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A crowded ritual gathering where a woman in a maroon turban with a jewelled ornament and a gold-bordered cream and gold sari stands with heavy gold necklaces and bangles, offering sweets from a plate. Around her, saffron-clad men in rudraksha malas hold trays of sweets and fruit, while a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala faces away, embracing a child in a teal shirt. Women in saris stand behind, some wearing identification badges.

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Crowded indoor scene during a ceremonial distribution of sweets. A woman in the centre wears a deep red-brown ornate turban, a gold necklace and gold bangles, and a gold-bordered cream sari, and she holds out a hand over a silver tray of round brown sweets. Around her, shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas carry plates of food and sweets, and one has tripundra marks on his forehead. A man in white clothes holds a young curly-haired child in green who reaches for the food, and a man in a white shirt with glasses stands nearby. Women in saris and a woman in blue with a visitor badge stand among the crowd, and a maroon-covered book is held at lower right.2013-11-02A crowded indoor festival scene where a shaved-headed monastic in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha malas and a sacred ash mark on his forehead holds a steel plate of round sweets. Next to him a person in a rust-coloured turban and gold-embroidered cream and gold garments with gold necklaces and bangles reaches to take sweets from the plate. Behind them, other saffron-robed men carry trays of sweets and sweet squares, and several women in saffron and red saris stand nearby. Devotees, including a child in a white shirt, reach forward to receive prasad. Yellow and orange draped cloth decorates the background table.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A photograph of an ashram food offering. In the centre, a person in a brown and gold sari with a brown turban, heavy gold necklaces, gold bangles and a jewelled headpiece serves rice from a banana leaf with both hands, beside a gold armlet. To the left, a bald man in saffron robes with rudraksha malas serves from a steel plate. Behind them, saffron-clad devotees and a smiling woman in a dark-red sari stand near a red box, with other people in the background.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.2013-11-02Indoor 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.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02Indoor photo of a festive offering scene with a crowd of devotees. At centre, a smiling person in a rust-red turban with a jewelled ornament and a gold-trimmed cream and red sari-style garment with heavy gold necklaces stands before a balding man seen from behind. Around them, men in saffron-orange shawls with rudraksha malas hold silver plates of food, including round sweets on a green leaf and sliced vegetables. Women in red, green and purple saris stand nearby, one holding a red tray of apples and sweets, another with palms joined in greeting. A white-clad man in a white dhoti on the left holds a plate of laddus.2013-11-02Photograph 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.2013-11-02