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A figure in a yellow turban and yellow shawl, with red and orange garlands and a long wooden staff, feeds a sweet to a young boy in a dark green shirt. Around them stand a shaved-headed man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala, a man in a red headcloth and white dhoti with rudraksha beads, and a woman in a dark sari watching. The setting appears to be a stage with dark drapes and a small offering tray with sweets and flowers in the foreground.

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A photograph of a ritual feeding at an indoor satsang setting. A standing figure in a yellow turban and yellow shawl, wearing a feathered crown ornament, layered red and orange flower garlands, a pearl necklace, and a wooden staff, reaches out to feed a young boy in a white dhoti and white head wrap with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and an embroidered pink armband. The boy opens his mouth to receive a sweet from the man's fingers, while a brass plate of sweets is held nearby. Several women in saffron and orange saris and other attendants stand in the background, and a red and gold hanging drapes the wall behind them.2011-08-22A photograph of a ritual offering at an indoor stage event. On the right, a person in a yellow turban and yellow shawl, wearing a long red and orange flower garland and holding a tall wooden staff, smiles and reaches toward a tray. A woman in an orange-and-red sari with a beaded necklace holds a brass tray of sweets. A man in an orange wrap and rudraksha beads stands beside a person in a green shirt and red headband who holds out cupped hands. On the left, a young boy in white dhoti-style cloth with beaded necklaces smiles, and other women watch in the background. Brass vessels and a flower-decorated table are visible.2011-08-22December 25 20112011-12-25August 22 20112011-08-22November 10 20152015-11-10A photograph of a group of young boys and a few adult monks in saffron-orange robes performing a ritual. A shaved-headed adult monk wearing a white vertical tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads is applying a mark or substance to the forehead of a young boy in orange clothes who has a white tilak. Other boys hold yellow flower petals and rudraksha malas, and an adult in the background wears orange cloth. In the foreground a blurred boy sits in orange clothing. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall.2013-05-20September 16 20132013-09-16A photograph of a ceremonial gathering indoors before pink-and-cream walls and red curtains. In the centre a young boy in a white embroidered kurta with a gold-bordered shawl and a red-and-orange head wrap holds a small silver plate with white offerings and bows his head. Beside him a young man in a red-and-gold dhoti and red shawl, with a silver-and-white headpiece, rudraksha mala and bracelets, smiles while standing with hands near his waist. Behind them a man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and a smiling man in white dhoti with gold borders stand; at left, a boy in an orange-gold garment shows his back, and at right a girl in a blue-and-orange headscarf is partly visible. There are six people in view.2011-08-22November 26 20112011-11-26 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20112011-09-24A photograph of a festive satsang-style event. A man seated on a gold-and-red throne is wearing a yellow turban, yellow robes, a long red and orange flower garland, pearl necklaces and bracelets, and smiles while a young girl in a blue velvet top with gold trim offers him something from a tray. Behind the throne is a backdrop of yellow, white and purple flowers and garlands. Beside the girl stands a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala, smiling and holding a small orange cloth or headband that the child is wearing. A woman in a red sari stands in the background with an orange shawl, and part of a child in red is visible at the left edge. The seated man is an appearance-based probable candidate for a person, presented on a throne with a yellow turban and ornate garlands, while the bald man in orange is a devotee.2011-08-22December 25 20112011-12-25