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A photograph taken outdoors beside a teal-painted building under palm trees, showing a seated figure in saffron-orange robes and a yellow marigold garland receiving attention from a group of people. In the foreground, a bald monastic in orange robes stands with his back to the camera. Seated on a blue cushion, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange garment and a yellow flower garland, holding a small object in her hands. Around them, men in white dhotis and orange robes stand, one holding a camera, another wearing a rudraksha-style mala. Yellow and orange flower petals are scattered on the ground, and a crowd gathers in the background.

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Outdoor photo at a village courtyard beside a pale turquoise building with palm trees behind. Several saffron-robed monastics stand on the left, one shaved-headed, one with a dark braid. A woman in an orange sari with a yellow flower garland sits on a blue cloth at right, while a man in a light-blue shirt kneels on the ground scattering yellow and white flower petals. Two men in white dhotis and white shawls with rudraksha malas stand near a table, and a girl in a yellow dress and a man hold a small child. Onlookers fill the background. Ritual flower-strewn ground suggests a puja, though the exact ritual is not clear.2012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03A woman in orange robes wearing a yellow and white flower garland sits on a blue cushioned seat, holding a folded banknote, while a man in a white shirt kneels and touches her bare feet amid scattered marigold petals on a floor. A man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head stands behind her, and another shaved-headed man in orange sits beside the seat. Onlookers in white shirts and checked lungis watch from behind, and a photographer with a camera stands near a green wall. The setting is a tiled courtyard with a green painted wall and tiled roofs.2012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03Outdoor scene on a concrete ground strewn with yellow and red flower petals. In the foreground a woman in orange robes with dark wavy hair and a rudraksha mala smiles while holding out a small object toward a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who bends forward with his hands together. Beside them a bald monk in orange robes and a mala sits with a brass plate of flowers or offerings and extends his hand. Behind them, a man in white holds a garland of yellow flowers, and a crowd of onlookers, including children, watches from a roadside with houses and palm trees.2012-01-03A photograph of a relief distribution on a tiled floor scattered with marigold and rose petals. A woman in an orange saree with a yellow marigold garland sits at right, reaching toward a metal pot of packets. Several men and young people in white shirts, lungis and rudraksha malas stand around, while a young woman in a coral top and cream skirt at left and a man in a yellow shirt hand out small wrapped packets. A devotee with a shaved head in white stands at the top right. Palm trees and a green wall are visible behind. No identifiable a person figure is clearly present.2012-01-03January 03 20122012-01-03A photograph of an outdoor relief distribution at a village ashram setting, with flower petals scattered on the ground. A woman seated on the right wears an orange sari with a cream border and a long yellow marigold garland, and is handing out packets. A man in a yellow shirt and checked lungi bends forward to receive a packet from a large metal pot filled with foil-wrapped food. Behind them, several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand, one wearing an orange-and-white cloth and rudraksha beads, and a bald man in an orange-and-white dhoti talks on a phone. A woman in a teal top stands in the background, and a blue cloth lies to the right.2012-01-03