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May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02May 02 20172017-05-02Night ritual photograph at an open-air pavilion. A shaved-headed priest in an orange-red dhoti and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a brass bowl and extends an offering toward two seated young boys in saffron-orange robes with flower garlands of marigold and red roses. Behind them, other robed figures and seated devotees attend, with marigold petals scattered along the low stone platform and a yellow-draped table in the background.2016-10-10April 03 20172017-04-03May 02 20172017-05-02Night scene at an outdoor temple-style gathering with a crowd of boys and young men in orange dhotis, many with bare chests, white forehead and body markings and rudraksha malas. On the left, a man in white dhoti with broad gold borders and layered gold necklaces and a brown rudraksha mala holds a long bamboo staff and speaks with a boy. In the centre, a boy in an orange dhoti holds a brass tray covered with red and gold cloth bearing a coconut. Stone pillar behind, colourful string lights and a striped cloth bundle at right.2017-07-07Outdoor night photograph of a Hindu ritual. A bare-chested priest in a red-orange turban and red-orange dhoti with gold border stands at left, raising garlands of white jasmine flowers toward a row of seated children. Several boys in saffron and maroon dhotis and rudraksha malas sit on a white cloth, one holding a garland, and a girl in a purple and gold sari at right wears rudraksha beads. Small oil lamps and flower petals lie on the ground, with a brass vessel and dark foliage behind.2016-10-29April 24 20132013-04-24