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A photograph of a seated woman in a rust-brown robe with a gold border, smiling broadly as she holds a knife over a steel tray of green beans and small red onions on a pink-patterned cloth outdoors. Around her, several people in white head coverings and orange and red robes sit with palms pressed together in applause. Behind them, a crowd of young boys in orange robes and rudraksha malas, along with women in red saris, claps and smiles. Greenery and a round stone platform surround the scene.

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Outdoor scene at an ashram-style courtyard. A woman in a rust-red sari with gold border sits cross-legged on a raised circular stone platform, bent forward and chopping green beans on a silver tray set on a pink floral cloth. Around her, a seated woman in a white head covering and rust-red clothes claps, and a young man with a shaved head in saffron-red robes stands with palms pressed together. Behind them, a crowd of young boys in saffron-orange kurtas and rudraksha malas smile and clap, alongside several women in red saris and a few people in dark clothing. Green foliage fills the background.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15A photograph of an outdoor community kitchen scene. A person in a reddish-brown wrap is seated barefoot on a round stone platform, cutting green beans on a steel tray covered with a pink floral cloth. Nearby, a shaved-headed devotee in orange robes sits with palms pressed together, and another seated volunteer in a white hairnet and orange clothing watches. Beside the tray are green beans, small red onions and a green gourd. Behind them, a row of children and young people in orange robes and rudraksha malas stands watching, with bushes and a white pole in the background.2013-11-15Outdoors under trees, a man in a copper-brown silk dhoti and matching shawl with gold border sits cross-legged on a white platform, slicing green vegetables on a large steel tray. Orange-robed children, many shaved-headed and some wearing rudraksha malas, sit and stand around him, watching. Carrots and chopped green produce fill the tray, set on a pink floral cloth. A man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and shaved head sits at the left, and a white-turbaned person is partly visible at the far left edge. The scene suggests preparation of food offerings.2013-11-15Outdoor photo of a man in a rust-brown and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, crouched on a low concrete platform and slicing green gourd pieces with a knife on a large round steel tray. Carrots lie in a pile on the tray and a pink floral cloth is spread beneath it. Around him, about two dozen children and young boys in saffron-orange clothing, several wearing rudraksha malas, sit and stand watching closely. A woman in a white head covering and red-orange cloth chops at the left edge, and a tree and pole stand in the background. The scene suggests communal vegetable preparation for a meal.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15Outdoor community food preparation at an ashram. A man with bare shoulders and a rust-brown wrap with gold border squats over a large steel tray, cutting pale green vegetable pieces with a knife while kneeling on a white step. Around him, children and young people in orange and saffron robes and rudraksha malas sit and watch; two women in white hairnets and rust-coloured garments with gold borders prepare vegetables on either side of the tray, which rests on a pink floral cloth.2013-11-15Outdoor photograph of a group of children and young men in orange and saffron robes gathered around a seated man on a white circular stone platform. The central seated man wears a rust-orange shawl with gold border, a rudraksha mala, and holds a yellow cloth or paper; he is barefoot and smiling. Behind him stand many boys in orange dhotis with rudraksha beads, while a few girls in red and black clothing stand among them. A white-haired elder in white head covering is at the left edge, and a few devotees in orange sit at the lower left. Background shows bougainvillea, trees, a green gate and a red building. A pink cloth lies on the ground at lower right.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15