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A large communal meal on striped floor mats under a white tent during a ritual feast. Rows of seated people, mostly young men and boys in saffron-orange dhotis and some bare-chested with white and orange sacred markings, eat from banana leaves with rice dishes and small cups. A woman in a white sari with gold border and a rudraksha-style necklace walks along the row carrying a metal bucket to serve. Colourful striped umbrellas, brass lamps and a golden pillar frame the scene, with several standing men in white dhotis and a camera operator in the background. No specific deity or a person depiction is clearly identifiable.

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December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A large row of saffron-robed sannyasis sits cross-legged on striped floor mats, leaves and plates of food laid before them with steel cups. A man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a hairnet and holding a blue bowl and ladle, serves food along the line while bending forward. Behind him, others in white and pink saris attend, and in the background a seated figure in red and white adorned with garlands sits before golden deity murtis and a golden throne, as part of a Maheshwara Puja style food offering.2016-12-18A large tented hall with white drapes, hanging lanterns and a central stage area holds a seated ritual gathering. In the foreground, many shirtless men and boys with long hair sit in rows wearing orange and saffron dhotis and white sacred threads, their backs to the camera, facing a dais. Banana-leaf plates with food and small cups are set on colourful striped mats in front of them. Behind them, women and men in orange and red saffron robes sit on the floor, and a cameraman stands on the right. Striped and red umbrellas stand among the seated crowd, and a large screen on the left shows a red and green image. Mention of a food offering and pinda tharpana comes only from the page, so the scene is described as a seated meal offering.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A row of seated monastics in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash markings on their arms and chests, sit with hands folded in prayer along a long mat. In front of them are banana-leaf plates of food and rows of small white cups, with an oil lamp burning in the lower left foreground. Behind them, colourful striped umbrellas and a draped stage frame the scene, and a woman in saffron sits at the back right. The setting suggests a Maheshwara Puja food offering with sannyasis receiving the meal.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18December 21 20162016-12-21 +1 copiesA large hall with many seated devotees on the floor facing a central raised golden throne-like seat with a gilded canopy and an oil lamp nearby. In the foreground, rows of men and women sit in white and orange-saffron clothes with red shawls around their shoulders; several wear orange robes and rudraksha-style beads. Banana-leaf plates with food, small cups and water bottles are set before them. Behind the throne a few figures in white and orange stand, and a group of people in white and orange are arranged near the throne area. Purple patterned panels line the left wall, with framed photographs displayed on a stand. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual meal in an ashram hall.2015-05-23 +1 copiesA large tented hall during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, several bare-chested men with shaved or topknotted heads, wearing orange dhotis and white sacred threads, sit with their backs to the camera on a colourful striped mat. Facing them, rows of women in orange and maroon saffron sarees and rudraksha malas sit on the mat, with leaf plates and small offerings in front of them. Behind them, guests in pink, yellow and white saris and a few white-clad attendants stand near a sound system. Decorative red and green umbrellas and paper lanterns hang from the white canopy, and a video camera on a tripod records the scene at the far right.2016-12-18January 08 20182018-01-08