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A photograph of a ritual food offering. A man with long swept-back hair, an ochre-orange robe, a rudraksha mala and a red mark on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, scooping rice from a large silver bowl on a low gold stand set over a banana leaf. A shaven-headed priest in an orange cloth, with a mala and white ash markings on his arms and chest, kneels at the left and reaches toward the bowl holding rice. A red-and-gold patterned carpet covers the floor, an orange umbrella stands behind the throne and a white backdrop runs across the top. The scene suggests annadan, a food offering. a person: the seated figure shows long swept-back hair, an ochre robe, a rudraksha mala and an ornate golden throne.

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