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A domestic dining scene in a small room with a pale curtain behind a table. A young man in white kurta with an orange shawl and a red tilak pours water from a plastic bottle into a metal cup. A seated person in an orange top, wearing a pink flower garland and green leaf garland, eats from a steel plate. A woman in a cream floral sari with a black necklace stands at left. On the right, a framed portrait on a shelf beside brass vessels shows a person with long dark hair and a garland. A steel tumbler and bowls rest on the table.

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Annadhan in 20082009-01-01A photograph of a man seated at a small table draped in a silver-patterned cloth, wearing an orange sleeveless top and a large red rose garland with a green leaf piece at the back of his head; his long dark hair is tied back. On the table are steel tumblers, a covered steel container, a white food container with blue clasps, and water bottles. A brass kalasha-style vessel and a framed photo sit on a cabinet behind him, and a partially visible person in white stands at the left edge. Pink floral curtains and peach walls frame the room.2008-03-12October 15 20082008-10-15A photograph of a devotee in an orange sleeveless top wearing a long garland of red roses and green leaves, standing at a small wall shelf and reaching toward brass ritual vessels, a silver plate and a small bowl. A framed portrait on the shelf shows a smiling man with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style necklace and orange clothing. A person in a peach garment stands at the left edge. The setting is a room with pale yellow walls and an orange wall at right.2008-03-12October 12 20062006-10-12Two women kneel on a purple carpet before a banana leaf laid on a white lace cloth, scattering grains or prasad from their cupped hands onto the leaf. The woman on the left wears an orange sari with a maroon border and gold bangles. The woman on the right wears an orange garment over a red sleeveless top and a dark beaded necklace. Behind them, a framed portrait garlanded with yellow and orange flowers sits on an orange-draped altar, with a stainless steel bowl and small brass cups with oil in the foreground. Several people in orange and white clothing stand in the background.2007-11-12A man with long, swept-back black hair wears an orange saffron sleeveless garment and a rudraksha mala of dark beads, seated at a red table and eating from a terracotta plate on an orange towel. A young woman in white with a white shawl and rudraksha beads sits to the left, eating from a metal plate. Standing attendants in orange and white clothes stand behind, one holding a terracotta bowl at upper right, and brass vessels sit on a side table. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2010-08-30A photograph of a seated bearded man in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair, serving food from a banana leaf on a tray. He is seated on a floor covered with a white cloth printed with yellow flowers and green leaves, and offers rice to a young child in a gold embroidered outfit who holds out cupped hands. A standing man in white clothes with a saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a leaf plate. Brass bowls and small cups sit on the cloth, with a white cushioned stool at right and a shiny brass vessel on a floor mat in the background. The scene appears to be a food offering or annadan at an ashram setting.2008-01-14A photograph of a ritual food offering at an open-sided pavilion with a tiled floor and a large portrait of a smiling man in a white turban on the right wall. A woman in a white sari with an orange shawl kneels at left, holding out a handful of food toward a seated person in orange robes with red and white flower garlands. The seated person's long hair falls past the shoulders, and a metal plate of rice stands on a banana leaf with more food, fruit and a steel cup in the foreground. Behind them, standing people in white clothes watch, several with hands clasped, and a cameraman in white with a shoulder camera films at left. Steel pots sit on a table in the background. Orange-robed sannyasi and devotee roles fit the scene; the seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person claim through orange robes, garlands and long hair, though not conclusive.2006-10-12October 15 20082008-10-15A photograph of a seated man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange saffron shawl and dhoti, a bare chest, and a garland of red roses, white flowers and green leaves around his neck. He holds a large steel plate of rice and fried food, serving from it onto a banana leaf. Behind him, other people in orange and white clothes sit on the floor; one woman in orange sits at the back, and a plate of flower petals and a tray of fruit sit on the floor. Several steel tumblers stand on the banana leaves, set on a bare concrete floor in a simple open hall with bamboo blinds. The setting suggests a Maheshwara Puja offering meal, with the seated figure in the foreground a probable Swamiji by his long hair, saffron shawl and garland cues.2006-10-12December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copies