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A seated man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-brown shawl draped over his bare shoulders and a red-orange beaded mala around his neck, reaches out to hand a golden-yellow food offering from a large steel bowl to a young woman. She kneels on a gilded wooden platform covered with green banana leaves, wearing an orange sari with a dark red border, a dark rudraksha mala and a white-marked forehead. Behind them a woman in a cream sari and a sling bag holds a steel bowl of white rice, and other people in orange garments stand nearby. A fan and a red cushioned seat are visible. Pale pink wall in background.

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Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01A photograph of a food-serving scene at an indoor event. A man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne chair wears a saffron-orange wrap, a red-and-orange shawl and a beaded rudraksha-style mala; he reaches toward a large silver bowl of yellow rice and scoops food with his right hand. A woman in an orange sari with a dark blue border leans over a white-clothed table, reaching for the food on a banana leaf. Behind them, a woman in a cream sari with red border stands beside a second man in white dhoti and red shawl working at steel pots, and a woman in white with a beaded necklace stands at the right. Several people appear in the background. Steel bowls and pots sit on the table with scattered rice.2015-12-20 +2 copiesAugust 17 20142014-08-17A photograph of a ritual food offering at an ashram. A woman in a rust-brown sari with a red-beaded necklace and gold bangle scoops yellow rice from a large silver bowl. Beside her, a woman in a cream and gold-bordered white sari, a white hairnet, and a gold pendant holds a handful of rice. A young child in an orange cloth with a white cord across the back reaches toward the offering. On the right, a woman in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with hands folded. Other figures in orange and white stand in the background, and a screen shows a colourful image.2019-01-01August 17 20142014-08-17 +1 copiesPhoto of a ritual food offering in a hall. A woman in a rust-red sari with rudraksha beads on the left scoops yellow rice from a silver bowl. A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari, with a white hairnet and gold pendant, holds out yellow rice and gestures to a girl in orange robes and rudraksha malas, who extends her cupped hands. A man on the right, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and chest, bare-chested under an orange shawl with rudraksha malas, stands beside her with glasses and a topknot. Other people in orange robes stand behind, with a tripod and red draped table in the background.2019-01-01A photograph of a communal food offering being prepared in a hall with orange and red clothing. In the foreground, a woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala kneels and pours yellow rice from a steel bowl into a large silver bowl. A woman in a cream sari with a green blouse leans in holding a steel vessel, and a woman in cream and gold with a rudraksha necklace stands beside them. On the right, a person in an orange shawl with a bare back and a turban-style hairstyle holds out cupped hands, and a young girl in orange with a bindi and rudraksha mala presses her palms together. Other people in orange clothing stand in the background.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01November 12 20102010-11-12A photograph of a pada puja at an ashram hall. A figure seated on a red tiger-print cushion wears a white jasmine garland, rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklace and bangles, and wraps a red-brown and gold cloth; a person figure, with long hair tied back and distinctive ornaments, smiles and offers food from a silver plate of savoury snacks. A bald devotee in an orange and red cloth with a rudraksha mala bows with head lowered toward the plate. Around them women in orange saris and rudraksha malas stand or kneel, one in white with a red-bordered shawl touching a seated woman's shoulder. Behind is a garlanded deity murti with a blue patterned backdrop and red carpet.2014-08-17January 01 20192019-01-01