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A photograph of a ceremonial gathering in an ornate hall with golden pillars and brass oil lamps (diyas) along the back. A bald man with a white vertical tilak and wire-rimmed glasses, wearing a rust-red dhoti with gold border and a red-orange shawl over a gold-threaded garland of flowers and beads, bends forward to hand a small folded paper or offering to a seated man. Several seated men in saffron and orange robes sit on striped mats in front of silver trays holding small bowls, flowers and offerings. On the left, a man in an orange turban and a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala sits beside them. A standing man in white dhoti with a red shawl stands at right near a pot. Floral decorations and brass lamps complete the scene. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance here, so the bald man is described by role only.

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A 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 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11January 13 20152015-01-13A row of men seated cross-legged on the floor during a meal, each with a steel thali plate and small steel bowls in front of them. The foreground man on the left wears an orange turban, orange robes and a rudraksha mala, and holds a small paper. Beside him a young man in orange clothes with a vertical tilak on his forehead eats from his plate. Further along, men in orange and peach robes and one in white dhoti and kurta eat from thalis set on striped mats. Ornate brass and gold-coloured lamps and flower arrangements stand at the upper left in the background.2015-09-12 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20152015-09-12April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesMay 10th 20162016-05-10A photograph of a seated meal ritual in a decorated temple-style hall. Several men in saffron and orange robes sit behind low, ornate silver-covered tables. In the centre, a man wears a red turban, bare shoulders, a large beaded rudraksha mala, and gold armlets; he is. Behind them, men in white dhotis with yellow borders serve food from metal pots and trays. Behind the seated figures stand silver and red shrine structures with deity murti and garlands, and a lamp in the upper left. The scene resembles an annadan or bandara offering.2015-09-11 +2 copiesSeptember 12 20152015-09-12A seated ritual gathering inside a draped tent with a golden throne-style seat flanked by golden lion figures and a red cushioned peetha. On the throne sits a man in a red-orange turban and saffron robe with gold necklaces. Standing to the right is a bald man in a saffron cloth wrapped over the shoulder, wearing a gold-beaded garland, holding a shawl. In the foreground on orange marigold petals, an older man in saffron robes, with glasses and a red tilak, sits looking down. Beside him a man in white dhoti and a white shawl hands a small silver tray with red offerings to a boy in orange, while another boy sits in front. A man in an orange turban sits at right with a golden garland. Patterned red and white draping and a gold-trimmed backdrop complete the scene.2015-09-15 +1 copiesSeptember 14 20152015-09-14