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A seated figure with long dark hair wears an orange-red garment and sits on a woven mat with a floral garland draped over the shoulder, gesturing with an outstretched hand toward an older man in an orange-red kurta and white dhoti who kneels and sets a metal dish on a banana leaf decorated with coloured powders. Around them, women in saris of green, red, blue and black carry metal pails, and seated participants in white sit on the floor across a tiled hall, with an area of banana leaves and offerings spread across the floor.

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A photograph of a ritual meal setting on a white tiled floor. A figure in a bright red-orange robe sits cross-legged on a woven mat, hands joined in prayer, facing a banana leaf laid with small portions of food, rice, and colourful kolam-style decorations around it. Pink and white flower garlands drape a wooden seat nearby. Several people in white dhotis and orange clothing stand or sit around, with steel water vessels and bottles placed on the floor.2009-06-15A photograph of a seated man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, sitting on a carved wooden chair and reaching his hand over a banana-leaf plate of rice, vegetables and sweets set on a blue-and-white striped cloth. Beside him, a woman with glasses and an orange shawl sits on the floor with her hands folded. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand barefoot holding steel buckets. The scene is an offering of food during a pooja under a canopy, with red flowers and a small brass vessel at the edge of the frame. The seated man is a person candidate by appearance (long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala), presented as a receiver of the offering.2006-07-23December 27 20072007-12-27A seated man in an orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair and a red and white flower garland sits on the floor serving food from a large steel plate to a person whose hand reaches in from the left. A green banana leaf with rice and food sits in the foreground. Behind him, people in white clothing stand in a hall, including a woman in white and a woman in a white top near a steel container, and a man in a checked shirt watches at right. The orange-robed figure shows distinctive long hair and a flower garland, and his appearance and role match the page's Maheshwara Pooja context, so he is described as a person serving prasadam.2006-10-12February 10 20092009-02-10 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated figure in an orange-saffron garment with a red border, long dark hair swept back, smiling and seated on a carved wooden chair, extending a hand over a large metal tray of cooked rice or food. Probable Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron ochre clothing and seated central position as the figure being served. An older man in white dhoti and shirt kneels on a woven mat at left, scooping food from the tray. Behind them, several people in white and cream clothing stand, including a woman in a maroon sari and women in white saris; a man holds a yellow-edged cloth. Steel pots and a stainless steel serving counter stand along the right side, with a large wall banner partly visible reading Paramahamsa. Seven to eight people are visible in total.2006-10-21A photograph of a ritual offering at an open hall. A man in white dhoti and shirt kneels on the floor at left, smiling, holding a small offering tray. Seated at right, a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes wears red and white flower garlands and reaches toward a large brass plate of food, with a banana leaf of offerings on a wooden tray before them. Several people in white clothing stand behind, one holding a large steel vessel. Partial text reads 'Paramahamsa' on the wall. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robes, garlands) is seated in the centre-right of the scene, presiding over the puja.2006-10-12February 25 20072007-02-25A photograph of a seated man with long dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with an orange cloth draped across his body, reaching forward to hand food to an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti who holds a small portion of cooked yellow rice in cupped hands. A steel bowl of the same rice sits on an orange cloth in front of the seated man. Behind them, several people in white and cream dhotis and shawls sit or stand on a light floor, and a microphone stand is visible at left. The scene suggests a prasad or annadan distribution.2010-10-12October 12 20062006-10-12A photograph of a ritual exchange on an orange cloth mat. A long-haired man in orange sleeveless robes and a red-orange wrap sits cross-legged on the left, extending his hand over a stainless steel bowl of cooked food, from which he hands a portion to a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and white shirt with gold borders who kneels on the right with cupped hands. Another white-clad man sits at the far left, and standing figures in white dhotis and orange garments are visible in the background. A microphone stand stands near the seated figures. The setting is a hall with pale tiled flooring.2010-10-12October 12 20102010-10-12 +2 copies