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A photo in a bright hall with pastel-striped pillars and a tiled floor. A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears a red shawl over his shoulders and a long gold chain necklace with beaded ornaments; he offers items from a silver tray to a young girl in an orange-red salwar with long dark braided hair and a gold tikka. Behind them a young man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace stands holding a white box of small items. A fourth person in orange cloth stands at the right edge. Items on the tray include gold ornaments and red pieces. The scene suggests a ritual distribution at a satsang-type event, with the man in red acting as the giver and the girl as recipient.

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A photograph of a ritual exchange in a bright hall with white floors and hanging red, yellow and blue tassel decorations. A young girl with long black hair and an orange embroidered outfit holds out her hands to receive items from a man in a red garment with a long swept-back hairstyle and layered beaded necklaces. Behind him a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a gold necklace watches. The man in red holds a silver tray and a small white box with offerings, and a silver plate sits at the bottom edge. Another person in orange robes stands at the right edge. The setting suggests a temple-style distribution of prasad or puja items.2010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20November 20 20102010-11-20A photograph inside a hall at an indoor satsang event. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron dhoti-style wrap and orange shawl, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, stands centre-right with a red tilak on the forehead, receiving a white paper or envelope from a man in a white shirt on the left. A woman in a grey top and a small boy in a dark jacket stand nearby, and a bald monk in orange robes on the right holds a silver tray with flowers or offerings. Other onlookers stand behind in the background, and coloured fabric pillars decorate the hall.2011-01-23A photograph of a crowded indoor ceremonial hall with white canopy ceiling and colourful striped pillars wrapped in orange and multicoloured cloth. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, an orange robe and multiple rudraksha malas stands at centre, smiling and holding a silver tray with offerings. Beside him stands a shaved-headed attendant in white dhoti with gold beaded necklace and a red tilak. To the left, a man in a sleeveless white garment with coloured borders and a bare-chested man with folded hands greet him, while a man in brown shirt with a badge stands at far left. Another attendant in orange robe at right holds a silver plate. Several other men in white and orange stand behind.2010-10-16A photograph inside a hall with a white canopy ceiling and colourful striped hanging cloth banners. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron shawl, with gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, smiles while placing a hand on the forehead of a man in white dhoti with bare chest and prayerful hands. Behind them, another man in saffron clothing holds a tray with offerings. A shaved-headed man in saffron and rudraksha malas sits at right, and several people in white stand in the background. The scene suggests a blessing or darshan.2011-01-23A photo inside a hall with pink walls and colourful striped tassel decorations hanging from the ceiling. A man with long dark wavy hair and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange saffron robe, smiles while holding a sheet of paper and reading it. Several women in saris and salwar, one wearing gold bangles and earrings, lean in to look at the paper. Behind him a shaved-headed man in white robes with a red tilak stands beside a silver tray holding gold ornaments, and another man in orange clothing stands at the right edge.2010-10-10March 23 20132013-03-23A photograph of a ceremonial blessing inside a decorated hall with a white canopy and colourful patterned pillars. A man in a long-haired, orange-saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala places his right hand on the head of a devotee in a white shirt and dhoti, who bows with palms pressed together. The blessing figure is a person by appearance, with long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala. Nearby, another man in saffron holds a silver tray with a golden object, and other devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand around. Ceiling fans and a white draped ceiling are visible.2010-10-10A photograph inside a white tented hall with striped decorative pillars and draped white fabric overhead. A seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair gestures with his raised hand toward a young woman in a white sari-style garment who holds a small brass plate. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a striped shawl stands with his hands together, and a bald man in white with an orange scarf and a rudraksha-style necklace stands nearby. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the right edge. Several other people in white and casual clothes stand in the background near tables. A red cloth-draped seat is visible at the right. The seated saffron-clad figure shows distinctive long hair and orange robes; identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2010-08-04A hall with white ceiling drapery and colourful striped tassel-hangings. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange-red robe and a long gold bead necklace, smiling as he holds his palm up toward a line of devotees. Beside him, a man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with a small brass item on it. On the left, several people in white clothes stand with palms pressed together in anjali, including a woman in a white top and a blonde woman with a dark beaded necklace. Behind them, monks in orange and saffron robes stand near a small shrine with a deity murti on the right background.2010-10-18 +1 copies