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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.

Several young devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, wearing multiple rudraksha malas and rudraksha armbands, stand close together performing a ritual with yellow turmeric or kumkum-coloured powder. One smiling young man in the foreground holds powder in cupped hands and scatters it, while a young boy with closed eyes and a white-smeared face, wearing rudraksha beads, tilts his head back to receive it. White ash or vibhuti markings cover the arms and chests of the participants. Other people are partly visible in the background, and a sacred-looking ritual setting surrounds the group.

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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.

A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold-edged shawl sits cross-legged with palms pressed together at his mouth, eyes lowered, holding a small yellow flower. He wears a dense rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, a gold bangle, a wristwatch, and a red bindi with white horizontal tilak lines on his forehead and arms. Beside him, young boys in red robes with rudraksha malas and white tilak sit with hands cupped. In front is a white table with a brass cup, flower-filled plates, oil lamps and incense sticks. Several seated adults in the background watch.

September 19 2017

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 seated man in an orange saffron robe and a heavy gold bead necklace performs a ritual at a gold-framed square basin filled with white milk-soaked offerings and chopped nuts. He presses a handful of the mixture into a red cloth bag held over the vessel. He wears white vertical tilak marks on his forehead with a red dot, and white paste is on his arms. Behind him, standing devotees in white dhotis, a woman in red, and brass pots surround the scene. Dark wet hair and a sunny outdoor courtyard setting are visible.