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A photograph of a seated ritual exchange in a hall. On the right, a bearded man with long hair tied back, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, a rudraksha mala and a cream-and-gold wrap, holds a small ritual object and gestures over a brown coconut. On the left, a young man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala and white tilak on his forehead holds out his palm beneath the coconut. Behind them, many seated people in white and orange clothing fill the floor on a colourful striped mat.

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April 23 20172017-04-23A seated man in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on a green-and-pink striped mat, extending his right hand toward a brown coconut held by a second man. The second man wears a wrap with yellow-gold borders over bare shoulders, a long rudraksha mala, a round gold-toned pendant, a silver bracelet, and eyeglasses, with white ash marks on his chest and arms. He bends over the coconut in a focused gesture, hands clasped around it. A small white paper plate with the handwritten name Priyan lies in the foreground, and a blurred crowd of white-clad participants sits in the background of a large hall.2017-04-23A photograph of a seated ritual at a large indoor gathering. On the right, a bald-headed man with a short beard and glasses wears a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, a cream and saffron-bordered wrap and a silver wristwatch, holding a small object and looking down. On the left, a man in a white shirt and white trousers with a brown wrist band holds out a brown coconut toward him. A white placard reading SRI PRIYAN is propped in the foreground, with a striped mat beneath. Other seated people in white and saffron fill the blurred background.2017-04-23March 14 20172017-03-14 +1 copiesApril 23 20172017-04-23April 23 20172017-04-23A photograph of a large ritual gathering with many participants dressed in white clothes and orange-red shawls. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt with an orange-red shawl sits facing a man with long dark hair, a beard and a hoop earring, who holds up a brown coconut in his open palm. Behind them, seated rows of devotees in white garments and orange-red sashes are engaged in ritual activity, with blurred figures and brass-toned vessels on the floor. The scene suggests a puja or ritual offering with a coconut.2017-03-14 +1 copiesApril 23 20172017-04-23February 16 20162016-02-16March 14 20172017-03-14April 17 20172017-04-17July 28 20172017-07-28