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A photograph of a ritual feast at an indoor temple hall. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged on the floor around a silver tray holding a red-decorated deity murti garlanded with white flowers. They reach toward tiered rows of metal bowls and plates filled with food, sweets and fruit arranged on wooden steps. Behind them, figures in orange robes sit near a stone-like raised platform with a silver kalasha pot and flower arrangements. The setting suggests prasad distribution after a puja.

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Warm, dimly lit ritual scene photographed from behind a seated group of men in white clothes. Several devotees sit cross-legged on the floor facing a large silver puja vessel or yantra-style offering base covered with red kumkum and a garland, surrounded by small oil lamps. In front of them, tiered steps hold many brass and steel bowls filled with fruits, sweets and food offerings. In the upper background, figures in saffron-orange robes sit on a raised platform near a silver kalasha and flower arrangements.2006-10-21September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA group puja in white ritual clothing around a gold kalasha-style vessel on a gold tray, decorated with a white jasmine garland and red kumkum. An older man with long white hair and a white beard, wearing white clothes and a rudraksha mala, sits at the centre, with several people beside him touching the vessel and sprinkling kumkum. Behind them, metal bowls of grains, fruits and offerings line a raised platform among potted palms, and more seated devotees in white and orange sashes fill the background. a person candidate by appearance cues (long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala) but uncertain given the white ritual dress.2006-10-21A homa fire ritual at night with a square fire pit lit by flames. Four priests in white ritual clothes, with white dhotis and red-bordered cloths and gold beaded necklaces, sit around the pit making offerings; one priest in the foreground sits with hands outstretched over the fire. Behind them a figure in red-orange cloth is seated near a deity murti decorated with red flower garlands and white jasmine strands, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-like vessel in front. Trays hold yellow flowers, nuts and offerings, and a bowl of liquid sits beside the fire. A framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure with a crown appears at upper right, and the scene includes a brass lamp with a burning wick.2010-10-16 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20152015-09-12A long row of seated sadhus and priests in saffron and orange robes performs a ritual at a Kumbh Mela camp. Each has a silver or brass plate with a lit oil lamp in front of them, and many have orange marigold garlands around their necks. On the left, men in white dhotis and red-brown shawls with rudraksha-style beads press their palms together in prayer, while others hold their hands over the lamps. A bearded elder with white hair on the right wears orange robes. Behind them, a red turbaned sadhu sits among the row, and a shrine with gold decorations and red cloth is visible at the top right, with trays of marigolds and flowers on a colourful cloth. a person is not clearly identifiable in this row.2015-09-11 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated meal ritual in a decorated temple-style hall. Several men in saffron and orange robes sit behind low, ornate silver-covered tables. In the centre, a man wears a red turban, bare shoulders, a large beaded rudraksha mala, and gold armlets; he is. Behind them, men in white dhotis with yellow borders serve food from metal pots and trays. Behind the seated figures stand silver and red shrine structures with deity murti and garlands, and a lamp in the upper left. The scene resembles an annadan or bandara offering.2015-09-11 +2 copiesMay 05 20162016-05-05A photograph of seated men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, many wearing orange-red rudraksha or flower garlands, seated before large silver-and-brass plates of orange marigold flowers and food offerings on low wooden tables. Behind them stands an ornate pink and gold temple backdrop with decorated pillars and deity figures, with more orange-robed sadhus standing at the rear. Several people in the foreground wear orange robes and sit with folded hands, and an older bearded man at lower right with a topknot wears orange clothing, appearing to take part in a seated prayer or feeding ceremony. No candidate is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2015-09-14A long row of saffron-robed sadhus and sannyasis sits cross-legged on mats, eating from silver thalis set on a long low silver-decorated table. A server in white dhoti and red shawl pours from a metal vessel, while another man in a red shawl and gold necklaces ladles food onto plates. Behind them a large hall holds a seated audience and ornate gilded altar decorations. Sadhus with long hair and beards are prominent in the foreground, with orange robes and rudraksha beads visible.2015-09-12 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual feast at a camp, with a long row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes receiving food from attendants. Several seated sadhus wear marigold garlands; one older bearded sadhus wears rimless glasses and an orange robe. Standing attendants in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands, hold silver thalis and bowls of food and serve along a row of silver trays with red napkins. Other saffron-robed people stand in the background against red drapery. The scene shows bhandara annadan feast service.2016-05-05