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A 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.

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November 15 20132013-11-15Outdoor 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.2013-11-15A 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.2013-11-15Outdoor 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 20132013-11-15Outdoor 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.2013-11-15Outdoors 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.2013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15November 15 20132013-11-15A group of young shaved-headed ascetics in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, with rudraksha malas and white tripundra markings on their foreheads, sit on a white floor mat performing a seated ritual. Several hold brass lamps or ritual implements over small plates of fruit and sweets on low wooden stands. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing red shawls, sit with hands folded in prayer. The setting looks like a hall with a tiled floor and a blue cloth strip on the floor.2013-11-18November 15 20132013-11-15