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A photograph of devotees serving food on a covered veranda at an ashram. At the centre, a young woman with light wavy hair wears white clothes with an orange shawl, a rudraksha mala and a red bindi, and holds a small plate. Beside her, a man in white with a rudraksha mala and a pendant holds a grey folder and gestures toward the food. Behind them, other people in white and orange shawls stand near a table holding paper leaf plates and a cake-like dish. A girl in a blue Hood Beach Surf Club t-shirt with hair ties stands in the foreground. No candidate for a person is clearly visible.

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A group of devotees in white clothes with orange shawls gathers in an indoor hall with plain walls and a tiled floor. A seated man in white with an orange shawl and a bead necklace holds a small offering up at chest level while a shaved-headed man in white stands beside him. Around them, standing devotees in white and orange shawls raise their hands in prayer or hold items. At lower right, a person in orange robes sits on a patterned cloth before a leaf plate of fruit and flowers, and a woman in a gold-and-green sari stands at the edge. Silver vessels and small cups sit on the floor. The scene suggests a ritual offering or satsang.2008-01-14August 09 20072007-08-09Indoor photo in a pale green-walled hallway beside a staircase with a black metal railing. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe, rudraksha beads, and holds an open booklet or paper. Around him, young men and women in white and orange clothing, several with orange shawls and white dhotis or kurtas, stand close together, some looking down at papers. Children in white shirts and red-beaded necklaces crowd in the foreground, holding papers. Bare feet and sandals are on the floor. A white table with papers is in front of the group.October 12 20062006-10-12A photograph of a communal kitchen serving line where women in white and orange clothing serve food. In the foreground, a woman with curly dark hair and glasses in a white sari with gold border and an orange shawl scoops from a steel pot. Beside her, a woman with light hair in a white sari with orange shawl and bangles wears clear gloves and serves from a large black pot. On the right, a woman with blonde hair tied back and a white flower in it, wearing a white sari with a gold-edged shawl and a rudraksha mala, holds a steel plate of orange food. Stacked steel plates, spoons and a metal serving tray sit on the counter, with a few more people and a man in white in the background.2009-06-01A photograph of a devotional gathering under a corrugated roof with painted red-and-blue pillars. A man in orange robes with long swept-back hair, a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak smiles as he hands folded papers to a woman in white with gold bangles, who reaches out with a yellow item in her hand. Beside them an orange-robed attendant holds a silver tray of papers and gold bangles. On the left a woman in white and a woman in a cream sari with a red blouse stand near the rail, and several people in white clothes, including a bald man with a white forehead marking, watch from behind. a person is.2010-11-01A photograph of a food-distribution scene at an outdoor ashram setting with a stone wall and a small tiled niche. A group of about a dozen people stands around a white-draped table where two young men in saffron-orange shawls over white clothes serve food from a steel vessel. A woman in white in the foreground holds a plate of food, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. A red and gold canopy or decorated stand with a blue and white emblem is at left, and several people wear white and orange. a person's presence is not clearly established from appearance; no candidate is distinctly identifiable.2008-01-17October 23 20122012-10-23Photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a tan canopy and metal frame, bright daylight through large windows. In the foreground a boy in a white shirt with yellow flower print looks toward the camera, holding a small cup, with a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him a boy in a yellow shirt and a beaded necklace holds a small steel plate. On the right a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and a red bindi holds a steel bowl and stands by a white plastic chair. Behind them several women in white saris and orange shawls stand and move about, and a few others are partly visible, with a plain table in the lower foreground.2007-02-13A photograph taken under a open-sided thatched shelter with a metal frame. A figure seen from behind, with long dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange shawl, faces a group of about a dozen smiling people. Most are in white ritual clothing with orange shawls, and several wear rudraksha malas. A woman in the centre wears a white sari with a gold border and is gesturing with her hands. A microphone stands in the lower right corner, and a small table with a basket and bowls sits at the right edge.2006-11-20Women and men in orange scarves serve a dinner buffet from steel pots with lids at a counter in an interior with white walls, green and pink floral painted pillars and wooden doors. A woman in a pale blue dress on the left holds a steel plate of food, while a curly-haired woman in a rust-coloured top and orange scarf on the right smiles beside a woman in white with a rudraksha mala serving rice. A framed photograph of a sannyasi in orange robes is visible in the background, but he is a depiction and no identity is claimed.2008-07-02A photograph of a communal meal service in a long, arched hall with white walls and red curtains. A smiling woman with shoulder-length blonde hair wears a white tunic and a long dark bead necklace, holding a steel plate of food. Beside her, a woman in white with glasses serves from steel pots on a patterned tablecloth. Several men and women in white clothing and rudraksha-style beads line the counter, and a bearded man in a yellow-green shirt with grey hair in a bun, wearing a blue beaded necklace, holds out a plate. Serving spoons, bowls of curry and steel pots fill the counter.2009-11-19