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A photograph of a meal offering in a plain whitewashed hall with a red-and-blue striped mat on the floor. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a full grey beard, wearing an orange robe and wrist beads, sits cross-legged and reaches out to take food from a steel bowl held by a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and a braided ponytail. Banana leaf plates hold rice and food, and brass lamps hang along the left wall. Other people in orange and white sit in the background, and a steel water dispenser stands behind them.

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A communal meal in a plain hall with a stainless steel water dispenser and stacked white plastic chairs. A seated man in orange robes with a short beard and an orange shawl is serving food from a steel bowl onto a banana leaf, while a young woman in white with an orange shawl kneels and receives it with both hands. Other people in white clothes with orange shawls sit on the floor on red and blue striped mats or stand nearby. Banana-leaf plates of rice and vegetables sit on a white table in front, and a man in white stands at the back.2008-01-12January 12 20082008-01-12September 20 20152015-09-20January 12 20082008-01-12January 12 20082008-01-12A photograph of a communal meal in a temporary open-sided tent with thatched roof. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a long orange-beaded garland stands barefoot, leaning forward to serve from a vessel toward the row of seated people. Rows of seated sannyasis and devotees in orange and saffron robes, several in pink, yellow and white head cloths, sit on the floor before green banana-leaf plates heaped with white rice, flowers, and small cups of water. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a light shawl stands nearby, and a few people in white clothes stand along the back. Behind them hang banners and posters, one showing a smiling man in a red-orange turban, and an orange-clad figure sits on a raised platform in the background.2011-01-16A photograph of a communal meal at an ashram hall with a woven mat floor. In the foreground, two seated men in white dhotis and orange shawls face each other; the man on the right, smiling, receives food from an outstretched hand of a standing man in white with a gold-bordered cloth. Banana-leaf plates hold rice, sweets and fried items, and a brass pot sits among them. Behind, a row of people in white clothes with orange shawls stand with hands joined, and a woman in white with an orange shawl sits at the left. A wooden staff stands upright in the centre.2006-10-21A seated man in orange robes and a red-and-white flower garland sits on a mat in an open-sided pavilion, eating from a steel plate of food on a banana leaf while a woman in a white sari with gold border and an orange shawl kneels and offers him food with her hand. Behind them, people in white clothes stand watching, a cameraman films, and steel pots and flower garlands sit on a table. A photographic portrait of a man in a white turban is printed on the wall at right. Probable Swamiji (probable) with long hair and an orange robe, seated as the recipient of the Maheshwara Puja offering.2006-10-12A photograph of a ritual offering at an open hall. A seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a red and white flower garland sits on the floor, bare-chested, with a white cloth draped over one shoulder, mixing food from a metal tray onto a banana leaf laid on a wooden board. Across from him a young woman in a white dress with a gold border and an orange shawl kneels and presses food on the leaf with her hands. Behind them a flower-decorated table, steel pots and vessels, and a standing group of people in white clothes watch; a woman in white stands near the pots. Items on the banana leaf include rice and small fried offerings. Several onlookers in white garments and beaded necklaces stand in the background, reflecting a padapuja-style food offering.2006-10-12October 21 20062006-10-21 +1 copiesA seated meal scene in a bright white hall with plastic chairs stacked along the wall and a stainless steel sink unit at left. A bearded man in orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat, passing food from a steel bowl toward a smiling man in white clothes with an orange shawl who cups his hands to receive it. Food is served on green banana leaves with white rice and yellow sides. Behind them, other people in white and orange sit on the floor, and two more in white with orange shawls stand at the back near the windows. The bearded man's orange robe and beard are visible, but his identity is not established from the image.2008-01-12October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copies