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October 09 20162016-10-09September 23 20162016-09-23 +1 copiesOctober 08 20162016-10-08A dense crowd of devotees moves through a marble-floored temple hall in a procession. Many wear saffron, orange and maroon dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas around their necks. Some men are bare-chested and one wears a white dhoti with a shawl. A bearded man in the foreground wears a pink shawl and holds a rudraksha mala. Others in white kurtas and white dhotis walk in the background, with a few in blue and yellow garments. Oil lamps glow at the upper edge of the frame. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2016-10-09A crowded indoor gathering of devotees in motion, many dressed in white kurtas and ceremonial white garments, with some in saffron-orange sannyasi-style cloth and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala gestures with raised hands, while a long-haired man in orange wrap and bare upper body dances beside him. Several young boys in white with lanyards stand nearby, and a man with tilak-marked forehead and a long-haired figure in beige and orange appear at the right. Bright pink-walled hall, blurred background of onlookers.2016-09-30A dense crowd of devotees moves through an indoor hall in a procession-like dance. Many men wear saffron-orange dhoti-style wraps and rudraksha malas, while others wear white dhotis and white shirts. Several bare-chested young men with long hair and dreadlocks sing with open mouths and raised hands. A bald man in a rudraksha mala at right wears an orange wrap, and a man with tilak marks on his forehead stands among the group.2017-01-08A photograph of a crowded indoor hall during a festive gathering, with a large decorated shrine and string lights at the upper right. In the foreground, a bald, shirtless man in orange dhoti with a red waist sash and multiple rudraksha malas walks with arms swinging, surrounded by devotees in orange and white clothing and bright gold garments. Another orange-robed man with a dark mala and a long-haired man in white kurta walk nearby. Many people in white, orange, green and pink saris and kurtas fill the background, moving among ritual decorations.2016-10-08May 26 20172017-05-26October 09 20162016-10-09August 12 20172017-08-12 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20162016-09-28A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with white ceiling lights and framed devotional pictures on the walls. In the foreground, several shirtless young men wear orange dhotis with red and gold borders, rudraksha malas and white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and bodies, moving energetically together. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas and orange-clad devotees stand among the crowd. A man in a rust-orange kurta on the left smiles. The scene resembles an ashram gathering or ritual procession.2017-01-01