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A 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.

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May 25 20132013-05-25July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesMay 25 20132013-05-25September 13 20142014-09-13A 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.2014-09-13May 25 20132013-05-25A photograph of a ritual scene with several saffron-robed figures in an indoor hall. A bald man with a long rudraksha mala and orange shawl stands at centre, handing yellow flower petals to a young boy in orange robes with white forehead marking. Other boys in orange and red-bordered cloth hold marigold petals, and a woman in an orange sari stands at right, with a cameraman behind. The moment suggests a puja offering of flower petals. Red curtains and a white-covered table appear in the background.2013-05-20 +1 copiesPhotograph 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.2014-09-13Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesMay 25 20132013-05-25September 13 20142014-09-13A photograph inside a bright hall showing a group of young shaved-headed monastic disciples in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with magenta-red waist bands and ornamented necklaces. A bare-chested man in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and a white forehead band, and is handing small items to the boys. Other people in white and maroon clothing stand in the background, and a red digital clock is visible on the wall.2013-11-10