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A large hall with cream walls and red curtains where many devotees in orange and saffron clothing sit in rows on mats, with plates of food and water bottles set before them. Some wear gold-bordered orange saris and dhotis, and several have shaved heads or braids. In the background at the front, a figure in a red-orange robe sits near a gold-and-red throne beside a tall trident, while other priests in white tend to ritual vessels. Framed photographs hang on the walls.

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March 30 20162016-03-30A large hall with cream tiled floor and red-curtained doorways shows many people seated in rows on mats during a ritual meal or puja. Foreground devotees wear orange saffron cloth with gold borders, bare-shouldered, many with long braided or natural hair, and some wear beaded bracelets. Banana-leaf or green plates with food, cups and water bottles sit before them. Further back, figures in white and orange stand and sit near a raised dais with a golden throne-like seat, a small figure at its base, and a kalasha-style vessel. Framed photographs and banners line the walls. Some people here appear to be in more casual clothing.2016-03-30September 30 20162016-09-30A wide view of a large hall during a Maheshwara Puja, with many participants seated on mats in rows wearing orange and saffron robes. In the foreground, several people sit cross-legged facing a central open space where a robed figure in orange stands near the middle. Along the far wall, a row of people in orange and white stands near a shelf of brass vessels and offerings. On the left, a golden throne-like seat stands empty beside a ceiling-mounted wall of framed images. Water bottles and banana-leaf-like plates sit on the mats in front of the seated devotees.2016-03-30March 30 20162016-03-30March 30 20162016-03-30Photograph of a hall with a white marble floor where rows of seated devotees in orange and saffron robes take part in a ritual meal or puja. Many women in orange and salmon saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on striped mats, with banana-leaf plates, small steel cups and offerings set before them. A row of saffron-robed men sits along the left wall. A seated figure in red and gold, on an ornate golden throne-like seat at the far right on a raised stage, is presiding, with a standing attendant in white nearby and a brass vessel beside the seat. Orange cloth hangs on the back wall and electric fans stand near the stage.2013-07-14 +1 copiesWide photograph of a large hall where many women in orange and saffron saris sit cross-legged on the floor in long rows along white cloths with green leaf plates, cups and water bottles in front of them. Several eat from leaf plates. At the far end on a raised platform, a figure in orange sits before a gold-framed throne-like seat beside an ornate stand, with a few people in white standing nearby. A large wall display of photographs hangs at the top left. The scene appears to be a communal meal served after a ritual gathering.2016-03-30A long row of seated women in saffron-orange robes with red-and-maroon shawls sits with hands pressed in anjali along a white-covered table set with banana-leaf plates of food and water bottles, during what appears to be a food offering ritual. In the foreground a woman with rudraksha malas and a red-and-maroon shawl sits with hands folded, and a woman with a bindi and white-painted forehead sits at right. In the background, men in white dhotis and white head coverings stand near a serving counter, and a robed attendant in white with a red shawl stands at left near a brass vessel and flowers.2016-02-23Wide photograph of a large hall with a seated congregation in orange and saffron clothing, many sitting cross-legged on the floor facing a raised golden throne-like seat at the far end. Under a golden canopy with a decorative parasol, a figure in orange sits on the throne, with a standing attendant beside it. Rows of people on mats are served plates of food with water bottles arranged along the floor in the foreground, and some men near the front are bare-chested with orange cloths. Wall posters and framed images line the back walls. Several people in white stand or sit along the sides of the room.2016-09-30March 30 20162016-03-30Annadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copies