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December 20 20182018-12-20A photograph of guests seated at a round table with a white lace-patterned cloth inside a white tented dining hall with a red carpet. Four visitors sit around the table: a man on the left in a light cream vest over a blue shirt with a name badge, a smiling man in a white t-shirt with a crossbody strap, a smiling woman in a red top with a black and gold patterned scarf, and a woman on the right in a blue shawl over white. A fifth person with short white hair in a pale pink shirt sits in the foreground with his back to the camera. Brass thali plates with small brass bowls, steel tumblers and a folded napkin sit on the table. Behind them, steam-table counters with covered chafing dishes and attendants in traditional dress serve the meal. No visible deity, throne or ritual figure is present.2018-12-20Five people sit at a white-draped table inside a marquee with a steel serving counter behind them. Brass thali plates with small bowls and food sit on the table. A man on the left in a pale pink vest over a blue shirt, a smiling man in a white t-shirt with a crossbody bag, a woman in a red top with a black patterned shawl, and a woman in a white top with a blue shawl look toward the camera; each has yellow marks on the forehead. A bald man in a white shirt sits in the foreground with his back to the camera. Behind them, women in saris attend the buffed serving area.2018-12-20December 20 20182018-12-20 +1 copiesA four-panel collage of people eating meals from round metal or clay plates in an ashram dining hall. Top left, an older man with grey hair in a light grey-white kurta sits on the tiled floor, eating from a clay thali with a small cup beside him. Top right, a man in a blue long-sleeved top and white dhoti-style trousers with a lanyard sits on a dark chair holding a thali and a white cup, with red-and-white striped mattresses behind him. Bottom left, several people in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor eating from thalis, one in a checked shirt among them. Bottom right, a large crowd in white garments sits on the floor eating from plates, with more people standing in the background. The panels are watermarked by the archive in the corner and bottom.2011-11-24 +3 copiesA large indoor hall where many devotees in saffron-orange robes sit in long rows on the floor, facing a distant figure in orange at the far end near a small stage. Many seated people wear orange and maroon clothing, with rudraksha necklaces visible on several. Long strips of green banana leaves hold food with small brass or steel cups beside them, laid out along the aisles for a community meal (annadan). Colourful paper lanterns and decorations hang from the ceiling, and screens on the side walls show the speaker. Ceremonial white-clad devotees sit toward the right near the front.2019-01-01Outdoor food offering scene under palm trees on a sunny day. In the foreground a long tan table holds a large brass plate of white grains, a stainless steel pot with a lid, a brass tray of marigold and red flower petals, and a small bowl. A man in a white shirt with a long dark wavy hair and beaded necklace stirs or serves from the steel pot. Beside him a shaven-headed sadhu in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds a tray and serves. Another shaven-headed man in orange wrap with a red-brown mala stands behind the table. Devotees in white and colourful clothes, including a woman in white with beaded necklace, watch from the left. The setting suggests a community annadan or prasadam distribution.2013-11-15Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesIndoor ritual session in a large hall with a red-and-cream decor. A figure seated on a gold-trimmed throne at left, wearing an orange turban and orange-gold shawl, faces a bald man in white clothes and an orange sash who smiles and holds a brass bowl of petals. Behind him, many people in white robes and orange sashes stand and sit, several wearing white head caps. Those seated in front, in orange and maroon robes, sit on the floor before plates of offerings and small lamps. Rose petals scatter over white cloths and red carpets on the floor.2015-10-23A group of people sit cross-legged on a tiled floor eating a meal from stainless steel plates. A woman in a green floral top and purple skirt on the left ladles food onto a plate, while a woman in white with a gold bangle serves nearby. In the foreground a young man in white kurta with glasses holds food in his right hand, a red thread on his wrist. Others include a woman in a pale sari, a woman in a dark shawl, a man in a white shirt and a boy in a red and blue top. Small white paper cups sit between the plates, and a wall-mounted TV and shelving are behind them.2011-07-31 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20122012-01-01 +1 copies