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A photograph of a seated man in a maroon-red robe with a dark tilak on his forehead, wearing a long pink lotus and white jasmine garland with gold beads and a gold pendant at his neck. He sits before a gold ornate throne with a red cushion and smiles while looking down at a silver bowl of yellow-green food, reaching toward it with a handful of the offering. Another person's hand, adorned with rings, is visible at the left edge. The scene suggests an annadan or naivedyam offering.

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August 14 20172017-08-14A seated man in a rust-red monastic wrap sits on an ornate gold throne with red upholstery, eyes lowered, with a vertical red-brown tilak on his forehead. He wears a long garland of pink lotus flowers and white blossoms threaded with gold beads, plus a gold pendant necklace. He reaches into a large silver bowl filled with yellow-green food. Gold carved panels form the background.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, bare-chested except for a rust-red shawl over his shoulders and a gold pendant necklace. He wears long pink and white flower garlands with gold beads and holds a handful of yellowish-green food. In front of him is a large embossed silver bowl filled with the same food, set on a banana leaf. The composition suggests a naivedyam offering during Krishna Janmashtami celebrations. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rust-red shawl and gold necklace, seated on a throne offering food.2017-08-14 +1 copiesA man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne with a carved gilded backdrop is smiling and wearing a red-maroon cloth over his shoulders, a pink and white flower garland, a gold pendant necklace and a vertical tilak on his forehead. He is scooping a pale green prasadam from a large silver bowl with his right hand, and an older man with shaved, greying head, white body markings and rudraksha beads sits at left, reaching out with his hands cupped to receive it. Ritual naivedyam offering for a Krishna Janmashtami celebration.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14 +1 copiesAugust 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion speaks into a handheld microphone with his eyes closed. He wears a maroon-red robe, a red tilak on his forehead, and a gold chain necklace, with long garlands of pink and white flowers draped around his neck. A silver bowl holding a yellow food offering sits in front of him, and an orange cloth lies on the throne beside him. The background is carved gold panels with floral and animal motifs. a person is the seated teacher in the maroon robe and pink garlands, the one giving a discourse at the throne as the page's Krishna Janmashtami celebration describes.2017-08-14July 31 20152015-07-31A man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, wearing a rust-brown robe over bare shoulders, a gold pendant necklace, and a long pink and white lotus-and-bead garland. A dark tilak mark is on his forehead. He is mixing or handling a yellowish-green food preparation with his right hand from a large engraved silver bowl in front of him, consistent with a naivedyam offering. Gold carved backdrop behind. Probable Swamiji (seated figure with swept-back long hair, rust-brown robe, pink lotus garland and gold pendant), performing a food offering.2017-08-14