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July 12 2016

A seated man with long dark matted hair and an orange-brown robe, with a white forehead marking and a brown rudraksha-style cord across his shoulder, reaches into a large ornate silver bowl filled with a golden-brown food offering. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a red-and-gold sash leans forward to receive a handful of the offering from him. Behind them, a woman in white with a white cap and rudraksha mala, and other attendants in white and red clothing, sit at silver vessels; a golden staff stands at left. The scene suggests a food offering or annadan being served. a person: the seated figure has long swept hair, saffron-orange clothing and a cord, but these cues are only partial, so the identity is uncertain.

A photograph of a seated figure on a golden throne with red cushions, bare-chested with an orange-and-gold dhoti and a brown shawl, a rudraksha-style mala at the neck, and dark hair swept up, placing rice from a large silver bowl onto a white-covered table lined with banana leaves scattered with rice. A man in white kurta and dhoti with a red-and-white shawl and rudraksha mala, wearing glasses and an ID lanyard, extends his hands to receive the food. Behind them, attendants in white with red sashes and mala garlands stand near a red sofa under a blue backdrop, while another figure in red shawl and white clothes holds a plate.

November 12 2010

December 20 2015

2015-12-20 +1 copies

A ritual photograph in a temple hall before an ornate silver-embossed backdrop. A man seated on a raised throne with a leopard-print cushion wears a rust-orange wrap, a double strand of rudraksha beads, a gold pendant and white tripundra marks on his forehead, with long dreadlocks falling behind. He takes turmeric-coloured offerings from a woman in an orange sari and a silver bowl in front of him, while an attendant with white body markings and a rudraksha mala stands at left. A woman in a white sari holds a steel bowl at right, and a banana leaf with yellow offerings sits on a stone pedestal. Partially visible figures frame the scene. The man's identity is appearance-based only.

July 12 2016

A photograph of a ritual food preparation at an ashram event. Four women and one young man are seated on a colourful striped mat around a large silver bowl of yellow rice mixed with herbs. A man with bare upper body and a wide orange shawl sits in front, mixing the rice with both hands, while a woman in an orange-red sari with gold-bordered sleeves and rudraksha mala reaches into the bowl. A woman in a cream-and-gold Kerala-style sari, white hairnet and red-brown beaded necklace watches, and a young woman in orange robes with white forehead markings stands at right. Orange-robed devotees stand in the background.

Photograph 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.

December 18 2016

2016-12-18 +1 copies

A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a long dark swept-back hairstyle, rudraksha mala and a gold-toned throne behind him, receives a handful of cooked rice from a woman in a white sari with a red-and-gold border. Several other women in white and orange-trimmed garments stand or bend at a long table holding steel vessels, silver bowls of rice, cooked food and banana leaves. The setting is an indoor hall with red sofas and blue curtains.

2015-12-20 +1 copies

A photograph of a serving ritual during an ashram meal. A bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange-brown cloth draped over his shoulders sits on a red cushion, smiling as he receives rice from a silver bowl. A man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange-and-red shawl leans forward to hand him the food. Behind them, women in orange shawls and cream saris serve from steel pots onto banana leaves and plates on a blue mat. The long-haired seated man shows distinctive adornments and a mala, consistent with a person presence, though the face is not used for identification.