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A 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.

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December 27 20072007-12-27December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12A 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.2014-07-26A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron cloth and gold-coloured ornate necklace, with long swept-back hair, sitting on an orange cushioned seat and extending both hands to a young woman kneeling before him. She wears a white top and an orange-red shawl and holds a small quantity of cooked food in her cupped hands above a large steel bowl of rice-like food on an orange cloth. Behind them, people in white dhotis and white garments stand in a hall; a microphone stand, a silver-coloured tray, a standing fan and a gilded deity murti or ornament occupy the foreground. Visible people total about six or more standing and kneeling figures.2010-11-12December 20 20152015-12-20A seated man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and long dark hair sits on a red cushioned throne draped with white and red flower garlands, extending his hand toward a bowl of rice on a banana leaf. A woman in an orange sari with a red blouse bends forward and offers food to him with both hands. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and orange cloths sit or stand in a pink-walled hall, with a fan, a small table covered in yellow cloth, and a red hanging visible. A gold-framed picture sits at the lower right. The man on the throne has distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, a probable match for a person in an appearance-based sense.2011-11-07December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copiesA 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.2014-07-26A seated figure in orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace of ceremonial beads sits on an orange cloth, reaching to hand food from a large steel bowl to a woman in a white sari with a red shawl. Her hands are cupped to receive rice. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and saris bend or stand near metal bowls of food. In the foreground, a hand holds out rice from the right edge, and a golden deity murti sits at the lower left. The scene suggests a food offering or annadan distribution.2010-11-12November 12 2006 Salem Aadheenam Inauguration2006-11-12February 23 20162016-02-23