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A photograph of a ritual scene indoors in a hall with white walls, a red panel, and a metal-trussed ceiling. In the foreground, a bald priest in saffron-orange robes with gold-coloured garlands and a sandalwood tilak on his forehead reaches out to touch the head of a man seen from behind. The man wears a white dhoti with maroon borders and is bare-chested with a rudraksha-style mala. The priest holds a small cup or plate of gold-coloured offerings in his other hand. Several other saffron-robed priests stand along the wall behind them, some also holding offerings, while a few figures are partially visible in the background.

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A photograph of a ritual scene indoors in a white-walled hall with a corrugated metal ceiling and exposed roof trusses. In the foreground, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-edged border and a beaded necklace stands facing right, holding a plate of yellow flowers or grains with a hand raised toward a devotee. Behind him, two or more saffron-robed priests with shaved heads and white markings on their foreheads line a wall, also holding offerings. On the left, a devotee with close-cut hair wears only a white dhoti with red borders over his shoulder, and bead necklaces. The scene looks like an offering or blessing being given to devotees in a line.2011-03-05March 05 20112011-03-05Annadhan in 20112011-01-01Photo 99217612011-01-01November 07 20112011-11-07August 02 20162016-08-02May 20 20132013-05-20 +1 copiesJuly 30 20132013-07-30Photograph of a ritual gathering indoors under white ceiling lights and vents, with pink walls. Several bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhoti-style lower garments wear rudraksha mala necklaces and bangles. The man on the left, with a small topknot, glasses and white markings on his shoulders, holds a handful of yellow powder, possibly turmeric, while another man on the right, with a white horizontal forehead band and white body markings, reaches to sprinkle or apply it. Other shaven-headed participants in orange and white stand behind them, and more people are visible in the background.2016-09-30A ritual scene in a red-draped hall where a shaved-headed priest in a rust-red robe pours or offers liquid from a small cup to a young boy in an orange garment. The boy wears a white forehead mark, long rudraksha mala beads and a red-and-white beaded necklace, and tilts his head back to receive it. Other saffron-clad and white-marked boys and monks stand nearby, several holding flowers or offerings. The setting suggests an abhishekam or padapuja style ceremony with devotees at darshan.2014-12-28Several monastic devotees in orange saffron robes gather in an indoor hall, sharing grains or flower petals from cupped hands. A devotee at left has long dreadlocks, a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and rudraksha malas, and a white tilak on the forehead. A bald man at centre wears a red-and-orange sash over a dark rudraksha mala and a white tilak. At right, another bald devotee in orange scatters petals. Wooden panelling and a white wall form the background, with more people in orange behind. a person cannot be confirmed from the visible cues alone, so the figures are described by role only.2016-07-12September 06 20102010-09-06