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A photograph of a ritual scene. A bare-chested priest with a shaved head, rudraksha-style cord and orange cloth leans in from the left, holding a bowl of yellow offering and applying it. Seated on a large ornate gold throne with a golden hooded cobra canopy in red, yellow and blue, a bearded man with long braided hair, orange robes, a red tilak and a beaded mala receives the offering. A silver-ornamented bowl and a green leaf sit on a low table in front. Oil-type lamps, a white cooler and two seated attendants in white are visible in the background.

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September 30 20162016-09-30Photo of a ritual scene in front of an ornate gold throne with carved trident-topped finials and an orange canopy. A seated figure in rust-red robes with a long braided rope of hair, a red tilak and a full beard holds up a large yellow food offering. Before him, a bare-chested attendant in an orange dhoti with a sacred thread and white body markings stands with an open hand toward him. In front of the seated figure, a large ornate silver bowl holds yellow grains on a green leaf. A white fan stands at the left edge.2016-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in rust-red robes on an ornate gold-carved throne, with a rudraksha-style mala of dark beads draped at the chest and a red tilak on the forehead. He is taking prasad from a silver bowl on a green leaf, while a shaved-headed attendant in an orange dhoti, with white sacred markings on the arms and a sacred thread, offers food with his hands. Behind them are gold-finished kalasha-topped staffs, an orange canopy with beaded fringe, and a standing fan.2016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 10 20132013-11-10A photograph of a ritual offering inside a hall. A seated man on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushion wears a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, a long gold necklace, and multiple rudraksha malas; he extends his hand over a large silver bowl of golden food. Standing to the left, a shaven-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha beads and gold bangles holds food in both hands, presenting it. A patterned striped mat covers the floor, and a green leaf sits beneath the silver bowl. A partially visible bald person stands at the far left edge.2013-07-10Ritual food offering scene in a temple-style hall with an ornate gold throne-like seat backed by carved gold panels and gold trident-topped stands. A seated man with long dark hair, full beard, red-brown robes and a rudraksha mala with a tilak on his forehead holds a handful of yellow rice, pouring it into a large silver bowl on a green leaf. A shaved-headed man in orange dhoti and bare chest, with rudraksha malas, offers rice from the bowl beside him, and an elderly woman in an orange sari on the right holds more rice. Orange and red canopies with beaded fringe overhead and white fans at the sides. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears long swept-back hair, red-brown robes, rudraksha mala and a golden-throne setting. A mood of ritual service and annadan.2016-11-11 +1 copiesJuly 10 20132013-07-10 +1 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA seated man on a gold throne with a red cushion receives a ritual offering during a puja in a white tent. He wears a rust-orange robe and a garland of white flowers with blue beads, with white tripundra marks on his forehead. A younger man kneeling at left, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and a shawl in orange, holds a yellow cloth and offers something to the seated man. Behind them, a woman in an orange and gold sari sits near a silver bowl on a green cloth, with multicoloured umbrellas, a fan and a deity murti with gold ornaments visible at right. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man: long swept-back hair, rudraksha, orange robe, and a throne-like seat, giving the role of the honoured teacher receiving pinda tharpana offering.2016-12-18November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copies