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January 14 20182018-01-14Three men in saffron-orange clothing sit on a striped pink, blue and green cloth beside two large clay pots. The pots are decorated with yellow marigold garlands and have terracotta lids, the pot on the left being partially shielded by a man bending over it with long loose hair. The seated boy in front wears saffron cloth, a leopard-print shawl, rudraksha malas and wrist bracelets, and looks down at his hands. Behind him a bare-chested man with a moustache wears a saffron wrap, rudraksha beads and a pendant necklace. The setting is an open-air courtyard with a low concrete ledge and metal railings behind.2018-01-14Photograph of seated devotees at a Pongal ritual outdoors. Two clay pots with flower garlands and red-and-yellow marigold decoration sit on a cloth in front of two men. The man on the left, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and orange cloth, bends over the pot. Beside him a young boy in saffron robes, a leopard-print shawl, rudraksha beads and bangles sits with his head resting on his hand. Behind them a man in orange with rudraksha beads sits on a patterned mat, and another man is partly visible at the right edge. Metal scaffolding and dry ground fill the background.2018-01-14A photograph of two smiling young men in saffron-orange sannyasi cloth seated in a group ritual setting. The man on the left has short greyish hair, a beard, a red bindi, white horizontal stripes on his bare shoulder, and wears rudraksha malas with a pendant. The man on the right has long matted dreadlocks wrapped in a bun, white horizontal forehead marks with a red dot, a moustache and beard, and rudraksha malas. Behind them, more people in orange robes sit on the floor, and banana leaves with offerings are visible at the lower edge.2019-01-01Several young men in saffron-orange robes sit closely together and smile broadly. The central figure has long dreadlocked hair, a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, and wears layered rudraksha malas with gold-toned beads and a pendant. Flanking him, a young man on the left wears a similar mala and a white-marked forehead, and another on the right, also with a white tilak and gold beads, looks sideways and smiles. Others are partly visible in the background, all in orange clothing and malas.2017-02-17Photograph of three young men seated cross-legged on the floor in a hall, dressed as renunciate initiates in saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulders and wrapped at the waist. The man on the left wears an orange-and-white patterned headwrap, rudraksha beads on his chest and arms, and a white forehead band; he sits with hands clasped and looks up with a faint smile. The central man wears wire-rimmed glasses, long twisted dreadlocks, rudraksha malas and white ash markings on his forehead and body. The man on the right wears a red-orange turban and white markings and sits in profile. Behind them, seated people in white and red clothing hold leaf plates of food; a meal is laid out in front, with brass cups and banana-leaf plates. No identifiable a person candidate is shown.2018-01-08Close photo of several young devotees seated in a group, all wearing saffron-orange cloth wraps and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces with gold-toned bead accents. The central young man smiles broadly, looking to the side with one arm raised toward his neck, while the youth on the left has a red tilak mark on his forehead and dreadlocked hair is visible on others. A pink-draped backdrop and carved wooden pillar appear behind them. No figure is clearly identified as a person.2017-02-17August 17 20142014-08-17Several young people in saffron-orange robes sit close together, most with rudraksha malas and gold-beaded necklaces around their necks. A smiling young man in the centre, with a red bindi and white forehead markings, gestures with his hand. Others beside him, including a long-haired companion with dreadlocks and a smiling person at right, also wear saffron clothing and beads. A blurred head is in the foreground. Several people are visible, all seated among fellow participants in an indoor setting.2017-02-17February 23 20162016-02-23January 08 20182018-01-08August 25 20162016-08-25