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Indoor photo of a Deepavali-style sweets distribution. A central figure in a maroon-brown and cream-gold sari-style garment, a dark red-and-gold turban with a white flower ornament, layered gold necklaces with a large gold pendant, and gold bangles extends her right arm to offer sweets to outstretched hands at the bottom of the frame. She is flanked by bald men in saffron-orange robes wearing rudraksha malas, one holding a steel tray of white cubed sweets and another with a tray of laddus. Women in orange and maroon saris stand behind, and a young girl in orange appears at right. A red-and-orange backdrop with a temple illustration and the word Celebrations sits at upper right.

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November 02 20132013-11-02Indoor photo at a KAILASA event hall with red curtains and white walls. A central figure in a maroon turban with a gold ornament, a cream shawl over the shoulder, long gold necklaces, gold bangles and a gold waist sash, reaches out to offer sweets to a woman in a red head wrap and gold earrings. Nearby, a saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala stands at left, and another saffron-robed man with gold beads and a rudraksha mala stands at right. A young woman in a pink sari and a girl in red look on, and a tray of laddus and a steel plate of sweets and rice sit in the foreground.2013-11-02A photograph of a festive distribution of sweets at an indoor ashram hall with a backdrop of a temple painting. A central figure in a maroon and gold turban, gold necklaces and a golden sash, with a gold-cloth shawl, scatters or offers round sweets from a pale plate to children with outstretched hands. Nearby, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings smiles and holds a tray of cut sweets, while a woman in a maroon sari holds a plate of round laddus. Other devotees in orange and maroon robes stand behind, and a red table holds more offerings.2013-11-02A photograph of a crowded indoor hall during a celebration, with a tall, smiling man in a red-and-gold turban and gold necklaces at centre, wearing a cream and gold shawl. He holds a silver plate of white sweets and offers a piece to a child whose cupped hands reach toward him. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, and a crowd of children and adults watches. Plates of fried snacks sit in the lower left.2013-11-02Photograph of a festive annadan or prasadam distribution in a bright hall. A person in a maroon turban, gold-bordered brown and gold dhoti, and heavy gold necklaces holds a silver plate of round sweets and hands them to a woman with hair pulled back. Around them, shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas carry plates of fruit, sweets and snacks. Devotees in saris, including a woman in a purple sari, watch and reach forward. Red cloths are draped over the plates and a stall of wrapped sweets stands at right.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02Indoor ritual scene in a hall with pink walls and red curtained windows. A central figure in a maroon-and-gold turban, gold necklaces and bangles, and a golden-bordered cream shawl over a bare upper body reaches toward a silver plate of food on banana leaves. Around him, several people in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas, including a shaved-headed man holding a plate and a woman in maroon robes. Men in white dhotis and a spectator in glasses stand in the background, with a bare-headed man on the right gesturing toward the plate. The scene reads as an offering of prasadam. a person identity is uncertain: the central figure's turban, gold jewellery and bare-chested adornments are compatible cues, but the face and presentation are not clearly conclusive.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A crowded indoor hall during a festival distribution of sweets. In the centre, a figure in a rust-brown and gold turban with a gold-embroidered garment, heavy gold necklaces and bangles, offers food from a metal dish. Beside him, a bald man in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings holds a tray of yellow sweets and fried snacks, while other saffron-robed men and women in orange and red saris stand behind. A small child in a yellow outfit is held on the right, and a red tray of packaged sweets sits in the corner.2013-11-02Photograph of a indoor ceremony in a hall with pale pink walls, a projector screen and red curtains. A figure on the right wears a maroon and gold turban, heavy gold necklaces, gold bangles, and a gold-bordered cream shawl; they hold out a hand toward a silver tray of round sweets. Around them stand saffron and maroon-robed sannyasis and young boys in orange robes with rudraksha malas; one standing man in white with a tilak and mala extends a tray. In the background, a crystal-like peetha and a table hold decorated deity murtis and marigold garlands, and a tripod-mounted camera stands at right.2013-11-02