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Evening outdoor ritual under a white canopy strung with small coloured lights. A central figure in an orange turban and orange garment, with rudraksha mala and bare upper body, holds a brass plate of fruit and flowers on green leaves while people reach toward it. Nearby, a man in white dhoti with gold border stands with back turned, and women in orange and white saris, plus Western-looking devotees in white and orange garments, gather around. A brass lamp stand sits at left and an orange-robed figure stands on steps behind. The scene suggests a prasad or offering distribution.

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August 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesDecember 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesOctober 22 20062006-10-22A photo of a community meal during a Maheshwara Puja at a Haridwar ashram. In the foreground, a woman in a red blouse and white sari with a red-and-gold border sits on a white cloth beside a low wooden tray holding large green leaves with food. A bald man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala, kneels on a patterned red carpet and offers food from the leaves to the group. Behind him, seated devotees in white and red-bordered clothes receive leaf plates. A steel bowl of food and white paper plates sit on the floor. Standing figures in white and orange robes stand at the right and left edges.2014-07-26Indoor ritual gathering in a hall with red-and-gold chairs and a draped table in the background. A bare-chested man in a red-orange turban and saffron-yellow cloth, on the right, reaches toward a seated devotee with his hand near the head. Seated participants wear white clothes with red-orange scarves, and a woman with auburn hair in a white top and red scarf watches. On the left, an attendant in red-orange robes holds a silver tray. Other people in white and orange are visible in the background. The image is blurred and the faces are not clear.2015-10-23A seated figure with long dark hair, a gold headband and a white flower garland, wearing a red sleeveless top and orange cloth, receives food from a standing woman in a white sari with an orange shawl. She holds rice or prasad offering in cupped hands. A banana leaf with rice and a platter of yellow rice sit on the mat in front, and a few people sit in the background.2007-12-27A photo of a serving line at a Nithyanandoham meal. In the foreground, a bare-backed figure with a swept-back dark hairstyle, wearing a saffron-orange cloth, a rudraksha mala and a thick reddish-brown bead necklace, is serving from a large silver bowl of yellow rice onto a banana leaf. Kneeling beside the bowl, a smiling man with curly hair in white kurta-style clothing and a red shawl receives the rice with cupped hands. Behind them, women in white and cream sarees with gold borders and red-and-orange lanyards hold stacks of white plates. A man in a blue plaid shirt stands at right, and a woman in a pink-bordered white sari is visible at far right. Scattered yellow flower petals lie on the white tablecloth and floor.2015-12-20A ritual distribution line in a hall with white walls. A young man with curly dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with gold borders and a gold waist cloth, stands at centre holding a brass tray of offerings toward a row of devotees. Several women in white saris and white kurtas, some with grey or white hair, reach forward with cupped hands. Men in white kurtas wear red-and-white shawls with white dhotis and stand along the right. Tall gold-coloured ceremonial staffs with ornate round finials frame the scene, and an orange-and-white flag or banner shows in the background. The setting looks like a person Sangha ritual gathering.2015-10-21 +1 copiesPhotograph inside an open-sided pavilion of a seated long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with red borders and a rudraksha mala, extending his hand toward a brass plate of cooked rice. A man in white kneels before him with an orange shawl, receiving rice in cupped hands. Behind them, several people in white ritual clothes stand and sit, some holding leaf plates, with a banana leaf holding rice and papad at the lower left. The seated man has distinctive long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and orange-red garments, which are probable cues for Swamiji. Standing devotees in white and a ceiling of thatch and beams complete the scene.2006-10-21Night-time ritual scene in an open courtyard with a crowd of devotees in saffron and orange robes. A central man with long dark hair, a red-orange cloth draped over his body and a garland of red flowers stands facing a bare-chested man in saffron who holds a silver tray of flowers and fruit. Nearby, a man in white dhoti with gold borders and a garland joins palms in reverence, while women in orange saris and rudraksha malas gather around. Behind them stand decorated processional structures with gold trim, a deity murti dressed in green and gold, and a red-wrapped gift box with fruit and flowers on a white cloth in the foreground. Several devotees hold mobile phones.2015-01-03A photo of a kneeling priest in orange saffron dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and white sandal marks on his bare chest and arms, placing a folded bill onto a banana leaf on a tray set on a low white table. Two women in white saris with red-and-gold borders sit on a patterned carpet, one in a red blouse and white sari, the other with a red-brown shawl and rudraksha mala, holding bills and a plate. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange attire, some with red shawls, watch the offering, and a standing figure in white is at the left edge.2014-07-26February 23 20162016-02-23