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A photograph of a Maheshwara Puja food offering at an indoor gathering. On the left, a bearded man with long dark matted hair and a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder receives food on a red plate and holds a yellow-tinged dish. A shaved-headed, bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a white hair-cloth on his chest offers a handful of yellow food. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a white hair net sits at a table, and devotees in saffron, orange and red saris and salwar stand in the background. A silver bowl of yellow food sits on a green leaf. Several people wear white hair nets and name badges.

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May 23 20152015-05-23 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20192019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01October 12 20062006-10-12Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA large tented hall with white fabric ceiling and hanging lamps shows a food-offering ritual. In the foreground, a person with long dreadlocks and an orange shawl sits with their back to the camera, facing a bowl of yellow rice. Beside them, a man in white dhoti and white cap-like head covering, with a bare torso, holds a plate of yellow rice and serves it toward seated participants. Several white-capped helpers in white garments tend bowls and dishes on white cloths spread on the floor. Standing devotees behind them wear saffron, orange, red, and green saris, a white kurta and a sleeveless white top, some with garlands. A man in the far right wears a white shirt and pressed palms in anjali near a floral garland. Scattered yellow turmeric-stained rice covers the cloth, and a glittering curtain and paper lanterns decorate the ceiling. The scene matches a pinda-offering or annadan food ritual, with no visible a person identity cues.2016-12-18A photograph of an annadan-style food offering in an ashram hall. In the foreground, a woman in a rust-red sari ladles yellow rice from a large polished silver bowl. Beside her, a woman in a white sari with gold border and a white hair net wears a gold pendant and rudraksha mala and watches the preparation. At right, a figure with greying hair and a bare back wearing orange ochre cloth holds rice in one hand and gestures near a laptop on a mat. Behind them, several people in orange sannyasi robes stand, and a monitor displays a screen image. Tripod and cables are visible.2019-01-01March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesJune 15 20152015-06-15 +3 copiesDecember 28 20142014-12-28Photograph of a Maheshwara Puja offering at AadiKailaasa. A seated man in saffron-orange robes, with long swept-back hair, red and white flower garlands, and a loose white shawl, holds a silver tray of cooked rice and fried snacks toward a kneeling older woman in a white sari with an orange shawl. She reaches out to receive the food. Before them on a banana leaf lie more offerings of rice, fried items and white sweets, and a red woven basket sits nearby. Behind them stands a small table draped in white with a flower garland and a framed portrait. Behind the table, a row of steel pots and vessels sits on a counter, and a standing crowd of devotees in white clothes watches, some with hands folded. A young man in an orange shawl sits at left.2006-10-12December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copies