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A photograph of three people at a table covered with a gold cloth. In the centre, a man with a shaved head wears a white dhoti and a white upper cloth with a pink border, and he is lifting a pale pink cloth off a large rectangular sweet covered in gold-yellow granules and nuts, tied with a pink ribbon on silver foil. On the left, a smiling woman in an orange saree and rudraksha mala holds the other edge of the cloth. On the right, a smiling man with a tilak on his forehead wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala, and he reaches toward the sweet. Brass oil lamps stand on the table, and a framed picture is visible in the background.

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August 11 20112011-08-11A photograph of a small indoor room where a woman in an orange saree with a rudraksha mala and bangles holds back a pink cloth over a large tray of yellow food on silver foil set on a gold-draped table. A clean-shaven man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border lifts the cloth beside her, and a third man in white with a yellow-bordered dhoti, rudraksha mala and vertical tilak smiles at the right. Brass lamps stand on the table and a computer monitor and bags are visible behind.2011-08-11 +1 copiesAugust 11 20112011-08-11 +1 copiesAugust 11 20112011-08-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual offering at an indoor setting. A woman in a pink blouse with a red border, wearing gold bangles and earrings, holds a small bowl and offers food from a tray of yellow-coloured rice topped with seeds and a red flower. Facing her is a shaved-headed young man in a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered shawl, rudraksha beads and white tilak on his forehead, holding out his hands to receive the offering. Behind them a woman in an orange sari photographs the scene, and a window with blue evening light and a fan are visible in the background.2011-08-11 +1 copiesAugust 11 20112011-08-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a serving ritual at an ashram event. On the right, a figure in orange and red robes with long dark hair and a wooden rudraksha-style mala sits behind a large metal tray of rice-based food, extending a handful of prasad. On the left, a young man in white kurta with orange shawl and white forehead markings kneels and holds out his cupped hands to receive the food. Behind them a man in a white shirt and dark mala holds a small yellow tray, and several people in white and cream clothing stand in the background, including women in white saris with grey borders. The setting is an open pavilion with brick walls.2006-10-21A photograph of a room interior where a group of people in white ritual clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar behind a table holding a large yellow sweet cake topped with nuts and a single lit candle, with brass bells and a pink flower beside it. Men on the left wear white dhotis with maroon or gold borders and rudraksha malas; women in white and cream saris with red or green borders and red shawls stand at the center and right. Ceiling fans, a wall fan and a pink wall frame the scene. A woman in an orange sari stands at the right edge. No one present is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.2011-08-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a woman in a pale pink sari with maroon borders cutting a large rectangular sheet of golden sweet. A single white candle with a magenta bow stands in the centre of the dish, and the sweet is sprinkled with raisins and nuts. Behind, another woman in an orange sari wears a rudraksha mala and folds her hands in namaste. A glass-topped wooden table holds a deity murti decorated with a garland of yellow and orange flowers on the right.2011-08-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual offering in a hall with orange mats. A long-haired person in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap sits on the left, holding a bronze vessel out over a steel plate of cooked rice and vegetables. A shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with red borders, wearing a gold necklace and a yellow sash, kneels on the right receiving the vessel with both hands. A microphone stand stands between them. Behind, another person in white sits near metal bowls, and a further figure in white is partly visible at top. A water bottle sits on the mat. The long-haired figure in orange is an appearance-based candidate for a person only with several cues, and these are long hair and orange clothing, so it is marked unsure.2010-10-12A photograph inside a bare, light-floored hall during a puja. In the foreground a man with long dark wavy hair and an orange shawl sits on an orange mat, smiling, holding out his hand toward an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti who stands bent forward, placing a pinch of a yellowish-green food into the seated man's palm from a steel plate. Behind them other people in white dhotis and white shirts sit or stand, some holding mala beads, and a microphone stand is at left. The seated man in orange has long hair and a distinctive bearing consistent with the page's claim that a person is present, though this is an appearance-based candidate with limited cues, so it is marked unsure. Several people are visible in the scene.2010-10-12September 05 20132013-09-05 +2 copies