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A man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala around his neck carries an open cardboard box holding a yellow-iced cake decorated with pink and blue flowers, red hearts and small white candles. Around him, several people in white and white-and-red clothing crowd a room with peach walls, chairs and a wooden cabinet, and a child in white is being held up near the cake. A pink-clad visitor's arm appears in the lower left. The scene appears to be a celebration with a cake within a devotional gathering setting.

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October 10 20102010-10-10A photograph of a crowded indoor room with peach walls and a draped white and colourful ceiling canopy. In the centre, a man with long dark hair in an orange-saffron top presses a fingertip to the forehead of a young shaved-headed child in white. Beside them, a cardboard box holds a yellow sheet cake decorated with pink and blue flowers and red hearts, with lettering on it. Around them stand men in white shirts and dhotis, some with bare shaven heads, sacred ash marks and beaded malas. A man in white holds the cake box.2010-10-10October 10 20102010-10-10October 10 20102010-10-10 +1 copiesOctober 10 20102010-10-10A crowded indoor room with peach-coloured walls and a draped white and orange fabric canopy at the top. A man with long, swept-back dark curly hair wearing an orange sleeveless robe with a red-orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala is reaching into a cardboard box holding a decorated cake with purple and yellow flowers, offering a piece. A small bald toddler in white is eating from a plate beside him. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing gold necklaces, and a woman in a dark outfit look on, with shaven-headed priests in white at the right edge. A gold kalasha-like object sits on a table in the foreground.2010-10-10A cake-cutting moment in a plain room with peach-coloured walls and cloth drapery over the ceiling, decorated with striped red, yellow and orange tassel panels. A man in a red robe with rudraksha mala in the centre, smiling and reaching to cut a yellow sheet cake with flower decorations from an open cardboard box, appears to be a person by appearance: long swept-back dark hair and a red robe with rudraksha beads. Around him are shaved-headed men in white dhotis and bare-chested figures with rudraksha malas, a man in white holding a bowl, a woman in a white sari, and a baby in white. An orange-clad man stands in the foreground with a shaved head. Other devotees in white shirts and dhotis crowd around, several smiling.2010-10-10A photograph in a bright, pale pink room with white draped fabric and a hanging orange-and-white tassel decoration. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a red-and-orange shawl and rudraksha malas stands at right, leaning forward to hand a piece of food to a small bald toddler held by a smiling woman in a white outfit. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with white shawls, stand around, and a man at left holds an open cardboard box containing a colourful wrapped sweet. A brass plate with offerings sits in the foreground. a person is the long-haired man in saffron, a sannyasi distributing prasad.2010-10-10A photograph of a cake-cutting moment in an indoor hall with pink walls, draped white fabric and orange-and-patterned bunting hanging at the top corners. A long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a rudraksha mala cuts a yellow decorated cake held in a cardboard box, while smiling people in white dhotis and shirts crowd around him. A woman in a white sari and a young child in white stand nearby, and a shaved-headed man with tilak is at the right edge. The cake has pink and purple flower decorations and written icing. The long-haired man is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads.2010-10-10A cake-cutting moment in an indoor room with peach walls and white draped fabric overhead. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing an orange-saffron top, a dark rudraksha-style mala and a knife in hand leans over a cake in a cardboard box, smiling as he cuts it. Around him stand devotees in white clothes and a few children, including a toddler in white held by a woman in a white sari. A cake with colourful flower decorations sits in the box, and a shaved-headed man in orange stands at the right edge. Hanging red-and-white tassel decorations frame the top of the scene.2010-10-10A photograph of a cake-cutting at an indoor hall decorated with white ceiling drapes and colourful cloth pillar wraps. On a long orange-draped table, a man in white kurta and glasses cuts a yellow sheet cake decorated with red and green icing. Around him, several men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, watch, and a young boy in a green shirt reaches toward paper plates. A man at right wears a yellow shawl over white clothes and a rudraksha mala. Paper plates and a plastic-wrapped bundle sit on the table.2010-12-22A photo of a birthday celebration in a tented hall with white draped ceiling and colourful striped pillars. At a table draped in orange cloth, a man in a white shirt and glasses cuts a sheet cake decorated with green and red icing. Beside him a man in a white shirt watches closely. On the right, a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and a yellow cloth over his shoulder stands near an orange-robed figure at the edge of the frame. Several onlookers and a child in teal stand around the table holding paper plates, and a stack of plates and plastic wrap sits on the table.2010-12-22