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January 01 2019

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A photo of an ashram or hall interior where a bald man in red-saffron robes, white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and arms, and rudraksha malas over his shoulders and across his chest, feeds a sweet from his hands to a shaved-headed young boy in orange robes and a rudraksha necklace. The boy, wearing glasses, holds a piece of the same yellow food in his cupped hands. Banana leaves and small oil lamps are laid on the floor, and a garland of yellow flowers and a board of framed black-and-white portraits hang at the right edge. The man, with gold bangles and a wristwatch, appears to be a sannyasi or priest giving prasadam to the boy, a devotee in a ritual setting. a person identity is not established from appearance.2013-11-10 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of saffron-clad devotees at an indoor event with white draped tents and wooden shelves behind them. In the foreground, a young man with short dark hair, glasses and beaded rudraksha malas feeds a yellow rice dish from a plate to a young man in orange robes who is opening his mouth to receive it. A second robed devotee in orange with a shaved head and malas holds a plate of rice nearby, and other orange-clad devotees and a woman in a magenta sari stand in the background. A seated figure in orange sits far right beside a golden ornament. The scene suggests a shared meal or prasad distribution.2015-12-20 +1 copiesThree men in saffron-orange sleeveless robes stand in a bright hall. The two on the left and right, with white horizontal vibhuti stripes across their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, hold handfuls of cooked yellow rice with green herbs. The man on the right offers rice toward the bare shoulder of a shaved-headed young boy in orange in the centre, who faces away from the camera. Seated devotees in orange and red are visible at the lower edges, and a yellow banner hangs in the upper background. The scene looks like prasad being distributed during a ritual.2014-09-13A photograph of several shaven-headed, bare-chested men in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas during a group ritual. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair, orange-framed glasses and a rudraksha mala tilts his head back with mouth open while another man in an orange dhoti feeds him a yellow food offering from his fingers. Other men beside them hold yellow offerings in their hands, and white horizontal body markings are visible on their arms and chests. Behind them, more participants in orange clothing and a golden decorative structure are blurred. No one is identified as a person by appearance cues here.2016-09-30November 07 20112011-11-07A photograph of a seated woman with glasses and short dark hair in an orange and gold sari with a red shawl being fed rice from a plate by a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a red shawl and rudraksha malas on his wrists and neck. Banana-leaf plates of yellow rice sit on white-draped tables in a pillared hall, and a few other people in white and orange move in the background, with a golden throne and a shelf of pots behind them.2015-12-20 +1 copiesA group of shaved-headed and dreadlocked devotees in bare-chested ritual attire with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms gather closely. Rudraksha malas hang around their necks and wrists, and red-and-beaded armbands are visible. In the foreground a man with long black dreadlocks, a beaded necklace and a bead bracelet tilts his head back as another devotee in a rudraksha mala feeds him from a small offering, possibly prasad. A bespectacled man with white markings stands at left, and figures in orange cloth appear behind them.2016-09-30March 14 20172017-03-14Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesApril 04 20182018-04-04