A young man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style cord and a white vibhuti line across his forehead hands a metal bowl of cooked rice to a woman in a yellow patterned sari with grey-streaked hair, in a muddy roadside setting. Behind them are fallen branches, green vegetation, a white utility pole and a parked motorcycle. - Nithyanandapedia

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A young man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style cord and a white vibhuti line across his forehead hands a metal bowl of cooked rice to a woman in a yellow patterned sari with grey-streaked hair, in a muddy roadside setting. Behind them are fallen branches, green vegetation, a white utility pole and a parked motorcycle.

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January 06 2012

Outdoor ritual scene under green trees at an ashram setting. A bare-chested young priest in orange dhoti and orange shawl with a gold necklace stands at right, holding a silver tray of yellow offerings. An older woman in white sari with gold border reaches to place offerings on the tray. A man in white shirt with rudraksha mala stands at left, and a woman in cream sari with a red tilak stands behind him. Metal vessels and a brass lamp sit on a table at right. No person here is identifiable as a person; the orange-clad figure is a priest.

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January 07 2012

Outdoor ritual on a rocky outcrop surrounded by green trees and shrubs. A young man with short hair, bare-chested under a white dhoti with a golden border, and a rudraksha mala around his neck, presses offering food from his hand onto a rock. Beside him a woman in a white sari with gold border and a red blouse holds a brass plate of the same offering. Flowers including pink and white blooms lie on the stone along with scattered food and petals.

January 07 2012

Night-time photograph of a man with long curly dark hair and a tilak on his forehead, wearing a plain white kurta, offering or handing a small leaf bowl of food to a woman. Beside him, an older woman in a green patterned sari with a red bindi and a younger woman in a brown sari with a red bindi and yellow flower earrings watch the exchange. In the foreground, several children with dark hair in red and orange clothes stand with their backs to the camera, receiving food. A dark background and a metal vehicle edge are at left. The man's appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so he is described by role only.

A photo of an outdoor cooking area beside trees and a metal structure. An older man with white hair and a white shirt points an arm toward large black cooking pots and a steel pan, while a woman in a white sari with a blue border wears plastic gloves and reaches toward the food. Behind them, a young man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands near a woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl, and other people in white and light clothing watch. Hoses and a wooden structure stand on the right, and a young man in a grey shirt and khaki trousers with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge.

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Outdoor photo of a woman in a white sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala serving food from a stainless steel vessel to a young boy in white kurta and rudraksha mala. The boy holds out cupped hands and receives a yellow food portion with a small spoon. Behind them, figures in white dhotis and kurtas and orange-saffron robes stand nearby, with a red brick wall at the upper right. The scene suggests prasadam distribution at an ashram gathering.

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