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A young boy in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands in a close-up photograph, looking to his right with a smile. His face, chest and shoulders are dusted with small yellow-white food particles, consistent with naivedyam being offered. He wears a rudraksha mala on his wrist and an orange cloth wrapped around his body. A blurred figure with bare skin and a dark-haired head stands at left, and another orange-clad person appears at right. The background is a red and white hall with blurred people.

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August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14 +1 copiesAugust 14 20172017-08-14A young child in saffron-orange cloth wrapped as a turban with a peacock feather tucked into it, wearing a dark rudraksha mala across the chest and rudraksha bracelets on the arm. The child holds a handful of yellow-green sweet naivedyam in both hands and looks sideways with mouth slightly open. Behind, adults in orange garments hold similar sweets, and a bare-shouldered man in orange draped cloth is visible at right, with a rudraksha mala on his shoulder.2017-08-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowd of devotees in saffron-orange robes and turbans, many with white and ochre forehead markings and rudraksha malas. In the centre, a young boy in an orange turban and orange cloth holds handfuls of yellow food offering, with more hands holding the same yellow offering around him. Several other men in orange cloth stand nearby, some with white body markings. The scene suggests a group offering or distribution ritual during a celebration.2017-08-14Devotees in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans stand close together, many with rudraksha malas and white ash marks on their foreheads and arms. They hold up handfuls of yellow-green prasadam, a mixed sweet offering, some eating it and smearing it on their faces. A young boy in the center wears an orange turban, orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, and looks to his side while holding prasadam. The setting appears to be a festival offering with a bright backdrop.2017-08-14February 23 20162016-02-23A photograph of young boys and girls in orange-saffron wrapped garments and orange turbans during a food offering. In the foreground a boy with a white forehead mark and dark rudraksha beads holds a handful of yellow rice-like food, and a younger child in an orange turban feeds him with her hand. Other children in orange dhotis and turbans stand behind them holding food over banana leaves laid out on a long table. A framed picture and photographs hang on the white wall behind, with a kalasha-like decoration visible at the top. The scene looks like a prasadam or naivedyam distribution at an ashram.2017-08-14July 03 20172017-07-03A photo of several young saffron-clad devotees in orange turbans and orange wraps, bare-chested, with rudraksha beads on their arms. In the foreground a boy in an orange head cloth and orange shawl holds a handful of yellow puffed rice or flattened grain, with the same grains stuck to his face and shoulders. Behind him other orange-clad figures hold similar food.2017-08-14 +1 copiesAugust 14 20172017-08-14A crowd of saffron-robed devotees, many with orange turbans and rudraksha malas, eat or hold out handfuls of yellow-green prasad. A young boy in the foreground with an orange turban and rudraksha beads eats from his cupped hands while others around him offer food. Some men have white marks on their chests and arms. The setting is a crowded indoor hall with bright background lights. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance in this frame.2017-08-14