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A food-serving scene at an indoor event. In the foreground, a bald-headed person with a dark head wrap and a rust-orange shawl sits on the left, scooping rice from a large silver bowl onto a banana leaf on a white-covered table. Beside them stand steel pots of food. A man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a brown sash stands behind, holding a white plate, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands nearby. A man in a grey t-shirt and dark trousers with a lanyard leans forward, cupping food in his hands. Other people in white and cream clothing stand or sit in the background, and a blue backdrop hangs at the top left.

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December 20 20152015-12-20A serving scene at a Nithyanandoham session in a hall with a blue backdrop and red sofa. A seated figure with a long dark braid, wearing a saffron-orange wrap and a rudraksha mala, extends a handful of yellow food toward a young man in white dhoti with gold border and orange-red shawl who bends forward to receive it. Behind them, people in white dhotis and orange-red shawls carry stacks of white plates and serving trays. A silver bowl of yellow food sits on a table with banana leaves, and a steel pot stands nearby. The left figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual food-serving scene in an indoor hall with a blue backdrop and red cushioned seating. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears a rust-red and saffron cloth with a rudraksha-style garland and bead bracelets, seated on a red cushion. Beside him a bespectacled man with a tilak on his forehead wears a white dhoti, red-and-saffron shawl, and a beaded mala, reaching into a large silver bowl of yellow prasadam while another man in white garments holds a plate. Banana leaves and steel vessels are arranged on a white cloth. Background figures in white and green saris and a man in a grey t-shirt stand nearby.2015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesDecember 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of an outdoor food-serving ritual at a covered courtyard. In the foreground, a man with dark hair and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace sits bare-chested on a white-draped table, wearing an orange-and-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder, and holds out a handful of yellow rice to a kneeling young woman in a blue and grey outfit with an orange shawl, who receives it with cupped hands. A woman in a white and gold sari with a red shawl bends over the table nearby. Behind them, several women in white saris with red shawls and beaded necklaces stand and serve from silver trays and plates. A large silver bowl of yellow rice sits on the table with banana leaves holding more rice. Other devotees in white and red attire stand in the background.2015-12-20A seated man in a saffron-and-maroon robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold-trimmed wrap sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, his eyes closed as a man in a red t-shirt leans in to offer him food from his hand. Next to them, a large silver bowl holds food and banana leaves rest on a white table. Behind them, women in white and orange saris and a man in white stand near a blue draped backdrop, while a woman in white with a red shawl stands at the back. The scene shows an offering of food during a satsang-style gathering in an event tent.2015-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a food-serving scene at an outdoor event. On the left, a man with shoulder-length swept-back dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange wrap with a rudraksha mala, scoops yellow rice from a large silver bowl with his right hand. Seated at a white table on the right, a shaved-headed man in a saffron-and-gold wrap with a rudraksha mala extends his cupped hands to receive the rice. Banana leaves rest on the table, with rice scattered on them. Behind them, people in white and gold ceremonial clothing stand, a woman in a white blouse and dark patterned trousers watches, and a man in a blue checked shirt and glasses leans in, with a woman in a teal sari at right. The swami identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the a person field is unsure.2015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a food offering or food-distribution moment in a hall with red sofa cushions and blue drapes. Seated at left on a gold-framed red throne, a man with dark hair wears an orange-gold garment, a rudraksha-style red beaded mala and a gold chain, and is receiving rice from a silver bowl. Opposite him, a bald man in a grey athletic top with a red-orange shawl leans over the table, scooping cooked rice with his hands. A child in a dark top stands behind the steel pots, and two people in white dhoti-style clothing with red sashes stand in the background, one wearing a red mala. Steel vessels, a silver bowl of rice and banana leaves cover the white-draped table, with rice scattered across the cloth.2015-12-20December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copies