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A photograph of a tented ritual hall during a puja with a row of saffron-robed sannyasis, mostly seen from behind, bare-backed and wearing orange dhotis with red borders and sacred threads over the shoulder. In the foreground a woman with dark hair in a bun and a red-beaded necklace holds a brass plate and receives food being fed from a hand at her mouth, while a man in an orange dhoti stands beside her. Behind them stands a long line of monks and devotees seated on colourful striped mats with banana-leaf plates of food and small oil lamps. Framed photographs are displayed on an orange board at left, and seated devotees in white and dark clothes watch from the background under white draped canopy fabric and hanging lamps.

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December 18 20162016-12-18Photograph of a large ritual hall with white draped ceiling and hanging brass lamps. Many men and women in orange and saffron dhotis and sarees with gold borders stand and sit on colourful striped mats, their bodies marked with white ash bands on the chest and arms, and wearing rudraksha and bead necklaces. Several participants hold yellow food offerings and rice in their hands, and brass plates of offerings sit on mats in front. Some seated figures in orange and white nearby, with umbrellas in the background. The scene reads as a ritual offering such as a pinda tharpana or Maheshwara Puja.2016-12-18July 10 20132013-07-10 +2 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18A group of young male sannyasis in saffron and orange dhotis and shawls stand barefoot in a hall, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas and sandal or ash markings on their bodies. In the centre, a young man in an orange dhoti offers a small yellow food item to a small boy in orange clothing, with a braided rudraksha mala, who looks up at him. Other sannyasis around them hold similar yellow offerings, and seated devotees in white and red clothing watch from the left. A red curtain and a gold deity murti stand in the background, with the scene resembling a ritual sharing of prasad.2016-09-30December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A line of shaved-headed men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stands barefoot on a mat in a temple hall, several holding banana-leaf plates of food, apparently preparing to offer naivedyam. Many wear rudraksha malas and white markings on their chests and arms, and one wears an orange turban. A small child in orange stands among them. Other saffron-clad attendees are visible at the right, and a large red-orange backdrop and a golden shrine canopy frame the scene. Floor trays with small brass cups and food portions lie in front of the line.2017-08-14September 19 20172017-09-19A photograph of several shaven-headed, bare-chested men in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas during a group ritual. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair, orange-framed glasses and a rudraksha mala tilts his head back with mouth open while another man in an orange dhoti feeds him a yellow food offering from his fingers. Other men beside them hold yellow offerings in their hands, and white horizontal body markings are visible on their arms and chests. Behind them, more participants in orange clothing and a golden decorative structure are blurred. No one is identified as a person by appearance cues here.2016-09-30