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A ritual offering scene at an ashram hall. A central seated figure with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and a brown-red robe receives food offerings. An older man in an orange robe and a bald man in white kurta stand at left, holding brass plates of yellow rice-based offering. A woman in a red and gold sari and a young woman in white and yellow sari, both with hair nets, work beside the seated figure around a large silver bowl and green leaf plates. Silver ornate backdrop, wooden doors and a standing devotee in a patterned blouse at right. Pieces of paper and banana-leaf-wrapped food lie on the white cloth in front.

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January 08 20182018-01-08A ritual scene in a temple hall with a silver-framed throne. A long-haired man in a rust-brown robe with rudraksha malas sits on a low seat, his face marked with tilak, while a bald man in white kurta and an orange-robed attendant bend to offer him a plate. A woman in a white and yellow dress kneels and offers a plate of food; a woman in a red sari with a head net holds a vessel nearby, and a woman in a dark blue and yellow printed kurta stands at right. Green leaves, flower offerings and stacked leaf plates lie on the floor, with a silver deity murti and vessels in the background. The seated figure has distinctive long hair and rudraksha adornment, a person cue, shown here in a ritual offering context.2018-01-08December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual scene in a temple-style hall. A central seated figure wears a saffron-orange robe and long rudraksha mala beads, with white forehead markings and a gold chain, sitting before an ornate silver-framed throne. Women in white and cream saris with yellow blouses stand on either side, one holding a leaf-plate of food and another offering something, while a bald man with bare upper body and white marks stands at the left. A large silver bowl sits in front, with green leaves and food on the floor. Behind them are painted deity figures in gold and orange. The central man is a probable Swamiji depiction by appearance cues of orange robe, long hair and rudraksha mala, seated in a ritual role.2018-01-08A photograph of a seated figure in an orange-saffron garment with a red border, long dark hair swept back, smiling and seated on a carved wooden chair, extending a hand over a large metal tray of cooked rice or food. Probable Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron ochre clothing and seated central position as the figure being served. An older man in white dhoti and shirt kneels on a woven mat at left, scooping food from the tray. Behind them, several people in white and cream clothing stand, including a woman in a maroon sari and women in white saris; a man holds a yellow-edged cloth. Steel pots and a stainless steel serving counter stand along the right side, with a large wall banner partly visible reading Paramahamsa. Seven to eight people are visible in total.2006-10-21March 14 20172017-03-14A photograph of a pavilion with a thatched roof where a seated man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with long dark hair, sits on a carved wooden chair serving food from a metal plate onto a banana leaf. Before him a woman in white with a golden-bordered shawl and an orange cloth bows low with hands joined, touching her forehead near his feet. Around them stand devotees in white clothes, a man in a white shirt and dhoti holds a tray, and a man in orange sits on the floor at left. Steel tumblers and a bowl of rice dishes sit on the floor, with a prasad-style meal being distributed.2006-10-21A photograph of a ritual inside a temple-style hall with painted pillars and a deity murti on each side. A bearded man with a tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala sits on a silver peetha-style throne in front of an ornate silver backdrop, wearing a rust-orange cloth. Two kneeling priests in white dhotis and a woman in a cream sari with a yellow blouse perform a puja, one holding a brass bowl of yellow flowers. A woman in a purple sari and a hairnet stands at the right holding offerings, and an older woman in white and orange kneels behind the throne. Several other people, including a woman in a hairnet, stand at the edges.2018-01-08Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesA seated man in saffron-red robes and a large black turban sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, a dark rudraksha-style mala at his neck, scooping rice from a large silver bowl with his right hand onto a green banana leaf. Nearby, a devotee in white with a red shawl stands holding a plate and offering food, while stainless steel serving trays of food line a table and cloth-covered mats lie on the floor. Behind them, several people in white and red sit or stand, and white-capped attendants move around the room with white plastic plates. Two electric fans sit in the background, with a flower arrangement and a reddish-gold backdrop. The scene shows food offering during a Maheshwara Puja-style ritual of food offering to the Master.2016-02-23January 08 20182018-01-08January 08 20182018-01-08