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A photograph of shaven-headed men in bare-chested sannyasi dress at a ritual gathering. Three men stand close together with white ash marks on their foreheads, chests and arms, and rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the right, smiling, holds a handful of yellow turmeric-like powder, and the men on the left and centre also hold yellow powder in their hands. Behind them, a tented hall with white drapes, hanging lamps and other devotees in orange and maroon robes suggests a puja setting.

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A photograph of a group of shaved-headed, bare-chested male devotees in a bright hall, several wearing rudraksha malas and white vibhuti or tilak markings on their foreheads and arms. Several men hold yellow sweet offerings in cupped hands, some lifting them toward a smiling man at centre-left who wears a rudraksha mala, a pendant and a sacred thread-style necklace. A man at the far left tilts his head back with his mouth open to receive the prasad. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering with prasad distribution.2016-09-30Photograph of a ritual gathering indoors under white ceiling lights and vents, with pink walls. Several bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhoti-style lower garments wear rudraksha mala necklaces and bangles. The man on the left, with a small topknot, glasses and white markings on his shoulders, holds a handful of yellow powder, possibly turmeric, while another man on the right, with a white horizontal forehead band and white body markings, reaches to sprinkle or apply it. Other shaven-headed participants in orange and white stand behind them, and more people are visible in the background.2016-09-30December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesBare-chested sannyasi-style men in saffron-orange dhoti cloths stand in a bright hall with a pale pink wall and ceiling lights. Two men in the foreground face each other and exchange a yellow powder or prasad; the man on the left has rudraksha malas, bangles, and a shaved head with a topknot, and white ash markings on his arms and chest. The man on the right, shaved with a tuft and rudraksha mala, offers yellow powder from his hand. Behind them, other men and women in orange and red garments and white clothes stand in a gathering, with a small lit lamp and a golden-yellow item visible in the background.2016-09-30Several shaven-headed monastics in saffron and orange robes with red-and-gold borders stand in a ceremonial hall before a deep red curtain. Several wear rudraksha malas and wooden bangles and hold small handfuls of white rice or grain. The man at centre wears a long rudraksha mala, a pendant necklace and a tilak on his forehead, smiling as he holds grain. Another monastic on the right, with bare shoulders and white ash marks on his arms, offers grain. Behind them a colourful ceremonial umbrella or canopy is partly visible, and a mirror-like pole rises at the top of the frame. The scene resembles a maheshwara puja offering of food to sannyasis.2016-08-02December 18 20162016-12-18A photo of a group of men in a bright indoor hall performing a ritual exchange. Several shirtless men wear orange and red dhotis, rudraksha mala necklaces, white sacred markings on their chests and foreheads, and red and brown armbands. Those in the foreground hold handfuls of yellow flower petals or grains and pass them toward others, some offering them to hands extended to the right. Ceiling lights and a pink wall frame the room, with a few more people and a white-clad figure in the background.2016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30A group of shaved-headed male devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies stand close together, sharing food from their palms. A man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a bare torso stands in the center-left, offering rice or grain to a devotee in front of him. Several others wear white ritual cloths and some have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A projector screen glows in the background. The scene appears to be a shared meal or prasad distribution.2011-11-07A photograph of a group of bare-chested men in orange and rust-coloured dhotis with white and ochre forehead markings, wearing rudraksha malas. The central man, with a shaved head, smiles broadly while offering something small from his hand to a long-haired young person seen from behind in a white sacred thread. Around them, more men in orange robes and white body markings stand in a crowded hall with ceiling lights and a maroon curtain in the background. Their attire and grouping suggest a ritual gathering of ashram members.2016-09-30