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A photograph of an indoor ritual gathering with a silver bowl of yellow paste on a white-draped table, banana leaves and small heaps of paste beside it. A seated figure with shoulder-length dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a dark red-brown shawl over the shoulders leans forward and works the paste with the hands. Around them stand devotees in orange and saffron garments, some with red-and-gold shawls, and a woman in a white and gold sari holds a steel pot. A woman in an orange shawl sits in the foreground beside the table, and another figure bends low near the bowl. A blue curtain and a silver stand appear at the left edge.

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A photograph of a food-serving ritual inside a hall with a blue backdrop and a white-draped table. A man with a bare upper body and a red-and-gold shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, sits on a red cushioned seat and serves a yellow rice dish from a silver bowl onto banana leaves. Beside him a young child in an orange robe and red shawl, wearing glasses and bangles, also takes food from the bowl. Behind them, several women in orange and red saris and rudraksha malas stand in a line, and a woman in white and gold holds a ladle near a steel pot. The scene suggests a communal meal offering, with food placed on banana leaves on the white table.2015-12-20 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-orange cloth with a dark brown rudraksha-style mala and a large brown shawl sits on a red cushion, smiling as he receives yellow prasad from a silver bowl held by a woman in a white sari with a red blouse and red-and-gold border. Behind them, several devotees in white and orange garments bend over the bowl, and a silver staff rests beside the seated figure. A silver bowl of yellow mixture sits on a banana leaf on the floor, with yellow grains scattered around it.2014-12-28December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesPhotograph of an indoor ashram-style gathering with a group of devotees in rust-red and saffron-orange robes. In the foreground at right, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a shawl bends over a white-draped table, holding a palm of yellow prasad. Beside him, a woman in red sari with a mala presses prasad into a leaf plate, and a large silver bowl of yellow food sits on the table. At left, a seated attendant in an orange and red garment sits by a red-upholstered ornate throne with gold trim and a silver standing umbrella-pole, while behind them other devotees in red and orange robes stand and move about.2015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20 +2 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +2 copiesOutdoor ritual at a tent with a red carpet and banana-leaf decorations. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a long rudraksha mala holds a steel plate of food and offers it toward a kneeling woman in white and gold-bordered sari with an orange shawl. Standing beside them are women in white saris with orange shawls, including a woman with light hair, and men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas. A leaf platter with fruit, sweets and flowers lies in front. The seated figure matches the page's description of a person only by appearance; no name is printed on the image itself.2006-11-12June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA seated man in a rust-red and saffron-orange cloth with a red-and-orange rudraksha mala around his neck and a red sacred thread on his wrist sits beside a gilded throne-like chair with a red cushion. He is shaping a handful of yellow rice with his hands while a woman in a red-and-orange sari and glasses leans forward to receive the food from his palms. Silver bowls holding yellow rice sit on a white-draped table. Behind them, other people in white and cream clothes with red borders stand near steel pots and a blue backdrop in a tented hall. The man has long swept-back dark hair and a crown-like ornament is not visible; the scene shows a food-offering or prasadam serving.2015-12-20 +1 copies