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Photograph 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.

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November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02Indoor 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.2013-11-02A 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.2013-11-02A 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 20132013-11-02November 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.2013-11-02