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A monastic training scene at a doorway of a building with a dark wooden door and white walls. A young man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala holds a metal tray of food and looks down at it. Beside him, a woman in an orange shawl and glasses stands near the door, and another woman in an orange sari sits on the steps eating from a plate. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in an orange cloth sits with long curly hair and reaches toward someone out of frame. Brass chain railings with ornate elephant motifs frame the steps, and green shrubbery fills the background.

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August 17 20062006-08-17Photograph at a doorway of a white-walled building with a dark wooden door. In the foreground a bare-shouldered man with long dark hair sits on the step in an orange cloth, holding a brass-fitted ceremonial staff topped with a small ornament and reaching toward a white object. Beside him stands a person in an orange shawl and white garment holding a brass lamp-like item. At left, a young woman in orange and gold-bordered cloth with a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with a white item, and a person in white clothing stands behind her. Another person in orange stands further back. The scene looks like a ritual or monastic training setting with orange-robed participants.2006-08-17Outdoor photograph at a temple-style entrance with a dark wooden door flanked by ornate brass hanging chains with elephant motifs. A bare-chested man with long swept-back curly hair and orange ceremonial shawl extends his arm toward a seated man in an orange shawl who holds a steel plate of food. A woman in white with orange shawl and glasses stands at the doorway. Behind them, seated devotees in white and orange sit near green shrubs and palm foliage.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17Photograph at a doorway with a dark wooden door and white-painted frame, with greenery behind. A woman in a plain white sari with a rudraksha mala holds a steel plate toward a seated man in saffron-orange cloth who has long, dark, swept-back hair and is bare-chested with a white cloth on his shoulder; he reaches out with his hand over the plate. Behind them a young man in orange stands, and a woman in white with an orange shawl and glasses stands at right beside brass hanging ornaments with bells and elephant figures. Seated at lower left, a man in orange sits partially visible. The seated man has distinctive long hair and orange garb, but his face is not clearly visible, so the identification is uncertain.2006-08-17A photograph on a building's front steps beside a red-framed door with brass fittings. A woman in a white sari with red and gold borders and a rudraksha mala stands at left holding a silver tray of food. A long-haired man in an orange saffron garment sits cross-legged on the red-carpeted step and reaches into a white takeout box. A second person in orange sits at lower left holding a white plate. A brass swing with elephant finials and a small bowl sit to the right. A white paper bag hangs on the doorway. Watermarked archive photo.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17A photograph of devotees serving food on a verandah. A seated figure with long dark hair and a bare chest, wearing saffron cloth, sits on a brass-framed swing with red cushions and holds a metal bowl. Standing beside him, a young man in saffron cloth holds a steel plate of food, while an older man in white clothes with white hair and glasses offers a plate. A woman in white with an orange shawl holds a bowl. Another person in saffron sits on a blue mat in the foreground, and a plant stands at the right by a red-framed window. The seated figure has distinctive long hair and adornments, appearing as a person with a seated role receiving food.2006-08-17A photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes seated on a low wooden swing bench with red cushion, serving food from a large steel bowl with a ladle. Brass chain supports of the swing with animal figurines frame him. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a steel plate of yellow rice and another bowl, and two women in white with orange shawls sit on a tiled doorstep before a wooden door, one holding a steel bowl. A red-framed window and a folk-art wall panel appear behind them, with potted plants at right. Appearance-based candidate present: a person, seated on the swing bench in saffron robes with long swept hair and a bare upper chest, serving food.2006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17August 17 20062006-08-17