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January 01 2019

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January 01 20192019-01-01April 04 20182018-04-04January 08 20182018-01-08April 04 20182018-04-04A smiling man with slicked-back hair, wire-rimmed glasses, white vibhuti lines and a red kumkum mark on his forehead sits with both palms raised toward the camera. He is bare-chested, wearing an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulder, a dark rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, plus gold bangles and a black wristwatch. Behind him, a second man in orange cloth with a white forehead mark sits in front of a yellow draped backdrop. Identity is not established from the face; the figure is described by role and attire only.2019-01-01April 04 20182018-04-04February 23 20162016-02-23January 08 20182018-01-08A group of smiling men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls sits on the floor at a festive meal, many with bare chests and rudraksha malas. Several hold up turmeric-stained palms toward the camera, and a banana leaf with yellow food is spread before them. Behind them a yellow cloth-draped table holds steel vessels, and a few figures in white and orange sit further back. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person by the visible cues, so no candidate is marked.2019-01-01January 01 20192019-01-01Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesA photograph of several shaven-headed, bare-chested men in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas during a group ritual. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair, orange-framed glasses and a rudraksha mala tilts his head back with mouth open while another man in an orange dhoti feeds him a yellow food offering from his fingers. Other men beside them hold yellow offerings in their hands, and white horizontal body markings are visible on their arms and chests. Behind them, more participants in orange clothing and a golden decorative structure are blurred. No one is identified as a person by appearance cues here.2016-09-30