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A photo of a joyful ritual scene inside a tented hall with white canvas ceiling and colourful striped pillars. In the foreground, a smiling shaved-headed priest with a red bindi and white forehead markings wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a thick rudraksha mala, and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant. Beside him, a small boy in saffron robes with a red and gold-beaded necklace holds a handful of food. Several men in saffron garments stand behind them, one wearing a gold necklace, all holding food offerings in their hands. Other people in orange and white clothing are visible in the background.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23A smiling bald man with a red bindi and white forehead markings sits beside a young boy in orange robes. Both hold handfuls of food, the boy lifting a pale yellow rice mixture to his mouth. The man wears a thick rudraksha mala with ornate gold pendants and an orange-red robe; a small framed picture of a figure hangs at his chest. Behind them, several people in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas hold out food with their hands, while others stand in the background of a bright hall. Leaves on the floor hold more food, and a silver tray with an oil lamp sits at the lower right. a person: the bald man wears a rudraksha mala, gold pendants and saffron-orange clothing, and is seated among ritual participants.2012-04-23 +2 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesSeptember 13 20142014-09-13April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesSeptember 13 20142014-09-13Photograph of a group of saffron-robed ashram devotees standing in a bright indoor hall, sharing a sweet yellow prasad from their palms. A shaved-headed man in the centre right, wearing thin-framed glasses, rudraksha malas, a saffron robe and a gold bangle, holds out a handful of the yellow food to a shaven-headed child who tilts his head up to receive it. Several other shaven-headed men wear white vertical tilak or sandalwood marks on their foreheads, orange and maroon robes and rudraksha malas; they hold more prasad in cupped hands. A few more people stand softly blurred in the background against a cream wall. The scene looks like a prasad distribution during a satsang or puja.2014-09-13A photograph inside a pavilion with draped white fabric ceiling and multicolored painted pillars. A bald man with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms, wearing saffron-orange draped cloth and a long rudraksha mala, leans forward to offer food to a small shaven-headed boy in orange clothing with a red sash. Several saffron-robed men stand smiling around them, some wearing flower garlands and rudraksha malas, some holding food or flowers in their hands. Flower petals are scattered on the floor mats.2012-04-23 +2 copiesA group of young saffron-robed monastics stand in a hall, several with shaved heads and white tilak marks, wearing rudraksha malas. Several hold yellow rice or sweet offerings in cupped hands and one brings food to another's mouth in a feeding ritual. Men on the right wear rust-brown robes with gold borders, glasses and rudraksha malas. Background shows more orange-clad devotees and a white wall with a banner in the corner.2014-09-13April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a line of young and adult saffron-robed monastics in an indoor hall, receiving or holding yellow-cream food offerings in their hands during a ritual distribution. Several boys wear orange and pink wraps with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Older men in saffron and maroon robes with gold-bordered cloth, bald heads and rudraksha malas stand among them, one reaching to offer prasad. Behind them is a red and gold canopy structure and orange drapery. Several people are visible in the foreground line.2014-09-13