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A photograph of a ritual food offering in an indoor ashram setting. A large round steel platter holds yellow-tinted rice, mixed vegetable preparation and pieces of flatbread. A monk in orange robes with white ash markings and beaded necklaces kneels at left, reaching toward the platter. At right, a man in a brown-orange cloth with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala sits holding up a handful of the food. Behind them, other devotees in orange and rust-coloured robes stand and bend over, with additional metal vessels of food nearby on a colourful striped mat.

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November 15 20132013-11-15A seated man in saffron and orange robes with a rudraksha mala around his neck sits on a red and gold throne, mixing a large steel tray of yellow rice with his hands. Around him, devotees in red-orange and saffron robes stand and kneel, some holding steel bowls and serving rice from large metal pots on the floor. A woman on the right presses her palms together in reverence while another kneels beside the tray. The scene suggests a communal food offering in an ashram hall.2013-11-15Devotees in orange and saffron robes with gold-yellow borders serve food at a ritual. A bald man in orange robes, wearing rudraksha malas, glasses and gold-toned armbands, stirs rice from a steel pan with a ladle while another ladle scoops from a bowl on a golden tray. A figure in an orange shawl with a long dark ponytail sits on the left, reaching toward the metal trays of cooked yellow rice. Standing devotees in matching robes crowd behind, and a pink-cloth-clad arm appears at the lower right. The scene suggests a prasad or annadan serving.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA seated figure in an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved gold backrest and red cushions, wearing a rust-orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders, a long rudraksha-style mala necklace, a red bindi and hair swept back. He smiles while reaching into a large metal platter of yellow rice mixed with vegetables, with papadams on top. Beside him a bald man in orange robes, glasses and rudraksha malas holds out cupped hands to receive the food. Steel buckets, a pedestal fan and a small water bottle sit in the room with a red patterned mat on the floor.2013-11-15A man in rust-red and orange robes with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace sits on a red cushioned seat beside an ornate gold chair, mixing a large steel bowl of yellow rice dish with his hands and tearing up flatbread pieces into it. Beside him, a bald man in rust robes and glasses with a bead mala and armbands looks on. Two women in rust-red saris stand behind them, one holding food and another reaching in from the right. a person: the seated man in the foreground wears a long rudraksha mala and a golden-edged rust shawl over bare shoulders, sitting on a throne-like seat, which is consistent with the page's reference to a person.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesNovember 15 20132013-11-15Photograph 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.2015-12-20