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A photograph of a shaved-headed man in an orange shawl draped over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala around his neck, receiving a yellow substance, possibly flower petals or prasad, fed by a hand from the right. He has a small earring and a light ash mark on his chest. Beside him a woman with a braid, orange garment, white forehead marking and beaded necklace looks down. Other people in orange clothes sit in the blurred background, with a red and white backdrop. A man's hand offers more yellow petals at lower right.

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A photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis in an indoor hall with a pale pink wall and framed colourful artwork above. A bare-chested man with a shaved head, white vertical tilak and red bindi, wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, is eating from a handful of yellow food held in a younger person's hands. Around him, other orange-clad men with long dreadlocked hair, white forehead markings and beaded necklaces hold yellow food and stand close together. A cauldron-like steel vessel is visible at the left edge.2017-03-14Photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with a red wall and warm pink lighting. In the foreground, a bald man with a topknot wears wire-rimmed glasses, a saffron-orange garment with a pink edge, multiple rudraksha malas, and bangles, holding a handful of yellow grain or food offering. Beside him, a woman in an orange robe with a pink border and gold necklace also holds yellow offering food, and other saffron-clad people sit and stand behind them. The man resembles the a person by his rudraksha malas and saffron robes, but the appearance is not certain. Other people in saffron or orange garments are visible in the background, and a logo appears in the upper left corner.2016-02-23February 23 20162016-02-23April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a group of young boys and a few adult monks in saffron-orange robes performing a ritual. A shaved-headed adult monk wearing a white vertical tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads is applying a mark or substance to the forehead of a young boy in orange clothes who has a white tilak. Other boys hold yellow flower petals and rudraksha malas, and an adult in the background wears orange cloth. In the foreground a blurred boy sits in orange clothing. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall.2013-05-20March 14 20172017-03-14A photograph of several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha mala necklaces during a ritual. In the foreground a man with hoop earrings and a bead bracelet, wearing an orange wrap over his shoulders, holds up a yellow flower or offering to the face of another man who is tilting his head back to receive it. Behind them more men in orange and yellow garments stand close together holding similar yellow offerings in cupped hands. The background shows blurred orange and warm-toned walls and hangings.2012-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a ritual gathering in a plain room with pale pink walls. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rust-coloured beaded mala and rudraksha necklaces leans forward smiling, holding food offerings in his hands toward a young boy in orange robes with white tripundra marks on his forehead. Nearby, a woman with short hair and ear piercings in orange clothing with a beaded mala looks on, and several young people in orange garments with gold borders stand around, some also holding offerings. The man's appearance matches several cues: rudraksha malas and orange ornate clothing, but no crown, long hair, or ceremonial gold necklace is clearly visible, so the identity is uncertain and he is described as a priest-like devotee in orange robes taking part in a Maheshwara Puja-style food offering. Pale ritual markings and orange garments dominate the scene.2016-02-23July 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded hall during an annadan-style communal meal at a Krishna Janmashtami gathering. Many people in orange and saffron robes and orange turbans are seated and eating from leaf plates. In the foreground a bare-chested devotee with a rudraksha mala feeds food to a man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms. A shaved-headed man in orange holds food in his hand on the right, and a man with long braided hair on the left has white markings on his face. Pink walls display framed deity paintings in the background.2017-08-14A photograph of several shaven-headed, bare-chested men in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas during a group ritual. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair, orange-framed glasses and a rudraksha mala tilts his head back with mouth open while another man in an orange dhoti feeds him a yellow food offering from his fingers. Other men beside them hold yellow offerings in their hands, and white horizontal body markings are visible on their arms and chests. Behind them, more participants in orange clothing and a golden decorative structure are blurred. No one is identified as a person by appearance cues here.2016-09-30A photograph of young men in orange saffron wraps and rudraksha malas inside a hall with hanging paper decorations. A young man with white horizontal body markings and long dark hair is being fed a yellow food offering from a hand held out by a smiling figure in an orange turban and rudraksha mala. Other participants in saffron cloth hold yellow prasad in their hands. Ceiling fixtures and red curtains are visible in the background.2018-01-08