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A photograph of young saffron-clad children in orange turbans and orange dhoti wraps, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and bodies, eating a golden grain or sweet offering from cupped hands. A child in the foreground with long matted hair and rudraksha beads opens her mouth to receive food from an older attendant in a turban at right, whose bare back shows white ash lines. Behind them more saffron-robed children stand in rows, and a blurred arm and a few figures appear at the left edge. The setting looks like an indoor hall with bright lights. Several children with rudraksha malas and bead bracelets are visible. Multiple people are present, and this appears to be a ritual food-sharing moment.

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September 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copiesA crowd of saffron-robed devotees, many with orange turbans and rudraksha malas, eat or hold out handfuls of yellow-green prasad. A young boy in the foreground with an orange turban and rudraksha beads eats from his cupped hands while others around him offer food. Some men have white marks on their chests and arms. The setting is a crowded indoor hall with bright background lights. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance in this frame.2017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14September 19 20172017-09-19August 14 20172017-08-14A photograph of young boys and girls in orange-saffron wrapped garments and orange turbans during a food offering. In the foreground a boy with a white forehead mark and dark rudraksha beads holds a handful of yellow rice-like food, and a younger child in an orange turban feeds him with her hand. Other children in orange dhotis and turbans stand behind them holding food over banana leaves laid out on a long table. A framed picture and photographs hang on the white wall behind, with a kalasha-like decoration visible at the top. The scene looks like a prasadam or naivedyam distribution at an ashram.2017-08-14September 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copiesPhotograph of young male devotees in saffron-orange turbans and orange cloth wraps, many with white horizontal markings on their arms and chests, holding handfuls of yellow flower petals or grain as offerings. In the foreground, a young man on the left wears rudraksha beads around his neck and bare upper body, looking to the side, while a younger boy on the right wears rudraksha bracelets and a saffron wrap. Several other devotees stand in the background, and the setting appears to be an indoor ceremonial hall with a blurred backdrop.2017-09-19