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A photograph of a ritual in a temple-like hall with silver ornate decor and orange-painted columns. A young kneeling devotee in orange robes, an orange-and-leopard-print turban, a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets offers a handful of yellow flowers from a silver bowl. Seated on a silver throne draped with a leopard-print cloth, a man with long hair, a white forehead band, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace in a rust-brown robe receives the offering and places a hand on the bowl. The silver bowl rests on a carved silver stand over a green leaf strewn with yellow petals. Two people are visible in the scene, with another orange-clad figure partly visible at the edge.

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A photograph of a ritual scene before a silver throne with an ornate silver backrest. A man seated on the throne wears a rust-orange robe, a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, and holds a handful of yellow turmeric or kumkum powder. A young man in orange-saffron cloth with a pale wrap over his shoulder and bare torso, a tall upswept hair bun, a rudraksha mala and white body markings kneels and reaches toward him. A silver bowl of yellow powder sits on a banana leaf on a silver stand, and a silver deity figure stands beside the throne.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20182018-01-08A photo of a ritual exchange in a temple-style hall with painted pillars and a silver throne. A seated man in a rust-orange shawl, with a white forehead mark and a long rudraksha mala with a gold necklace, receives a handful of yellow offering from a kneeling man on the left. That kneeling man wears orange cloth, has his bare upper body marked with white ash stripes, and has a bead bracelet, a topknot and a beard. A silver bowl with yellow offering sits on a green leaf in front of the seated man. A silver lion figure stands beside the throne. A helper in orange and a person in yellow appear at the right edge. Probable Swamiji: the seated figure shows long hair, a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a rust-orange shawl, and a Swamiji (probable) candidate is seated on the silver throne.2018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08Photograph of a ritual scene inside a temple-style hall. On the left, a young man in an orange turban and orange sannyasi wrap kneels, his bare upper body marked with white ash stripes, a rudraksha mala hanging on his chest. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a white tripundra on his forehead, a red-brown robe and rudraksha beads sits on a silver-covered seat, holding a bundle of yellow flowers. On the right, a woman with hair in a bun, wearing an orange robe with gold border and a rudraksha mala, faces him. A large ornate silver bowl with a leaf and yellow flowers sits in front, beside a silver lion-figure stand. A painted deity figure and a silver arch are visible behind.2018-01-08A photograph of a ritual scene at an ashram stage. A man seated on a silver throne with a silver backrest wears a rust-brown robe, a long rudraksha mala, a gold chain, and a white horizontal forehead mark; his eyes are closed. He holds a handful of yellow food offering toward a large silver bowl heaped with the same yellow prasad, set on a silver stand over a green banana leaf. Two boys in saffron-orange dhotis and turbans stand at left, one with rudraksha malas offering prasad. Two girls in orange sarees sit at right. Painted murals of temple scenes decorate the background. This appears to be a prasad distribution during a ritual. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and a ceremonial throne, consistent with the page reference.2018-01-08July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20182018-01-08September 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copies