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A photograph of a serving ritual at an ashram event. On the right, a figure in orange and red robes with long dark hair and a wooden rudraksha-style mala sits behind a large metal tray of rice-based food, extending a handful of prasad. On the left, a young man in white kurta with orange shawl and white forehead markings kneels and holds out his cupped hands to receive the food. Behind them a man in a white shirt and dark mala holds a small yellow tray, and several people in white and cream clothing stand in the background, including women in white saris with grey borders. The setting is an open pavilion with brick walls.

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Photograph inside an open-sided pavilion of a seated long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with red borders and a rudraksha mala, extending his hand toward a brass plate of cooked rice. A man in white kneels before him with an orange shawl, receiving rice in cupped hands. Behind them, several people in white ritual clothes stand and sit, some holding leaf plates, with a banana leaf holding rice and papad at the lower left. The seated man has distinctive long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and orange-red garments, which are probable cues for Swamiji. Standing devotees in white and a ceiling of thatch and beams complete the scene.2006-10-21A photograph of a prasad distribution during a ritual event in a covered hall. On the left, a man with glasses and short light hair wears white kurta-style clothing with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, cupping his hands to receive food. In the centre-right, a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha-style necklace sits on the floor, reaching out to offer rice from a large metal tray in front of her. Behind them, several people in white clothes stand and bend, including a young man with a dark mala necklace and a woman in a white sari. A man in white stands at the far right edge. The tray holds a yellow-white rice dish. The setting appears to be an open-sided hall with a bamboo-like ceiling.2006-10-21A photograph of a pooja-style offering in an open-sided pavilion with a thatched roof. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and a tilak on his forehead kneels on a mat, cupping his hands to receive food from a seated person in an orange robe with a long, dark, swept-back hair and beaded mala necklace. That seated person holds a large metal plate heaped with prasad and extends a handful of it. Behind them, several people in white and cream ritual clothes stand and watch, including a woman in a pale sari and a young man in white with a mala. A carved wooden chair is at right and a banana leaf lies on the floor.2006-10-21A photograph of a ritual offering at an ashram. A long-haired figure in orange and red robes with a rudraksha-style bead necklace sits on a wooden seat, extending a hand over a metal tray of cooked rice and vegetables. A kneeling man in white clothes with an orange shawl receives the offering with cupped hands, a small photo card tucked at his waist. Standing behind them are several men in white dhotis and shirts, one holding a green folder, one wearing a gold chain. The setting is a tiled hall with a green-leafed view outside. The seated figure has distinctive long swept hair, orange robes and beads, which are cues consistent with a person receiving or distributing prasad.2006-10-21A photograph of an outdoor-roofed hall at an ashram during a food offering. A man in orange robes with long dark hair sits on a carved wooden seat with a plate of cooked rice and food in front of him, pouring or serving from a bowl. A woman in a white sari with a light blue border and an orange shawl kneels on a mat, holding food toward him. Standing behind them are devotees in white clothes, some with white kurtas and black cords, one holding a small booklet. A seated man in orange on the left with a small brass cup nearby. A banana leaf with rice and food sits on the floor in front. A metal bowl, pots and a water tank are visible in the background.2006-10-21October 22 20062006-10-22A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a tiled roof and a thatched structure behind. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe with a pink-red border and a rudraksha-style mala, sits on a carved wooden chair holding a metal tray of food and offering a handful to a kneeling man in white with an orange shawl. Around them stand several people in white clothes, some with orange shawls, a woman in a white sari with a patterned border, and a woman in a white top at right, with a few seated devotees in orange shawls at left. Leaf plates with rice and a small steel tumbler sit on a banana leaf on the floor.2006-10-21November 12 20102010-11-12January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of a prasad serving at an indoor hall. A long-haired person in an orange saffron garment with red border and a rudraksha mala sits on a carved wooden chair, holding a large metal plate of food with both hands and scooping from it. A young girl in white kneels on a woven mat in front of him, receiving food with cupped hands and gold bangles. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts, one wearing a dark bead mala, stand near steel vessels on a table, and a woman in a maroon sari with gold border eats from her hand. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair and saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, matching the page's Swamiji-present note. A green banana leaf lies on the floor.2006-10-21October 12 20062006-10-12A photograph inside a bare, light-floored hall during a puja. In the foreground a man with long dark wavy hair and an orange shawl sits on an orange mat, smiling, holding out his hand toward an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti who stands bent forward, placing a pinch of a yellowish-green food into the seated man's palm from a steel plate. Behind them other people in white dhotis and white shirts sit or stand, some holding mala beads, and a microphone stand is at left. The seated man in orange has long hair and a distinctive bearing consistent with the page's claim that a person is present, though this is an appearance-based candidate with limited cues, so it is marked unsure. Several people are visible in the scene.2010-10-12