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Indoor photograph in a hall with a white-walled back wall, a window and a dark curtain. A seated person in an orange robe and red top, with a long dark hairstyle, orange headband and white flower garland, sits on a white cushioned seat on a striped red-blue mat and holds food over a banana leaf heaped with rice. A young boy kneels on the mat facing them, holding a metal plate of food. In front of them stands a man in white shirt and trousers with a beaded necklace, holding a metal bowl of food. Behind, a line of boys in white dhotis and checked shirts, one in an orange shirt, waits barefoot. A standing electric fan and a potted palm are at right.

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December 27 20072007-12-27A photograph of an indoor hall with a bare concrete floor and a stage with a dark backdrop at right. A woman in an orange-red sari with a white garland and a headband sits on a white cloth-covered seat at right, receiving food from a silver tray held by a boy in white. Several boys and men in white kurtas and dhotis stand and kneel in a line at left, one bending to serve food onto a green leaf placed on a red and blue striped mat. A boy in an orange shirt and grey trousers stands in the queue. A standing fan and a bowl sit near the seat.Photograph inside an open-sided pavilion of a seated long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with red borders and a rudraksha mala, extending his hand toward a brass plate of cooked rice. A man in white kneels before him with an orange shawl, receiving rice in cupped hands. Behind them, several people in white ritual clothes stand and sit, some holding leaf plates, with a banana leaf holding rice and papad at the lower left. The seated man has distinctive long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and orange-red garments, which are probable cues for Swamiji. Standing devotees in white and a ceiling of thatch and beams complete the scene.2006-10-21October 12 20062006-10-12 +1 copiesIndoor ritual photograph in a hall with a patterned fabric backdrop and a white-and-purple banner. A man in white dhoti and shirt wearing an orange shawl bends forward to receive yellow flower petals or garlands from a woman seated on the floor in a red sleeveless top, orange cloth and white flower garland, who holds a small plate of yellow flowers. A leaf with rice or grain offerings lies on a striped mat. Behind them women in white saris with orange shawls and a man in white stand in a line, and more seated people sit near the back wall. The scene suggests a puja or padapuja style offering with flowers. +1 copiesOctober 22 20062006-10-22A seated figure with long dark hair, a gold headband and a white flower garland, wearing a red sleeveless top and orange cloth, receives food from a standing woman in a white sari with an orange shawl. She holds rice or prasad offering in cupped hands. A banana leaf with rice and a platter of yellow rice sit on the mat in front, and a few people sit in the background.2007-12-27A photograph of a communal meal in an open-sided thatched pavilion. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, wearing an orange shawl and dhoti, leans forward and hands food to a seated man in a white short-sleeved shirt who kneels with cupped hands. a person appears in orange clothing with distinctive long hair and a bare chest, though his appearance is only partly clear. Behind them a man in a white shirt holds a steel plate. Seated devotees in white and orange sit on leaf plates; two men on the right in white dhotis and orange shawls clap their hands. Steel bowls of food sit on a wooden tray in the foreground.2006-10-22July 11 20062006-07-11A photograph inside an open-sided pavilion with a tiled roof and a thatched structure behind. A figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange robe with a pink-red border and a rudraksha-style mala, sits on a carved wooden chair holding a metal tray of food and offering a handful to a kneeling man in white with an orange shawl. Around them stand several people in white clothes, some with orange shawls, a woman in a white sari with a patterned border, and a woman in a white top at right, with a few seated devotees in orange shawls at left. Leaf plates with rice and a small steel tumbler sit on a banana leaf on the floor.2006-10-21November 20 20062006-11-20December 27 20072007-12-27 +1 copies