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Photo of a ritual scene in a large hall with pink walls and wooden partitions. Several people in orange and saffron garments with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas and gold armlets, stand and sit on striped mats. The foreground shows a man in rust-red robes and a long rudraksha mala offering food to a young girl in orange who opens her mouth to receive it, while another child in orange holds yellow rice-like offerings. Water bottles and small framed pictures are visible along the walls. The scene matches a Maheshwara Puja offering of food and pinda to a person and monastic disciples, though a person himself is not clearly identifiable.

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February 23 20162016-02-23A photograph of a ritual scene in a hall with red drapes and a wooden wall backdrop. Several young people wearing orange saffron dhotis and shawls with gold borders stand in a line, many with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, some with sandalwood or ash marks on their foreheads. Several of them hold food offerings in their hands. Along the foreground, banana-leaf plates of food and water bottles are laid out on white cloths. A large golden trident stands against the wall at right, and a golden ornamental object is visible behind the group.2016-03-30April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesMay 25 20132013-05-25February 23 20162016-02-23February 23 20162016-02-23August 25 20142014-08-25Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 10 20132013-07-10 +2 copiesApril 02 20132013-04-02 +1 copiesMay 25 20132013-05-25A photograph of a ritual feeding scene with several women in devotional clothing. In the foreground, a young girl in orange robes with a pink border and a rudraksha mala stands with her mouth open while a woman in a dark maroon sari with gold border feeds her from a hand. Behind them, other women in maroon and orange saris hold small handfuls of yellow food, offering it to girls and women, some with white tilak marks on their foreheads. An older woman with grey hair and gold earrings stands among them. Background shows a gold decorated altar area and a framed picture. No man is visible in the scene.2014-09-13