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A photograph of several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha mala necklaces during a ritual. In the foreground a man with hoop earrings and a bead bracelet, wearing an orange wrap over his shoulders, holds up a yellow flower or offering to the face of another man who is tilting his head back to receive it. Behind them more men in orange and yellow garments stand close together holding similar yellow offerings in cupped hands. The background shows blurred orange and warm-toned walls and hangings.

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April 23 20132013-04-23April 23 20132013-04-23A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron garment and a dense red rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, sitting with his eyes closed and mouth open as another man in orange and rudraksha beads, wearing a small hoop earring, feeds him from a gold vessel held in his right hand. White sacred ash marks the foreheads and a white paste is smeared on the shoulder of the seated man. Other seated devotees in orange are blurred in the background, with orange cloth and a red-and-gold banner at right.2012-04-23 +2 copiesFebruary 23 20162016-02-23April 01 20132013-04-01July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesMay 20 20132013-05-20 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with a red wall and warm pink lighting. In the foreground, a bald man with a topknot wears wire-rimmed glasses, a saffron-orange garment with a pink edge, multiple rudraksha malas, and bangles, holding a handful of yellow grain or food offering. Beside him, a woman in an orange robe with a pink border and gold necklace also holds yellow offering food, and other saffron-clad people sit and stand behind them. The man resembles the a person by his rudraksha malas and saffron robes, but the appearance is not certain. Other people in saffron or orange garments are visible in the background, and a logo appears in the upper left corner.2016-02-23July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesJuly 12 20162016-07-12A photograph of a group of shaved-headed young men and boys in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas, standing in a line and receiving or eating food from their hands during a ritual distribution inside a hall. Several have white tilak markings on their foreheads and gold hoop earrings. Some hold yellow rice or prasadam in cupped hands, and an adult in an orange shawl feeds a child. Other devotees in orange and red stand in the background of a plain pink-walled room.2014-09-13