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A photograph of two people in saffron-orange and rust-red robes seated on the floor in a temple hall. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked black hair wrapped in a turban-like coil, white vertical markings on his forehead and chest, and rudraksha malas, reaches forward to take a handful of yellow rice from a silver platter. Across from him, a woman with grey hair in a bun, white forehead markings, rust-red shawl and layered rudraksha mala holds out the yellow rice with her left hand. Behind them, a red cushioned bolster and a gold-decorated seat, with a gold-framed figure and another seated person in orange in the background.

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A photograph of a Maheshwara Puja food offering. A bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a white forehead mark sits cross-legged in an orange robe, wearing a white and blue flower garland, and takes food from a silver bowl. Opposite him, a woman in a rust-red shawl with a gold pendant bends forward holding yellow rice in her cupped hands. A shaven-headed young man in an orange cloth with white sandalwood markings on his chest stands at right, and women in white and red saris watch in the background. Silver trays of yellow food sit on the cloth in front.2016-12-18 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20192019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01May 08 20172017-05-08Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 01 20192019-01-01A photograph of a ritual offering in progress. In the foreground, a bare-chested person with long dark hair and a swept-back style wears a saffron-orange shawl and gold bangles, reaching forward to scoop cooked yellow rice from a large brass bowl placed on a gold tray. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in orange-red robes with white tripundra markings on his forehead holds his hands out to receive the offering, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala and an orange shawl. A third figure bows low behind the bowl in orange clothing. Other orange-robed people with white forehead markings and malas sit or stand in the background, in a bright hall with white fittings.2013-04-01 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial offering scene. A seated man in a red-maroon shawl and rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, with white sacred markings on his forehead and a red bindi; he lowers his hand toward a silver bowl of yellow food. A younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala leans in from the left, holding a lump of the same food in his palm, with a shaved head, white forehead marks and earrings. A vase of red and yellow roses and a floral arrangement stand behind them against a pale backdrop.2014-09-13July 12 20162016-07-12A photograph of a ritual scene indoors. A bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body and a brown shawl, sits on a red cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold throne-back with a gold embossed canopy above. He reaches down with his hand to receive a handful of yellow flowers or turmeric-coloured offering from an older bearded man in a white shirt who kneels beside him. Behind them a woman in a white sari with an orange blouse and a long rudraksha mala stands watching, and a bowl of the same yellow offering sits in the foreground. Two or three other people are partly visible at the edges wearing white and light clothing. The seated man is presented in a ritual setting, and his identity is not established by the visible cues alone.2016-09-30January 01 20192019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01