seated man in an orange saffron robe with a garland of red and white flowers and green leaves, eating or serving from a large steel plate of rice and fried food. Before him on the floor sits a banana leaf laid with rice, fried snacks, sweets and a steel tumbler, with more banana-leaf plates and a plate of orange marigold garlands and flowers beside them. Behind him a woman in an orange shawl sits on a mat with white garments and a plastic bag nearby, and a bamboo mat rests against a concrete wall. The setting appears to be a bare concrete hall with a tiled floor. This looks like a food offering or feast setting, with a ritual meal arranged on banana leaves.2006-10-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a long-haired figure seated in a green-cushioned chair in an indoor hall with a white cloth on the floor. The seated figure wears an orange saffron robe, a green and gold shawl, and beaded rudraksha-style necklaces, and holds a large steel bowl of food with both hands. In front are a steel plate, a banana leaf and a small wooden tray. A white-clad man at right, in white dhoti and shirt, pours from a steel bucket onto a leaf plate, while a woman in white sits on the floor at right, and another person in white sits in the background near a table. Floor fans, a speaker and a bamboo blind are visible. The scene suggests Swamiji (probable) with the seated figure's orange robe, long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas, serving food in an annadan-style meal.2006-11-20November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with red borders and a rudraksha mala, seated cross-legged on a low wooden stool beside a carved wooden throne-style chair. He is mixing rice with his hand over a steel plate and leaf-based meal. Nearby sit a steel bowl of cooked rice, a steel tumbler, and a woven mat on a grey floor. Two people in white dhoti and white sari stand at the top left edge. The scene suggests the distribution of prasad food.2006-10-21A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a green-and-gold patterned cushion, holding a steel bowl of grains or offering on his lap while looking down. He has long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a shawl draped over his shoulder. Nearby, a steel water vessel and a steel tray sit on a green banana leaf, and a person in white clothes is partly visible at the right edge beside a pedestal fan. A cream towel covers his lap beneath the bowl, and a plain white room with a window forms the background.2006-11-20November 12 20102010-11-12July 12 20162016-07-12A photograph of a devotional food offering on a cream tiled floor. In the centre, a bald saffron-robed man in orange with a maroon border kneels and reaches into a large steel bowl of cooked rice and spices, while a woman in orange sari with maroon border, seated at left, also presses rice from a bowl. Behind them, a large framed portrait of a woman in orange robes is garlanded with red and white flowers, and a smaller framed image sits on a white cloth-covered chair. Other devotees in white and orange sit on mats along the wall, one in white with a gold chain and another in orange, with a microphone stand visible. A round carved wooden stool stands at left.2011-03-05November 12 20102010-11-12