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Five bare-chested men stand close together at night under bright lights in a crowded outdoor setting, with a blurred crowd behind them. Several have lemons pinned to their arms, shoulders and chests with ash or white powder marking their skin, which fits the lemon-piercing practice mentioned in the page. The man at the left wears a white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant. The man second from left has a rudraksha mala and a red sash. The central figure wears a dark turban, rudraksha malas and a dark wrap. The man at right wears a rust-orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a lemon pinned to his shoulder. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

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January 03 20182018-01-03January 03 20182018-01-03April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesTwo bare-chested male devotees stand side by side at night in front of a red-painted wall, with a striped woven mat beneath them. Both wear brown dhoti-style cloths, rudraksha malas, and white ash markings on chest and arms. Each has several small green lemons pierced onto the skin of the arms and chest, a lemon-piercing practice. The man on the left wears a black turban and bracelets; the man on the right has long hair swept up and tied, with a red tilak on the forehead and a pendant necklace. Both smile toward the camera. Two visible people; no identity is claimed from appearance.2018-01-03Photograph taken at night outdoors near a temple entrance with bright lights. Five men stand close together posing for the camera. The central man wears a tall dark turban with a crescent and trident-style ornament on top, a long multi-coloured garland of red, pink, yellow and white flowers, and a ceremonial gold pendant. Men on either side are bare-chested with white dhoti cloth and rudraksha malas; one older man on the left has white hair and a beard. A man on the right has a shaved head and rudraksha beads. Behind them devotees in saffron and white clothing crowd the street, and a carved temple gateway with warm lights stands on the right.2018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +2 copiesFebruary 13 20182018-02-13A night-time gathering of shirtless male devotees wearing orange dhoti-style lower garments, rudraksha malas and wrist bands, with white sacred ash markings on their bodies and foreheads. Several are smiling with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. On the left, a bearded man with long tied-up hair and a tie-dye cloth around his neck stands bare-chested. Behind them is a red corrugated wall and lit building windows. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2016-09-29May 08 20182018-05-08Night photograph of an outdoor festival with strings of colourful fairy lights and yellow garland decorations overhead. In the foreground, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a dark braided headdress with a small crescent ornament, wearing a rust-red shawl, a dense rudraksha mala across his chest, a rudraksha arm band, and a patterned wrap at his waist, his forehead marked with white vibhuti and a red tilak. Beside him a bare-chested man with white tripundra markings wears a long rudraksha and gold bead mala and an orange cloth, holding a floral garland-decorated object. Other devotees in white and saffron stand behind on a red carpet, and an elderly man in grey robes is at left. a person cues are the long swept-back hair, distinctive rudraksha adornments and ceremonial clothing, but the face is not clearly identifiable, so the appearance remains uncertain.2018-02-13May 08 20182018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08