A night photograph on a covered veranda at an ashram-style venue. A man in a white shirt and white trousers, wearing a rudraksha mala, hands fruit to a young boy. Three boys stand near a blue-topped table holding a metal tray of ripe bananas and a knife, and a girl in a red sports shirt numbered 23 holds a small bowl and a banana slice. Lights glow in the background. - Nithyanandapedia

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A night photograph on a covered veranda at an ashram-style venue. A man in a white shirt and white trousers, wearing a rudraksha mala, hands fruit to a young boy. Three boys stand near a blue-topped table holding a metal tray of ripe bananas and a knife, and a girl in a red sports shirt numbered 23 holds a small bowl and a banana slice. Lights glow in the background.

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Night photo of a small outdoor distribution at a building entrance. A man in white clothes with rudraksha beads around his neck and a dotted marking on his arm stands behind a blue folding table, handing a banana piece to a boy in a red jacket. The table holds a steel tray of sliced bananas, another bunch of bananas and a small bowl. A boy in a yellow shirt and colourful patterned shorts helps at the table. Other children in light tops and a child in blue stand nearby, and a lit building is visible in the background. Four or five people are visible.

Four people stand at a blue folding table outdoors at night, beside a white wall, handing out pieces of ripe banana. A man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala around his neck stands second from left, cutting and serving bananas from a steel tray. Two boys in a yellow shirt and a white shirt take the fruit, and a boy in a grey patterned t-shirt holds a banana piece at right. A steel tray of whole bananas and a knife sit on the table. Lamps glow faintly in the dark background.

A photo taken at night of boys receiving bananas at a blue-topped table on a verandah. A boy in a yellow t-shirt and colourful patterned shorts, with white sandal-paste marks on his forearm and face, hands out a banana from a steel tray piled with bananas. Beside him a taller youth in a white shirt wears a rudraksha-style beaded cord. Behind them, boys in a red shirt, a grey checked shirt and an orange t-shirt stand or wait, some holding peeled bananas. A knife rests on the table, and a fluorescent light glows in the dark background.

Night-time photo at a doorway of a building. A young boy in a yellow t-shirt and colourful patterned shorts stands at a blue table holding out a banana, with a silver tray of sliced bananas on it. Behind him an adult in a white shirt with folded hands stands near the doorway, with white markings on his forearm and forehead. On the right a smiling small boy in a light grey shirt holds out his hand toward the table. Dark trees and lit buildings are visible through the open doorway. Bananas are being distributed in a simple devotional or community food-serving scene.

A night photo of an outdoor serving area where three young people stand near a blue-grey table. On the left, a boy in a yellow t-shirt and colourful patterned shorts, with white lines painted on his arms and forehead, holds a steel tray heaped with ripe bananas. Behind him, a young man in a white shirt wears a long rudraksha mala and a bangle, and holds a small steel plate. On the right, a boy in a blue and white striped polo shirt and jeans holds a peeled banana and looks toward the others. A knife lies on the table, and dim lights and distant figures appear through an open doorway behind them.

Photograph of children queueing at an open-sided pavilion at night, with white carved pillars behind them. A man in white clothes with a yellow shawl stands among the children near the pillar. In the foreground a child in an orange shirt reaches toward a blue table where a steel bowl of food is set out, and a girl in a black top with a pink hair clip holds her hands together in front of her chest. Other children in bright shirts, including pink, green and blue, crowd together along the line. Framed posters hang along the top edge of the pavilion.

Three young men in white ritual clothes serve food from a large stainless steel pot in an open hall. The man on the left wears a white kurta with a red sash and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak mark on his forehead. The man in the centre wears a white kurta, an orange-beaded mala and a small pendant, holding a metal ladle and smiling. The young man on the right wears a white kurta with an orange shawl, rudraksha beads and a red bindi, holding a ladle over the pot. A hand in the foreground holds a yellow fruit. The setting shows wooden ceiling beams and white walls.

A temple interior scene where a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a pink and gold sash and vertical tilak holds a silver tray of bananas, apples and coconut pieces. Beside him a young man in orange robes holds the tray's edge. A figure in orange robes with a long swept-back hair, white flower garland and tilak stands smiling, appearing to be a probable Swamiji (probable) in saffron and white-garlanded attire, with a devotee in orange and a yellow shawl at the right edge. A brass oil lamp stands at left.

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A photograph of a seated figure in an orange saffron shawl with long swept-back dark hair, appearing to be Swamiji (probable), handing a small offering to a young boy in a white t-shirt with a dark necklace. Another child in a striped shirt stands behind him. On the right a bearded man in white kurta watches. Behind them two women in white saris, one with a yellow shawl, stand in an orange-walled hall. A steel tray holds bananas and packets in the foreground, and a blue sign hangs on the wall. The scene suggests a padapuja or blessing offering.

A photograph taken at night of a group of boys crowded together in front of a white carved pillar in a dimly lit hall. A man on the right wears a white dhoti-style garment with a yellow shawl draped over his shoulder and a light vertical mark on his forehead; he stands beside the children and appears to be handing something out. Several boys wear casual shirts in blue, yellow, striped and checked patterns, and one boy holds a small yellow flower. The ornate white pillar and a gold-coloured object at the left edge are visible in the background.

Night outdoor scene of a food distribution. A long-haired man with dark curly hair wearing a saffron-orange robe sits on the ground and serves yellow grain prasad from a large steel bowl onto a leaf plate held by a bald man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala around his neck and a green-and-gold shawl. Around them devotees hold out leaf plates, including a boy in a red-and-white striped shirt, a woman in a pink kurta with blue dupatta, a woman in white with a white head cloth, and a person in blue salwar. A saffron-robed figure sits at lower left. The dark background suggests evening.

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