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A smiling young performer in an orange cloth draped over the shoulders stands before a bamboo fence, dressed as a deity figure with a dark topknot wrapped in red, white and orange flowers and a wig of long black hair. The performer wears layered garlands of white, red and green flowers over the chest, orange and white flower bracelets, a small oval pendant on a black cord, and a white marking on the forehead. In one hand is a red and gold lute-like instrument with a long neck, and the raised other hand holds a small dark wooden object. The photo is a studio-style portrait of a costumed child, not a ritual scene with others present.

April 09 2012

Close portrait photo of a smiling young man outdoors, standing before a blurred ashram building with red and gold pillars and green foliage. He has long dark hair swept back, a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and wears an orange and gold garment draped over the shoulders. He is adorned with multiple rudraksha malas, rudraksha armbands, a gold-toned pendant on a thin chain, and a small silver pin on the garment. No candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance alone, so the person is described by role as a devotee.

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A smiling young person with dark wavy hair sits in a crowd, wearing an orange-saffron drape knotted over one shoulder and a strand of dark rudraksha beads with a small pendant. A white horizontal tilak with a red dot marks the forehead. Other people in orange garments and white marks on their arms sit nearby, and a blurred white-clad crowd fills the background.

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A smiling young person sits on a white chair in a bright hall, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and bare upper body. Their face has white paste markings with a dark round tilak on the forehead, and tousled dark hair. They wear a rudraksha mala of dark beads and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with green and red stones, plus hoop earrings. Behind them, another person in orange robes sits near a red-draped table, and white chair covers with maroon bands fill the room.

Close portrait of a young woman with eyes closed in prayer, palms pressed together at her chest around a wooden clapper or pair of cymbals and a dark rudraksha mala. She wears an orange sari with purple and red borders, a flower garland of orange, white and green blossoms draped over one shoulder, rudraksha beads and a gold chain, and a rudraksha crown in her hair. A white vertical tilak and red bindi mark her forehead. Dark background, a white-clad figure partially visible at the right edge.

Close photo of smiling young aadheenavasis in saffron-orange cloth at a person Mission gathering. A girl with long dark tousled hair sits centre, wearing an orange wrap over bare shoulders, a long rudraksha mala and a white beaded necklace, with a white tilak and red bindi on her forehead. Behind her, a smiling boy with a white forehead mark and rudraksha malas wears orange cloth, and another smiling boy on the left has a red mark on his forehead and an orange garment. A black microphone stand pole cuts diagonally across the frame, and out-of-focus heads sit in the foreground. No a person candidate is visible.

A young boy performs in a crowd of people dressed in saffron-orange robes and turbans. He wears an orange turban with a peacock feather tucked into it, a red tilak and white markings on his forehead, and multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads across his bare chest, with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders. He raises one hand mid-gesture as he dances or sings. Behind him, many adults in orange garments move in the celebration. The background is softly blurred.

A young woman stands against a dark blue curtain, wearing an orange sari-style garment with a red and purple border and a garland of orange, white and green flowers draped over her shoulder. She has a white vertical tilak and red bindi on her forehead, dark hair pinned up with a rudraksha-bead ornament, and small gold earrings. In her right hand she holds a wooden percussion instrument with two brass cymbal-like discs, and in her left hand a wooden japa mala. A bangle reading readable name text is on her wrist.

Close portrait of a young boy with shoulder-length dark hair swept across his forehead, bare-shouldered, wearing several large brown rudraksha beads on a mala and a small oval pendant with a portrait. A white stripe and reddish-brown tilak mark his forehead. He gazes off to the side against a blurred background of yellow and white. A small wrap is visible at the lower right edge.