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August 14 2017

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July 15 20152015-07-15 +2 copiesA large hall with a white tented ceiling and hanging decorative pillars shows a communal meal served to seated devotees on banana leaves laid over orange and purple mats. Women in white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls serve rice from steel pots and carry a steel bucket, while a woman in a white sari with an orange blouse kneels to serve. Seated attendees include a woman in orange, a man in white with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in white with a mala. A woman in the foreground in a cream shawl and white top smiles beside her leaf. Monks in white dhotis with yellow cloth walk along the row. Background panels show a forest scene. Annadan-style seva service in progress.2010-09-17 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20152015-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20162016-01-01 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20122012-01-01 +2 copiesA busy indoor ritual setting showing devotees offering food during a naivedyam-style ceremony. In the foreground, a bare-chested, grey-bearded man in white dhoti with a red-orange shawl and rudraksha beads holds a handful of cooked rice toward a basket. A woman with long dark braids and a pink flower garland passes a bowl of rice, while women in cream and gold saris with red sashes and lanyards stand nearby. Several women in orange saris hold plates and stand around a floor with food offerings and banana leaves. A young girl in a green and orange dress stands at the right. The floor is covered with white cloths and small trays of food.2017-08-14A large hall with a red-walled display of framed photo panels. A seated figure in orange and gold sits on an ornate golden throne-like seat beneath a hanging white floral decoration, while a long row of people sits on the floor facing him. On the left, shaved-headed men in orange robes sit with hands folded in namaskar; on the right, rows of saffron-robed devotees sit before banana-leaf plates of food and small cups. Between them, women in white saris with red-bordered shawls sit in lines. Attendants in white stand near the far right, and a child in orange with a garland sits at the front left. The scene suggests an annadan or prasad meal during a ritual gathering.2015-10-23Annadhan in 20142014-01-01 +3 copiesAnnadhan in 20102010-01-01 +1 copiesAugust 21 20162016-08-21A large hall with red-painted walls and framed panels hosts a ceremonial meal. Long rows of devotees sit on the floor before banana-leaf plates, with water bottles and small bowls set out, many in saffron and orange robes, some with rudraksha malas. On the right, women in white and cream saris and men in white dhotis sit in rows. Near the centre a figure in a red-and-gold robe sits on a gold-trimmed throne on a raised platform, with attendants in white clothes and white head coverings standing around. Several people in white dhotis and white garments are gathered before the platform. A small portrait is visible on the back wall. Credit overlay text appears in the corner.2016-03-30A large hall in a ceremonial setting: a figure seated on a gold-trimmed throne at left, bare-shouldered with orange-saffron wrap and orange turban, a golden bowl of offerings before him. Around him, a seated group of devotees in orange and red shawls and white clothes sits on white cloths and red mats, with plates of food and offerings in front of them. Standing attendants in white and orange garments, some wearing white head coverings and lanyard badges, stand in the background, and a crowd fills the room under chandeliers with red panels and a screen at upper left. Scattered flower petals and rice grains cover the floor. a person is seated on the throne, identified by appearance cues of orange turban, saffron and gold clothing and a ceremonial golden seat, in a role of presiding teacher.2015-10-23