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A photograph of a busy ritual gathering indoors in a hall with maroon drapes and a projection screen. In the centre, a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and an orange shawl holds a silver tray of round sweets. Beside him, a woman in a maroon and gold sari wears a maroon turban, a long gold necklace and gold bangles and offers sweets from another tray. Several young boys in orange robes with white forehead markings stand with palms joined in namaste. Other saffron-robed people and a blue-draped structure appear behind, and a bald man on the right wears orange robes and rudraksha beads. This appears to be an offering or distribution of sweets during a devotional event.

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Photograph of a indoor ceremony in a hall with pale pink walls, a projector screen and red curtains. A figure on the right wears a maroon and gold turban, heavy gold necklaces, gold bangles, and a gold-bordered cream shawl; they hold out a hand toward a silver tray of round sweets. Around them stand saffron and maroon-robed sannyasis and young boys in orange robes with rudraksha malas; one standing man in white with a tilak and mala extends a tray. In the background, a crystal-like peetha and a table hold decorated deity murtis and marigold garlands, and a tripod-mounted camera stands at right.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 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A photograph in a hall with a red curtain backdrop and a projection screen behind. A smiling man in an orange turban, orange dhoti and orange shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace with a gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, extends his hand toward a row of young boys in orange robes and orange turbans, some with rudraksha malas, some holding folded orange cloths. Behind him a man in white dhoti and white shawl with rudraksha malas and a tilak holds a silver plate with fruit and offerings. Several other people in orange stand around the room, and a red table with rudraksha malas and offerings sits in the lower right. The man in the orange turban and gold necklace has a distinctive appearance and is a person candidate, though the image is not conclusive.2013-08-03A crowded indoor hall during a festival distribution of sweets. In the centre, a figure in a rust-brown and gold turban with a gold-embroidered garment, heavy gold necklaces and bangles, offers food from a metal dish. Beside him, a bald man in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings holds a tray of yellow sweets and fried snacks, while other saffron-robed men and women in orange and red saris stand behind. A small child in a yellow outfit is held on the right, and a red tray of packaged sweets sits in the corner.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A photograph of a festive distribution of sweets at an indoor ashram hall with a backdrop of a temple painting. A central figure in a maroon and gold turban, gold necklaces and a golden sash, with a gold-cloth shawl, scatters or offers round sweets from a pale plate to children with outstretched hands. Nearby, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings smiles and holds a tray of cut sweets, while a woman in a maroon sari holds a plate of round laddus. Other devotees in orange and maroon robes stand behind, and a red table holds more offerings.2013-11-02September 13 20142014-09-13November 02 20132013-11-02