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August 02 20172017-08-02December 23 20162016-12-23Four shaved-headed men in plain white dhoti and shawl with gold borders stand and kneel on a red carpet inside a large hall with bright ceiling lights. The man at front centre kneels with palms pressed in anjali, smiling, with white and red tilaks and white ash marks on his arms. Behind him a tall man in a gold-bordered white shawl wears a long gold bead necklace with a pendant. At left a man in white holds a rudraksha mala, and at right a young man wears a rudraksha mala and red-and-white tilak. Behind them, golden palanquins and a gold umbrella stand among other figures in white.2016-04-22Night-time outdoor ritual scene with a group of men in ceremonial dress. At left, an older man in a white dhoti with a green and gold border and a red shawl holds a microphone and speaks. Beside him, several bare-chested men wear white and yellow dhotis, beaded necklaces and sacred thread, one holding a microphone to his mouth. A man in a white dhoti with an orange sash and a green-edged cloth holds a printed sheet. At right, a younger man with a tilak and rudraksha mala stands with arms folded, wearing a red-brown cloth. A large stone vessel and floral offerings sit in the foreground beside a speaker on a stand, under lights with pillars behind.2018-03-02April 22 20162016-04-22March 02 20132013-03-02A photograph of five standing men on a stage before a deep pink draped backdrop. From left, the first wears a white dhoti with gold border, a brown rudraksha mala and a purple cloth on his head. The next three wear white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas, and the second and third wear sacred ash lines on their foreheads. The two on the right wear saffron/orange robes and rudraksha malas; the far right man holds a black microphone and speaks. Two women sit at the lower left and bottom, one holding hands with another. Several men display white tripundra ash markings on their foreheads and arms. Name tags hang from some necks.2017-06-08Photograph of a group walking along a stone-paved ghat by water at night, with a crowd and temple structures behind. Foreground: two shaved-headed men in maroon-red and gold-bordered dhoti-style robes wear heavy gold necklaces, rudraksha malas and white tilak marks on their foreheads; the man on the right speaks while walking. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl and a gold necklace, a man in orange robe with a red-and-gold headwrap, and an elderly woman in an orange sari follow. Background devotees and a red flag are visible.2015-09-16Four shaved-headed men in white and cream dhoti-style clothing stand and kneel on a red carpet inside a large white tent at a Kumbh Mela setting. The man at left stands in white with a dark rudraksha-style mala and gold-bordered cloth. The taller man second from left wears a gold necklace and a gold-bordered white dhoti. The man kneeling in the centre presses his palms together in namaste, with white sacred ash marks and a red tilak on his forehead. The kneeling man at far right wears a dark mala and a light cloth. Behind them, devotees sit and lie on the floor, and gold-coloured thrones and a golden palanquin-style seat are visible at the right. The photo is watermarked with a copyright notice.2016-04-22December 23 20162016-12-23March 02 20182018-03-02A large group of men seated cross-legged on an orange cloth at night, bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas, many with white forehead markings, eyes closed in meditation or chanting. Several have hands folded in anjali, and one in front holds his hands together while another reads or gestures. Behind them stand more devotees and illuminated ritual decorations, with a golden ornate structure visible at the upper right. No individual is singled out as a person; the attendees appear to be devotees and priests in ritual dress.2017-09-26 +1 copies