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Photograph inside a large hall with red curtains and a red-and-white ceiling, crowded with devotees. In the centre a woman in a maroon turban with a gold brooch, gold necklaces and bangles, and a cream and gold sari holds out her hand to take offerings from a silver tray. Behind her, shaved-headed men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas hold trays of food, sweets and flowers. To the right, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead markings holds a red box. A camera operator in the foreground films the scene. Several women in saris and a man in white stand nearby, and a deity murti is visible in the distance.

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November 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.2013-11-02Indoor 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.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A photograph of a ritual offering inside a bright indoor hall with a white ceiling and fluorescent lights. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and dark-rimmed glasses stands with hands together, receiving prasad from a tray. A woman in the center-right wears a maroon-and-brown turban with gold ornaments, a cream-and-gold sari, heavy gold necklaces and gold bangles, and holds a silver tray of sweets, offering them. Behind her, several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas stand in a group, one with a shaved head and a red tilak. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands beside them. Several other devotees are visible in the background.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02Photograph 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.2013-11-02Indoor ritual photograph in a hall with pink walls and a red curtain, with smoke or incense haze in the air. A bare-chested priest at left in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold shawl holds a silver plate of green leaves and pink and white flowers. Centre, a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and rust-coloured robe wears a long red-and-pink garland, a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha beads, and holds a hand toward the offerings; he appears to be the Swamiji (probable), based on the saffron turban, garland and ornate necklace. To the right, a woman in a rust-red sari with folded hands and a man in an orange shawl stand near a silver plate of yellow offering. A cameraman stands at left. Several people in saffron and white stand behind, and a child in a garland is at far right.2013-09-16