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Indoor ritual scene in a hall with a stage behind. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders and marigold garlands kneel or bend at a long row of brass plates, cups and lamps on the floor. Foreground figures wear saffron and orange robes and orange headwraps; one woman in orange sits in front with dark hair. Ornate golden thrones and a decorated pillar stand on the stage at the back, with a seated figure in saffron-coloured clothing near the centre. Tall brass lamp stands and a kalasha-style brass vessel line the right side. Pink and orange flowers decorate the altar area. A ceremonial puja or padapuja appears to be in progress.

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September 12 20152015-09-12September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated community meal in a temple hall. Many devotees in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on long multicoloured striped mats, each with a steel thali plate and small steel tumbler. A bald man in a maroon-and-orange dhoti and shawl, with a beaded necklace, bends forward to serve food from a vessel toward the row. Several seated men wear orange headwear and saffron clothing, and a few wear white. Behind them stand ornate golden lamps and a decorated deity shrine with garlands. A rounded lamp hangs near a wall, and a fan and a monitor appear at the right edge. The dark drapery and ornamented altar suggest a sacred hall, consistent with an annadan-style meal.2015-09-12 +1 copiesA long row of seated participants in a temple-style hall, many in saffron and orange robes with marigold garlands, performing a ritual with hands raised in prayer and offerings placed before them on silver trays and brass plates. Oil lamps burn in the foreground. Behind them, an ornate gilded shrine with a deity murti glows under warm lights, and a man in white dhoti stands at the back. A red-turbaned elder and a bare-chested man with rudraksha malas are among those seated. Several men wear red and orange shawls.2015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20152015-09-12A photograph of seated men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, many wearing orange-red rudraksha or flower garlands, seated before large silver-and-brass plates of orange marigold flowers and food offerings on low wooden tables. Behind them stands an ornate pink and gold temple backdrop with decorated pillars and deity figures, with more orange-robed sadhus standing at the rear. Several people in the foreground wear orange robes and sit with folded hands, and an older bearded man at lower right with a topknot wears orange clothing, appearing to take part in a seated prayer or feeding ceremony. No candidate is clearly identifiable as a person from the visible cues.2015-09-14A photograph of a ritual feast at a camp, with a long row of seated sadhus in saffron and orange robes receiving food from attendants. Several seated sadhus wear marigold garlands; one older bearded sadhus wears rimless glasses and an orange robe. Standing attendants in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands, hold silver thalis and bowls of food and serve along a row of silver trays with red napkins. Other saffron-robed people stand in the background against red drapery. The scene shows bhandara annadan feast service.2016-05-05Photograph of a long seated row of sadhus at a ritual feast in an ornate hall. Robed sadhus in saffron and pink, many wearing orange and marigold garlands, sit cross-legged behind silver thali trays on a low table. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti with an orange shawl and sandalwood tilak on his forehead holds a steel plate and serves food. Further along, a bearded sadhus in pink robes and a pink turban and an older white-bearded sadhus in pink with marigold garlands sit with palms pressed together. Many more devotees and attendants stand or sit along the row, some with bare shoulders and some in orange and white clothing.2015-09-14