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A photograph of young boys at an ashram gathering, most dressed in white kurta-style shirts with rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground a boy with a small red tilak on his forehead bites into a piece of food held in his hand. Behind him another boy eats with his hand raised to his mouth, and a child in a patterned shirt stands near a red brick wall with a lattice window. No swami is visible in the frame.

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October 06 20062006-10-06Close photo of a young boy in a white kurta with a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a small red tilak on his forehead, raising his right hand to his mouth as if blowing or offering something. Behind him, other boys in white kurtas and orange cloth stand in a row against a red wall, and a smiling younger boy in a striped shirt with a red mark on his forehead looks on from the right. No clear a person candidate is visible in this frame.2006-10-06October 06 20062006-10-06October 06 20062006-10-06October 06 20062006-10-06Outdoor photo of a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala serving food from a stainless steel vessel to a young boy in white kurta and rudraksha mala. The boy holds out cupped hands and receives a yellow food portion with a small spoon. Behind them, figures in white dhotis and kurtas and orange-saffron robes stand nearby, with a red brick wall at the upper right. The scene suggests prasadam distribution at an ashram gathering.2006-10-06July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesClose photo of a young boy with short black hair wearing a white kurta printed with grey geometric patterns, a white vibhuti mark and red kumkum dot on his forehead. He cups his hands together near his face as if receiving or offering something, looking toward the camera. Behind him is a patch of dirt and grass with bricks and planks on the ground. A partly visible person in orange and red cloth stands at the left edge. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2006-10-06A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a bamboo-matting roof, showing devotees in white kurtas with orange shawls performing a food-offering ritual. In the foreground a young man in white and an orange shawl, with a red tilak on his forehead and a mobile phone hanging from his neck, extends his right hand holding a small handful of cooked rice or sweet. To the left a man in an orange shawl and gold bangle holds a similar offering. On the right a bearded man with a tilak and long hair pulled back, wearing an orange shawl and gold bangle, holds rice in his palm. Other devotees in white and orange stand behind, with greenery and rocks visible through the open sides.2006-10-21July 21 20132013-07-21 +1 copiesA group of shaved-headed male devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies stand close together, sharing food from their palms. A man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a bare torso stands in the center-left, offering rice or grain to a devotee in front of him. Several others wear white ritual cloths and some have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A projector screen glows in the background. The scene appears to be a shared meal or prasad distribution.2011-11-07Close photo of young male devotees in a ritual setting, several wearing saffron orange shawls over bare shoulders. The foreground devotee has short dark hair, white vertical forehead markings, a red bindi and a silver pendant necklace with a rudraksha mala, eyes closed and lips slightly parted. A second young devotee at right, with white forehead marking, wears a rudraksha mala and saffron shawl, eyes lowered. Blurred figures with white body markings and saffron cloth stand behind them, and a white wall and red curtain are visible in the background.2017-07-03