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July 03 2017

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July 03 2017

Crowded ritual hall with devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and sashes, most bare-chested. In the foreground, a young shaved-headed devotee with white tripundra marks bends forward at the waist, eating from cupped hands a yellow food offering, while a bare-chested man at right holds a handful of the same yellow food and wears rudraksha malas. Others in orange and white clothing stand and sit in the background, with banners and posters on the wall behind. The scene suggests a ritual food-offering or prasadam distribution.

Photo of a ritual meal in a hall. A young boy with curly hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange cloth wrap with a white vertical forehead mark, leans forward and offers a handful of yellow-green food to an older youth on the right, who has a white forehead mark, rudraksha beads and an orange shawl and opens his mouth to receive it. Behind them, another person with long dark hair in an orange garment stands, and several orange-clad people sit on a floor with coloured mats and food. Maroon curtains hang in the background.

July 23 2017

A photograph of a row of young boys and teenagers seated cross-legged on a white tiled floor during a ritual, all wearing saffron-orange dhoti-style cloths and rudraksha malas, with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads. Many hold tall brass horn-shaped vessels to their mouths or in their hands, while steel pots, bowls and kalasha-like vessels line the floor in front of them, some on low silver-toned platforms. A small red and yellow floral offering sits near the vessels. Red curtains hang on the wall behind. No a person candidate is visible.

July 23 2017

September 11 2017

A photograph of a seated group of young and adult devotees in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas and gold bead necklaces. A boy in the centre, with a tilak mark on his forehead, eats a sweet from a banana-leaf plate while looking at the camera. Other seated men sit on mats beside plates of food on banana leaves, metal cups and small brass bowls. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with a yellow border stands. The setting appears to be a communal meal or prasadam distribution.

A row of young men and boys in orange saffron robes and orange turbans sits cross-legged on a white floor-length mat, eating from fresh green banana leaves set with yellow food. Many wear rudraksha malas and white tilak marks on their foreheads and bodies. A few hold small white cups, and one person in the middle holds a handheld microphone. The background shows pink, purple and striped cloth drapes, and the floor is polished and reflective.

August 21 2014

A group of young shaved-headed ascetics in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps, with rudraksha malas and white tripundra markings on their foreheads, sit on a white floor mat performing a seated ritual. Several hold brass lamps or ritual implements over small plates of fruit and sweets on low wooden stands. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing red shawls, sit with hands folded in prayer. The setting looks like a hall with a tiled floor and a blue cloth strip on the floor.