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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.

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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.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.2011-08-22A photograph of a ritual offering inside a room. A person seated on the left wears a red-orange turban with gold embroidery, a red and green flower garland, a gold bangle and a red shawl; they hold out a sweet to a younger person kneeling at right, whose palms are open to receive it. A metal bowl of round sweets sits in front. Behind them, several people in white dhoti-style clothes with gold borders stand with hands folded, some with white forehead markings, and a brass oil lamp is visible at the left edge. The seated figure has long swept-back hair and ornate clothing, matching presentation cues, but the appearance is not fully certain; the role is a devotee offering prasad during the event.2015-11-10August 22 20112011-08-22A seated figure in yellow robes and a yellow turban decorated with a jewelled peacock ornament receives a ritual on a flower-decorated throne. Garlands of red and orange flowers and a pearl necklace hang from him, and he smiles while placing his right hand on the head of a young boy. The boy, bare-chested with a red cloth draped over his shoulder, has a white cloth tied around his head. Behind them, an adult in an orange garment with a rudraksha mala assists, and another person in a red sari stands at left. A lit lamp and a tray of offerings sit at lower right beside a wooden stand, and the wall is draped with red fabric.2011-08-22A photograph of a festive ceremony in which a smiling person in a yellow dhoti and yellow shawl, wearing a jewelled peacock-feather crown and a red and orange flower garland with a pearl necklace, sits on a floral-decorated seat and reaches to touch the face of a young man. The seated figure is adorned with yellow and orange marigolds, white flowers and round yellow fruits arranged on the seat behind. The young man wears a red robe, a white and silver turban with gold trim and a blue sash, and holds a brass tray.2011-08-22A 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.2011-08-22Indoor photo at a KAILASA event hall with red curtains and white walls. A central figure in a maroon turban with a gold ornament, a cream shawl over the shoulder, long gold necklaces, gold bangles and a gold waist sash, reaches out to offer sweets to a woman in a red head wrap and gold earrings. Nearby, a saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and another saffron-robed man with gold beads and a rudraksha mala stands at right. A young woman in a pink sari and a girl in red look on, and a tray of laddus and a steel plate of sweets and rice sit in the foreground.2013-11-02A 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.2011-08-22April AF 2012November 10 20152015-11-10A photograph of a man in a cream turban and cream shawl over a red garment, wearing layered rudraksha and beaded malas and a gold pendant, smiling as he hands a red apple to a devotee with pressed palms. Next to him stands a bald man in an orange shawl and glasses. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis watches in an indoor hall. Several people are visible.2011-12-12