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A photo of a monastic meal at the ashram. On the right, a young man with long dark hair and an orange saffron wrap sits on an ornate brass-and-wood chair with a red cushion, holding a piece of food. Beside him, a woman in glasses, a white top and an orange shawl serves from a steel bucket with a ladle, and steel bowls of rice and food sit on the red steps. Other people in orange robes sit on the left, one holding a plate and another tending orange cloth on the floor, in front of a wooden door.

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August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17A photograph of a seated sannyasi on a red-cushioned wooden swing with brass chains, shirtless with an orange cloth wrap, long swept-back dark hair, and a rudraksha-style dark bead necklace. He is taking food from a large steel plate of yellow rice. Beside him a woman in a white top with an orange shawl and glasses holds the plate, and in the background two young women in orange robes sit on red steps near a steel bucket and a bowl. A wooden door, red window frame and garden plants are behind them. The seated man has long hair and distinctive adornments, a person cue, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone. Printed copyright and source text is overlaid at right.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17A seated man with long dark wavy hair and bare upper torso, wrapped in orange cloth, sits on a red-cushioned wooden swing bench and peels a yellow fruit held in his hands. Beside him a woman in white with an orange shawl and glasses holds a large steel bowl of yellow rice, while a second bowl of rice sits on the steps. Behind them, a young woman in orange robes smiles and holds a steel plate, and a young man in orange sits cross-legged on the left holding a plate. Orange cloths lie folded on the red-tiled floor, and the setting is a white-walled ashram entrance with a wooden door and red window frame.2006-08-17Outdoor photo on a red-tiled porch in front of a wooden door. A man with long dark wavy hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a carved wooden swing with brass fittings, wearing orange-saffron robes and holding a piece of fruit. A woman in white with an orange shawl and glasses holds a large steel plate of yellow rice, and steel bowls and a bucket sit on the steps. Another person in orange sits behind on the left and a seated figure in orange is at the lower left, with orange cloth piled on the floor. Green plants are visible at the edge.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Outdoor photograph on a red-tiled step beside a wooden door at an ashram. A man with long, swept-back dark curly hair, wearing a saffron-orange wrap over his body, sits on a red-cushioned wooden swing and reaches toward a large steel pot of yellow food. Beside him a woman in a white top and orange shawl, with glasses and hair in a bun, ladles food from the pot. Steel bowls of rice and yellow preparations sit on the steps. Behind them a young woman in an orange sari sits near a steel plate, and a young man in orange sits to the left with a bowl. Green shrubs frame the scene. Saffron cloth lies folded in front. The man with long hair and saffron wrap and his distinctive dress fit the probable identity cues, though the appearance is only partially clear.2006-08-17A photograph on a covered porch step at an ashram. A woman in a white top with an orange shawl and glasses holds a large steel bowl of yellow rice and offers food to a seated figure in orange robes on a swing bench with carved wooden armrests and chains. The seated figure has long, curly dark hair, is bare-chested beneath an orange wrap, and holds a piece of yellow fruit. Behind them, a young woman in orange sits beside a steel tumbler and a bowl of food. A seated person in orange sits at the left edge with a small steel plate, and orange cloth lies on the floor in the foreground. A red painted door and red-framed window are behind them, with green shrubs visible outside.2006-08-17Photograph of ashram life on a covered step by a wooden door. A long-haired young person in orange robes sits on a red-cushioned wooden swing with brass chain fittings, reaching into a large steel bowl of rice held by a woman in an orange shawl over white clothes and glasses. Another orange-robed person sits at left beside a steel bowl and a steel pot, and a red-cushioned seat and potted plant sit at right. The scene appears to show food being served or shared among monastic trainees.2006-08-17Photograph of an outdoor serving scene at an ashram. On the right, a long-haired man in orange cloth with a bare back and shoulder sits on a brass-framed seat, scooping rice from a large steel bowl with a ladle; he appears to be the a person, based on the long swept-back hair and his seated, central role at the serving. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed smiling monk in orange robes with rudraksha beads sits on the floor with a small steel plate. Behind them, people in white kurtas and orange robes stand near a wooden doorway, and a steel tray of food sits on the red-tiled step.2006-08-17