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January 01 20192019-01-01January 12 20172017-01-12A photograph of a crowded ritual gathering where many young participants sit closely together on the floor. In the foreground, two young men in orange dhotis and orange shawls wear rudraksha malas and white sacred ash lines on their foreheads and arms; the one on the right is bare-chested with a pendant necklace. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders stands and holds a small green bowl. Other seated youths in orange and white garments, some with sandalwood marks, fill the background, and a flower garland is visible at the lower right.2016-10-08March 22 20132013-03-22A photograph of young men in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a mat during a meal, with banana leaves in front of them. The two foreground figures wear rudraksha malas, a red-bordered orange cloth over the shoulder and white ash markings on their foreheads and arms. The man on the left has eyes closed and hands resting near the leaf, while the man on the right wears glasses and a red tilak and holds food near a leaf. Several more seated figures in orange with white forehead markings sit behind them, eating from leaves with white paper cups nearby. No a person candidate is clearly visible; all people appear as devotees.2013-04-01 +1 copiesJanuary 11 20172017-01-11January 15 20172017-01-15A photograph of a seated group of shirtless men in orange dhoti-style cloth wearing rudraksha malas and upper-arm rudraksha bands at a sacred discourse. In the centre a young man with dark wavy hair speaks into a handheld microphone with his right hand raised. To the left a man looks toward him, to the right a man with a white vibhuti band and red kumkum dot sits attentively, and a bald man in orange sits at the far right. Blue-and-white water bottles sit in the foreground, and devotees sit in the blurred background, with a colourful painting on the wall behind.2016-09-30September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large seated gathering of devotees at a Hindu ritual, with many men in saffron-orange cloth draped over bare shoulders and white ash-like tripundra marks on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in front wears a rudraksha mala and orange shawl and sits with hands together in prayer. Beside him, a younger man in orange cloth sits with eyes closed. Brass lamps and small offering plates sit on the white floor in front of the seated rows, and a few people in white and red clothing are visible further back.2017-01-08A row of seated devotees performs a puja during a ritual in a hall, with brass oil lamps and small brass dishes with offerings arranged on red and pink mats in the foreground. Several men, mostly bare-chested and marked with white sacred ash on their arms, shoulders and foreheads, hold small brass spoons or lamps. The man in the front right wears an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala, the man in the centre wears a white dhoti with a yellow border and a brown beaded mala, and others wear dreadlocks, headbands and ornamental necklaces. Background devotees and lit lamps are softly blurred.2017-01-06April 14 20132013-04-14 +3 copies