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A photograph of a ritual setting with a bearded man in a rust-red turban decorated with a silver brooch, wearing a brown-red shawl and a gold beaded necklace, leaning over a glass-walled enclosure while touching its edge. Around him, devotees in white and orange clothes stand close, one man in a white dhoti and shawl holds a small object, and a man in white photographs the scene. White draped walls and hanging paper lanterns in yellow and green line the hall.

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A photograph of a long clear-glass tray or casket filled with reddish sacred powder and offerings, being attended at a ritual event under white draped canopies with hanging lanterns. A man in a red turban with a gold emblem, a red-and-orange bead garland and bare-chested ceremonial dress reaches over the tray with his hand extended. Beside him a woman in a white sari with dark hair and a devotee in white clothing lean in. On the right a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red garland holds the glass rail. Photographers with cameras and onlookers in white and orange stand behind the barrier.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08A large indoor hall crowded with many people behind a long transparent buffet counter with stainless steel trays of rice and grain dishes. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a large orange-red turban, gold-bead necklaces and a leopard-print cloth stands at the counter, reaching toward food. Beside him a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala serves food and smiles. Behind them a woman in red and a man in orange-and-saffron garments with beaded malas stand near the counter, and a photographer raises a camera. Colourful striped umbrellas hang from the ceiling.2016-12-08 +1 copiesDecember 08 20162016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08A crowded festival scene under a white tent with colourful striped umbrellas overhead. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a long swept-back hair, an orange-red turban, a gold-and-bead necklace and gold armlets stands at a long clear serving counter of food trays filled with rice. Beside him a man in a white kurta wears a red rudraksha mala and serves from the counter, while a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala and red bindi stands nearby. Other devotees in white and saffron dress crowd behind, and a camera operator films at the right. The swept-back-hair and turban figure shows a person cues, but his role is a server-like figure at the food line.2016-12-08A serving line at an ashram meal, with food being dished from steel trays behind a clear plastic sneeze guard. A man in a red-orange turban and gold necklace, wearing a leopard-print garment and gold-trimmed clothing, leans over the trays serving rice from a large ladle, with a gold bracelet on his wrist. Beside him a woman in a white and green sari with an embroidered border stands at the counter. On the right a bearded man in a grey t-shirt and red beaded mala holds a plate, and in the background other people and colourful hanging lanterns are visible. The scene suggests an annadan food service.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08A photograph of a festive procession under a tented pavilion with leafy decorations and a silver-and-gold umbrella overhead. At the centre, a bearded man in a red-and-maroon turban and heavy gold necklaces with a white floral garland smiles broadly and extends his hand to a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border. Around them, men in saffron and orange robes and rudraksha malas, a bare-chested attendant on the right, and older men in white and saffron stand close together.2016-12-23May 11 20162016-05-11A photograph of a food service line under a white tented canopy with paper lanterns overhead. On the left, a man in a red and gold turban, gold-embroidered vest and a leopard-print lower garment serves yellow rice from a steel tray using a large spoon, wearing bangles and a gold necklace. On the right, a smiling man in an orange kurta with an orange shawl holds out a metal plate to receive the food. Steel chafing trays of rice line the counter, with a few other people and orange-clad figures visible in the background.2016-12-08December 08 20162016-12-08