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A photograph of a crowd of devotees in saffron-orange robes and turbans, many with white and ochre forehead markings and rudraksha malas. In the centre, a young boy in an orange turban and orange cloth holds handfuls of yellow food offering, with more hands holding the same yellow offering around him. Several other men in orange cloth stand nearby, some with white body markings. The scene suggests a group offering or distribution ritual during a celebration.

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August 14 20172017-08-14Devotees in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans stand close together, many with rudraksha malas and white ash marks on their foreheads and arms. They hold up handfuls of yellow-green prasadam, a mixed sweet offering, some eating it and smearing it on their faces. A young boy in the center wears an orange turban, orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, and looks to his side while holding prasadam. The setting appears to be a festival offering with a bright backdrop.2017-08-14A crowd of saffron-robed devotees, many with orange turbans and rudraksha malas, eat or hold out handfuls of yellow-green prasad. A young boy in the foreground with an orange turban and rudraksha beads eats from his cupped hands while others around him offer food. Some men have white marks on their chests and arms. The setting is a crowded indoor hall with bright background lights. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance in this frame.2017-08-14A photograph of young boys and girls in orange-saffron wrapped garments and orange turbans during a food offering. In the foreground a boy with a white forehead mark and dark rudraksha beads holds a handful of yellow rice-like food, and a younger child in an orange turban feeds him with her hand. Other children in orange dhotis and turbans stand behind them holding food over banana leaves laid out on a long table. A framed picture and photographs hang on the white wall behind, with a kalasha-like decoration visible at the top. The scene looks like a prasadam or naivedyam distribution at an ashram.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14A photograph of a crowd of saffron-clad devotees at a naivedyam or prasada offering. The central bare-chested man has a shaved head, white tilak on his forehead, and a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest with a saffron shawl. He tilts his head back with his mouth open while a hand feeds him a yellow grain offering, and grains cling to his face and chest. Men around him wear orange or saffron turbans and wraps, rudraksha malas and beaded armbands. A hand at left holds a sweet offering, and a man at right with an orange turban also receives grains. The setting is indoors with a bright background.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14September 19 20172017-09-19