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A large tented hall with white fabric ceiling and hanging lamps shows a food-offering ritual. In the foreground, a person with long dreadlocks and an orange shawl sits with their back to the camera, facing a bowl of yellow rice. Beside them, a man in white dhoti and white cap-like head covering, with a bare torso, holds a plate of yellow rice and serves it toward seated participants. Several white-capped helpers in white garments tend bowls and dishes on white cloths spread on the floor. Standing devotees behind them wear saffron, orange, red, and green saris, a white kurta and a sleeveless white top, some with garlands. A man in the far right wears a white shirt and pressed palms in anjali near a floral garland. Scattered yellow turmeric-stained rice covers the cloth, and a glittering curtain and paper lanterns decorate the ceiling. The scene matches a pinda-offering or annadan food ritual, with no visible a person identity cues.

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A busy indoor ritual setting showing devotees offering food during a naivedyam-style ceremony. In the foreground, a bare-chested, grey-bearded man in white dhoti with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha beads holds a handful of cooked rice toward a basket. A woman with long dark braids and a pink flower garland passes a bowl of rice, while women in cream and gold saris with red sashes and lanyards stand nearby. Several women in orange saris hold plates and stand around a floor with food offerings and banana leaves. A young girl in a green and orange dress stands at the right. The floor is covered with white cloths and small trays of food.2017-08-14December 18 20162016-12-18May 23 20152015-05-23 +1 copiesA photograph of a Maheshwara Puja food offering at an indoor gathering. On the left, a bearded man with long dark matted hair and a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder receives food on a red plate and holds a yellow-tinged dish. A shaved-headed, bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a white hair-cloth on his chest offers a handful of yellow food. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a white hair net sits at a table, and devotees in saffron, orange and red saris and salwar stand in the background. A silver bowl of yellow food sits on a green leaf. Several people wear white hair nets and name badges.2016-12-18January 01 20192019-01-01A large indoor event where many devotees sit on the floor in rows along long strips of red carpet, eating a meal served on green banana leaves. Several women in white and in coloured saris, including one in a bright lime-green blouse and blue skirt, and men in white kurtas wear rudraksha malas. A man in an orange shirt and a server in a white cap carry a metal pot and serve food along the row. Background shows more seated people, white draped tables and red curtains.2016-12-21December 18 20162016-12-18January 01 20192019-01-01December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18Photograph of a ritual offering at an ashram hall. A man in white dhoti and shirt kneels on the left, holding food with his hand, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Seated on the right, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes wears garlands of red and white flowers and gently touches a large steel plate of rice and fried snacks. A banana leaf with more food lies in front. Behind them, women in white saris with beads stand near steel vessels, and a framed photograph sits garlanded on a white-draped table. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron robes and garlands match the presentation of the seated figure receiving the Maheshwara Puja offering.2006-10-12Photo of a Maheshwara Puja food-offering scene in a hall with pink walls and framed photo collages. In the foreground a bare-chested sannyasi with long dreadlocked hair, rudraksha mala and orange-red cloth sits on a striped mat, reaching into a steel tray of yellow rice. Beside him an older man in white dhoti and a red-orange shawl also handles rice, and a woman in a white hairnet and white sari with red border serves food. Behind them a line of women in white saris, red shawls and beaded necklaces walks past steel trays, with more saffron-robed monastics in the background.2016-02-23