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A group of young saffron-robed monastics stand in a hall, several with shaved heads and white tilak marks, wearing rudraksha malas. Several hold yellow rice or sweet offerings in cupped hands and one brings food to another's mouth in a feeding ritual. Men on the right wear rust-brown robes with gold borders, glasses and rudraksha malas. Background shows more orange-clad devotees and a white wall with a banner in the corner.

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Photograph of a group of saffron-robed ashram devotees standing in a bright indoor hall, sharing a sweet yellow prasad from their palms. A shaved-headed man in the centre right, wearing thin-framed glasses, rudraksha malas, a saffron robe and a gold bangle, holds out a handful of the yellow food to a shaven-headed child who tilts his head up to receive it. Several other shaven-headed men wear white vertical tilak or sandalwood marks on their foreheads, orange and maroon robes and rudraksha malas; they hold more prasad in cupped hands. A few more people stand softly blurred in the background against a cream wall. The scene looks like a prasad distribution during a satsang or puja.2014-09-13September 13 20142014-09-13May 25 20132013-05-25May 25 20132013-05-25May 25 20132013-05-25September 13 20142014-09-13A photograph of a line of young and adult saffron-robed monastics in an indoor hall, receiving or holding yellow-cream food offerings in their hands during a ritual distribution. Several boys wear orange and pink wraps with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Older men in saffron and maroon robes with gold-bordered cloth, bald heads and rudraksha malas stand among them, one reaching to offer prasad. Behind them is a red and gold canopy structure and orange drapery. Several people are visible in the foreground line.2014-09-13May 25 20132013-05-25A photograph of a group of shaved-headed young men and boys in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas, standing in a line and receiving or eating food from their hands during a ritual distribution inside a hall. Several have white tilak markings on their foreheads and gold hoop earrings. Some hold yellow rice or prasadam in cupped hands, and an adult in an orange shawl feeds a child. Other devotees in orange and red stand in the background of a plain pink-walled room.2014-09-13September 13 20142014-09-13A photo of a group of devotees in saffron and orange robes handing out yellow flower petals or marigold garlands in a hall. Men in rust-red dhotis with rudraksha malas and tilak marks on their foreheads stand in the foreground, one holding out petals to a small girl in orange clothing whose hair is tied back. Several other women and men in orange and saffron clothes are visible in the background, distributing offerings during a gathering.2013-05-20 +1 copiesFive saffron-robed men stand in a row in what appears to be a ritual setting. Several hold handfuls of yellow flower petals or grains in cupped palms, while a bald man in the foreground with his back to the camera extends his arm to offer petals toward them. Men wear orange-ochre shawls, rudraksha malas, and white tripundra forehead markings. A gold ceremonial object is visible at the right edge against a dark backdrop, and a projection screen is behind the group. The scene resembles a blessing or puja offering with flower petals.2013-05-20 +1 copies