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A photograph of several shaven-headed, bare-chested men in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas during a group ritual. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair, orange-framed glasses and a rudraksha mala tilts his head back with mouth open while another man in an orange dhoti feeds him a yellow food offering from his fingers. Other men beside them hold yellow offerings in their hands, and white horizontal body markings are visible on their arms and chests. Behind them, more participants in orange clothing and a golden decorative structure are blurred. No one is identified as a person by appearance cues here.

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A photograph of a ritual scene with a row of young men and boys in saffron-orange and red dhotis, bare-chested, wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred ash (vibhuti) markings on their arms, shoulders and foreheads. Several hold small golden or brass vessels and offering items in their hands while facing a central figure. Behind them a multicoloured canopy with gold trim, and other devotees in orange and red robes stand in the hall. The foreground figure in glasses and a braided rudraksha mala looks upward. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible.2016-09-30A group of shaved-headed and dreadlocked devotees in bare-chested ritual attire with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms gather closely. Rudraksha malas hang around their necks and wrists, and red-and-beaded armbands are visible. In the foreground a man with long black dreadlocks, a beaded necklace and a bead bracelet tilts his head back as another devotee in a rudraksha mala feeds him from a small offering, possibly prasad. A bespectacled man with white markings stands at left, and figures in orange cloth appear behind them.2016-09-30December 18 20162016-12-18A group of young male sannyasis in saffron and orange dhotis and shawls stand barefoot in a hall, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas and sandal or ash markings on their bodies. In the centre, a young man in an orange dhoti offers a small yellow food item to a small boy in orange clothing, with a braided rudraksha mala, who looks up at him. Other sannyasis around them hold similar yellow offerings, and seated devotees in white and red clothing watch from the left. A red curtain and a gold deity murti stand in the background, with the scene resembling a ritual sharing of prasad.2016-09-30December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis in an indoor hall with a pale pink wall and framed colourful artwork above. A bare-chested man with a shaved head, white vertical tilak and red bindi, wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, is eating from a handful of yellow food held in a younger person's hands. Around him, other orange-clad men with long dreadlocked hair, white forehead markings and beaded necklaces hold yellow food and stand close together. A cauldron-like steel vessel is visible at the left edge.2017-03-14A photograph of saffron-clad devotees at an indoor event with white draped tents and wooden shelves behind them. In the foreground, a young man with short dark hair, glasses and beaded rudraksha malas feeds a yellow rice dish from a plate to a young man in orange robes who is opening his mouth to receive it. A second robed devotee in orange with a shaved head and malas holds a plate of rice nearby, and other orange-clad devotees and a woman in a magenta sari stand in the background. A seated figure in orange sits far right beside a golden ornament. The scene suggests a shared meal or prasad distribution.2015-12-20 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20142014-09-13Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a group of young boys and a few adult monks in saffron-orange robes performing a ritual. A shaved-headed adult monk wearing a white vertical tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads is applying a mark or substance to the forehead of a young boy in orange clothes who has a white tilak. Other boys hold yellow flower petals and rudraksha malas, and an adult in the background wears orange cloth. In the foreground a blurred boy sits in orange clothing. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall.2013-05-20August 14 20172017-08-14