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March 14 2017

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A bare-chested young sadhaka in rust-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and a pendant, holds cupped hands of yellow turmeric paste while smiling, with white vibhuti bands on his forehead. Beside him, another shirtless devotee in orange shawl and malas assists, and a dreadlocked ascetic with an orange-beaded necklace stands in front. A large crowd in saffron robes fills a hall with framed photo panels on the walls behind them.2017-03-14A photograph of a crowded ritual gathering in an indoor hall with orange and saffron-clad participants. In the foreground a smiling shaved-headed man in a rust-red shawl and dark rudraksha mala holds a handful of yellow turmeric paste and applies it to the face of a woman with long dark hair who wears a beaded necklace and bears yellow paste on her shoulder. Another bare-shouldered man with white tripundra marks and beads stands beside them. Behind, many people in orange robes move through the blurred hall, with a large colourful backdrop at the top. The scene suggests a turmeric-based blessing ritual among devotees.2017-03-14April 04 20182018-04-04March 14 20172017-03-14January 01 20192019-01-01 +1 copiesApril 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph inside a hall with a draped white ceiling and a colourful painted backdrop. In the foreground, a young man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl holds up food with his right hand and feeds a shaven-headed man in orange robes who has white markings on his face and chest; the recipient tilts his head back with mouth open. Another orange-robed man beside them holds food in his hands. Behind, many orange-robed devotees stand and sit on mats, with green leaf plates and small cups on the floor. A seated elder in white is at the right edge. Sparse crowd, mostly clothed in saffron.2013-11-10 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20162016-02-23Photograph of several shaven-headed monks in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti markings on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground, two men hold handfuls of yellow flower petals or offerings, looking down at them, while the man on the right touches the petals with his fingers. Behind them, more robed devotees stand in a hall with a red and yellow decorated backdrop and a draped canopy overhead.2013-11-10 +1 copiesA photograph of four smiling men in red-orange monastic robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. On the left, a man with a red bindi and white painted arm stripes feeds a sweet or food to a young person in an orange shawl and white forehead band, who is laughing with mouth open. A bald man in the centre with beaded necklaces watches, and another man on the right smiles, all in saffron clothing with beaded malas. The room has plain walls and a window at right.2013-10-04 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18September 13 20142014-09-13