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September 30 20162016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30A photograph of a group of bare-chested men in white sacred markings and rudraksha malas during a ritual feeding. A young man on the left with short dark hair, white stripes on his forehead and chest, and a long rudraksha mala laughs with his mouth open as a man on the right, with white forehead markings, earrings and beaded bracelets, offers him a yellow sweet from his hand. Other devotees with shaved heads and orange cloth behind them take part in the same activity in a bright hall.2016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30A photograph of a group of shaved-headed, bare-chested male devotees in a bright hall, several wearing rudraksha malas and white vibhuti or tilak markings on their foreheads and arms. Several men hold yellow sweet offerings in cupped hands, some lifting them toward a smiling man at centre-left who wears a rudraksha mala, a pendant and a sacred thread-style necklace. A man at the far left tilts his head back with his mouth open to receive the prasad. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering with prasad distribution.2016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30Close photo of a shaved-headed devotee in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his arms and chest, holding a handful of yellow offering grain in cupped hands and about to make an offering. A second bare-chested man in orange cloth with rudraksha malas stands to the right holding yellow grain, and a woman's hair bun and orange garment are visible at the left edge. A white-walled room with a framed colourful painting behind them. No a person candidate is clearly distinguishable; the figures are devotees performing a ritual offering.2017-07-03December 20 20152015-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded ritual gathering in an indoor hall with orange and saffron-clad participants. In the foreground a smiling shaved-headed man in a rust-red shawl and dark rudraksha mala holds a handful of yellow turmeric paste and applies it to the face of a woman with long dark hair who wears a beaded necklace and bears yellow paste on her shoulder. Another bare-shouldered man with white tripundra marks and beads stands beside them. Behind, many people in orange robes move through the blurred hall, with a large colourful backdrop at the top. The scene suggests a turmeric-based blessing ritual among devotees.2017-03-14Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesNight-time photo of a ritual exchange in an outdoor setting with a crowd watching behind. On the left, a man in a plain white shirt holds a tray of small oil lamps or offerings. Centre, a figure in white dhoti with gold border and a mala stands smiling, with a red tilak on the forehead. Right, a bare-chested man with long hair and a dark rudraksha mala with gold trim takes something from the tray, while a bare-chested man in orange cloth with a saffron shawl touches his face at the far right. Several onlookers in white, orange and red clothing watch and smile. The scene suggests a puja or offering being distributed, though the exact ritual is not clear.2013-07-13 +1 copies