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A photograph of an indoor ritual setting with rows of silver-coloured metal bowls covering the floor, some holding offerings. A man in a saffron-orange robe with red borders stands at right, holding a silver bell and gazing upward. Behind him, several devotees in white and orange garments stand or sit, some with hands joined in prayer. A woman in a yellow sari sits in the centre foreground. Banana plants and tall decorated pillars with colourful flower and bird motifs frame the scene, and a banner with printed photographs and text is mounted on the wall behind.

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A photograph of a ritual offering in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a man on the right wearing an orange dhoti with maroon borders and a white wristwatch holds a silver handbell and faces left. Many silver offering plates with small portions of food sit in rows on the floor in front of him. Behind them, devotees in orange and white clothes stand and sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. A large banana plant and decorative red, blue and yellow cloth pillars stand in the background, with framed panels on the wall above.2008-01-01Outdoor ritual feast under a decorated canopy with orange pennants, palm fronds, a hanging coconut bunch and flower garlands. Hundreds of covered metal plates of food cover the white cloth in the foreground. A standing man in white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a lamp near the plates, while seated devotees in white and orange-saffron shawls sit in rows behind. Standing men in white kurtas with folded hands watch at right. Some devotees wear orange, others white.2007-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20082008-01-01A photo of a ritual offering in an indoor hall with a white tiled wall and a corrugated roof. A man in orange robes stands at the right, extending his arm toward a seated group of devotees in orange and white clothing, several with palms pressed together. Rows of stainless steel plates piled with food offerings are arranged on red-draped tables and along the floor in the foreground, with a white-draped altar holding a brass lamp and small bells at center. A tall lit brass lamp stands behind the altar. Behind the barrier, a large crowd of women in saris and men watch the ceremony. A photographer in orange stands at far left. Some large sanctity-related prints hang on the wall at the top.2009-01-01Outdoor ritual scene under palm trees at a rural site with thatched huts. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head covering holds a silver handbell and a ritual implement, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace visible at his chest. Around him, seated devotees in white clothes with yellow shawls sit on woven mats; some hold brass plates of offerings and small bowls of vermilion and turmeric. A young woman in white and pink sits nearby, and women in white stand at right. A banana plant stands in the foreground, with a shallow pit beside it. A white van and a large banner are visible in the background.2009-09-26January 01 20092009-01-01A photograph of a large outdoor ritual at an ashram. A man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands centre, holding a tall golden lamp (aarti) while a woman in white assists beside an altar with a lit flame. Behind them, several people in orange and white sit on a raised platform near an orange-draped altar with golden deity murtis and a decorative parasol. In the foreground, tiered steel bowls filled with grains, vegetables, sweets and fruit stand on magenta cloths as offerings (naivedyam). A seated crowd of devotees in white, orange, yellow and red clothing presses their palms together, and an orange pennant bunting hangs overhead.2009-01-01A photograph of a ritual offering at an open-sided hall hung with orange triangular bunting. On a raised stage, a man in an orange robe with a beaded necklace stands near a brass lamp and a small white-draped table, beside several seated figures in orange and white. Many tiers of silver bowls filled with sweets, fruit, rice and colourful offerings line the right foreground, with a brass conch and a silver vessel nearby. A woman in a white sari with a yellow-trimmed shawl sits with hands joined in front of the offerings, and a crowd of seated devotees in white, orange and yellow fills the left side. A yellow and multicoloured parasol stands behind the stage, and garlanded deity images hang on the back wall. The pictured stage activity is a puja with 1008 naivedyam offerings. Visible people number roughly 30 to 40.2009-01-01A photograph of an outdoor ritual pavilion decorated with marigold and white flower garlands, orange and red triangular pennants, and hanging banana bunches and coconuts. On the right, a seated figure with long dark hair wears orange robes and a garland, sitting on a raised dais draped in red cloth, with fruit and a small brass lamp before them; a standing man in white and orange shawl stands nearby. Along the foreground, rows of devotees in white and orange clothing sit and kneel, and one man in white with an orange shawl raises his hands in devotion. Rows of silver plates holding offerings cover the ground in the centre of the scene. The scene appears to be a festival puja with offerings laid out in front of a seated figure.2007-01-01A large outdoor annadan feast under a canopy decorated with orange and red pennants and green banana-leaf or palm fronds. Rows of foil-covered metal trays filled with food cover the white cloth in the foreground. Behind them, seated devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls sit in rows, and a standing man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at centre-right. A bearded man in white with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala sits at upper left beside an older man in white. Several photographers and cameramen film the scene, and a few onlookers stand at the right edge.2007-01-01