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A seated group of young men and boys in saffron-orange robes sits in rows on a white-bordered floor covered with grain, eating from banana-leaf plates set with small bowls and steel tumblers. Many wear rudraksha malas, bead necklaces, wristbands and white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms. Some have hair in tied topknots and headbands. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shirt carries a tray, and other people in white and maroon attire move about a room with a table of brass vessels. Several women in the foreground, seen from behind, watch the meal.

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September 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copiesSeptember 19 20172017-09-19 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18 +1 copiesA long indoor hall where rows of young men in saffron-orange dhotis and matching orange head turbans sit cross-legged on the floor, bare-chested with white tilak marks, eating from green banana-leaf plates set in long lines. Steel tumblers stand between the plates. Several in the foreground wear rudraksha malas and some have white forehead paste. Behind them, other seated and standing people in white and pastel clothing watch, and at the right edge a figure in white draped clothing stands near ornate colourful decorations and a gold statue on a stand at the back left. The setting is a temple-style dining hall, consistent with a communal meal.2017-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20142014-09-13May 08 20172017-05-08A large hall filled with seated young boys and some adults wearing saffron-orange cloth draped over the body, many with white vibhuti and tripundra markings on their foreheads and bodies, and rudraksha malas around their necks. Many sit cross-legged on mats with hands in anjali mudra or folded in prayer, while others hold their palms together or work on brass puja plates. In the foreground, plates hold flowers, small brass lamps, oil lamps and offerings on green plates. On the right, a woman in white sits cross-legged performing a ritual beside a brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind the seated group, more people and white-clad attendees fill the background under a tiled ceiling.2017-07-27July 26 20142014-07-26 +1 copiesA photograph of a large group of young boys and adult men seated on white mats in a hall, performing a puja. Most wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white sandalwood horizontal stripes on their foreheads. Several younger boys in red-maroon robes sit among them. Some hold small brass lamps, flowers and offering plates in front of them. A man in white clothing with a rudraksha mala sits at the right foreground. A brass lamp and an offering plate with marigold petals sit on the floor at the lower left. Red curtains and stanchions line the hall behind.2013-10-23A photograph of a group of young men and boys in orange-saffron robes and orange turbans seated cross-legged on the floor of a hall, with white and red markings on their foreheads, arms and chests and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several have hands folded in namaskar or palms pressed together. In front of them along the floor run long banana leaves set with food and white paper cups. Behind them, seated devotees in white and light clothing watch from a gilded altar area with a deity image. Several participants with turbans are visible in the foreground, and a larger group sits behind them.2017-09-19July 23 20172017-07-23