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A photograph of a ritual offering in a hall. A bare-chested priest in an orange-gold cloth and a rudraksha mala, seated at left, offers a handful of food to a young boy in white with a red shawl. An adult man in white with a shaved head, forehead tilaka, a red shawl and a gold bracelet bends over the boy, guiding his hands. Behind them, devotees in white and red shawls stand and watch, and steel pots and a white bowl of rice sit on the floor. A girl in a green dress and other attendees are visible at right.

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July 15 20152015-07-15Annadhan in 20152015-01-01A photograph of a ritual food offering. A bare-chested man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on the left, in saffron-orange cloth with a gold-edged garment, receiving rice from a man in white clothing and an orange-red shawl who bends forward holding food in both cupped hands. Behind them, devotees in white and orange-red shawls stand and sit, some wearing orange lanyards. Steel bowls, a steel vessel, a banana leaf and a plate of cooked rice sit on the floor, with a red-draped table of offerings at left. The seated man's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the face and build are not conclusive, so identity is uncertain.2015-07-15 +2 copiesJune 15 20152015-06-15 +3 copiesA photograph in a hall with wooden-panelled walls and yellow accents. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing rudraksha malas and an orange-brown cloth draped over his shoulder, sits on a gold-ornate seat and scoops yellow flower petals from a large silver bowl. Beside him a young boy in white with an orange-red shawl reaches into the bowl over a banana leaf set with scattered petals. Behind them a woman in white with an orange shawl and mala stands, and an older bald man in a teal top with an orange shawl and mala is seen. Other devotees in white and orange stand nearby. This appears to be a flower-offering puja, with a person candidate seated and officiating.2014-12-28June 15 20152015-06-15 +2 copiesAugust 17 20142014-08-17 +1 copiesJune 15 20152015-06-15 +2 copiesA photograph of a food-serving scene at an indoor event. In the foreground a man with a shaved head and an orange-and-gold cloth draped over his bare shoulders and a beaded necklace sits cross-legged before a green banana leaf heaped with food and steel bowls. Behind him women in white saris with gold borders and red-orange shawls, with white caps on their heads, serve food from steel pots and bowls. A bespectacled man in white clothing with a red-orange shawl sits at the back, and a table with brass items and garlands is at left. Several people wear similar red-orange shawls.2015-06-15 +2 copiesPhoto of a ritual food offering in a hall. A woman in a rust-red sari with rudraksha beads on the left scoops yellow rice from a silver bowl. A woman in a white and gold-bordered sari, with a white hairnet and gold pendant, holds out yellow rice and gestures to a girl in orange robes and rudraksha malas, who extends her cupped hands. A man on the right, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and chest, bare-chested under an orange shawl with rudraksha malas, stands beside her with glasses and a topknot. Other people in orange robes stand behind, with a tripod and red draped table in the background.2019-01-01Photograph of a seated offering scene on a patterned mat. A woman in a rust-brown sari with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles presses a handful of yellow food onto the outstretched hands of a young boy in saffron cloth, bare-shouldered with a beaded necklace and glasses. A silver bowl heaped with yellow rice sits in front. Behind them a woman in a white sari with gold border and a hairnet holds a small bowl, and a woman in saffron with a rudraksha mala, hands joined in namaste, watches. Figures in saffron stand in the background.2019-01-01A photograph of a ritual food offering. A woman in a rust-red sari with a rudraksha mala and gold bangle presses a handful of yellow rice preparation from a large brass bowl. Beside her, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari and white hairnet holds a gold pendant necklace and rudraksha mala. A shaven-headed man in saffron cloth with white sacred ash marks on his shoulders and chest reaches toward the bowl with both hands. Another woman in orange robes sits at the right, and saffron-robed attendants stand in the background. The floor is covered with a colourful striped mat.2019-01-01