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A photograph of young male devotees in saffron-orange and rust-red dhoti-style garments on a wet dirt ground, with puddles and streaks of coloured powder. Two figures at left hold pink cups and stand by a blue plastic drum; one wears a beaded necklace. A central boy with a shaved head, bare torso and reddish wet cloth raises a long wooden pole upward, looking up. At right, a shaved-headed boy in orange cloth with a beaded necklace faces away, and another figure is partly visible at the edge. A red metal pole stands at the right; a hose lies across the ground behind them.

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September 02 20172017-09-02November 05 20132013-11-05A photograph of six shaved-headed young boys standing in a row beside a wire-mesh fence with green leaves behind them. They wear saffron-orange cloth draped over one shoulder with maroon-red borders and waist cloths, and several wear beaded rudraksha-style necklaces. Some have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads, and the smallest boy on the left has a red bindi. They smile and pose with hands raised, a casual group portrait of young ashram students.2013-04-08August 17 20142014-08-17A photograph of a ritual scene with several saffron-robed figures in an indoor hall. A bald man with a long rudraksha mala and orange shawl stands at centre, handing yellow flower petals to a young boy in orange robes with white forehead marking. Other boys in orange and red-bordered cloth hold marigold petals, and a woman in an orange sari stands at right, with a cameraman behind. The moment suggests a puja offering of flower petals. Red curtains and a white-covered table appear in the background.2013-05-20 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a Krishna Janmashtami-style celebration at dusk, with a red-painted pole and a hanging rope between two red poles. A man in a saffron-orange kurta and red trousers leaps mid-air, arm raised, as liquid splashes around him. Around him, devotees in orange-saffron clothing, including women in orange saris with gold-coloured borders, hold metal pots and reach toward the splash. Onlookers in the background watch from a muddy yard in front of a stone and red-roofed building with trees. A visible logo sits on one orange shirt. Many people are gathered at the edge of the scene.2016-08-25Outdoor photo of a man in a red-orange sleeveless top and matching red-orange trousers, with dark rudraksha beads around his neck and a bead bracelet on his wrist, joyfully holding up a long wooden pole while laughing. Yellow powder or flower petals spray into the air around him, and his clothing appears damp and stained with the same colour. Behind him a crowd of onlookers in white, blue and teal saris, white kurtas and dark clothes watches and smiles. A red structure and green trees are in the background, and a small purple bird logo sits in the upper left corner.2016-08-25Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeveral men in saffron and orange robes stand waist-deep in a pool of muddy brown water, splashing and bathing. The foreground figure in orange cloth and rudraksha beads holds a small red and gold object above the water, while another man in orange lifts a white cloth. A rudraksha mala hangs around one neck. Steps and a yellow banner appear at the right edge, with pillars and a red-and-white wall behind. Four to five people are visible, with rudraksha malas and saffron clothing marking them as devotees or sannyasis performing a ritual bath.2013-04-25A photograph of an outdoor ceremony at an ashram courtyard. In the foreground a smiling young boy with a shaved head, his body and face smeared with red-pink paste, wears a red-orange unstitched robe and holds a small object in one raised hand while looking upward. Behind him a row of seated devotees in red and orange robes and saris watches, with a standing figure in white at the back. A woman in a red-gold sari sits among them, and a seated figure on a raised dais at the far left wears red and holds a garland. Electric fans and a cable on the ground are visible.2014-08-17 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual abhishekam at an ashram courtyard. A bald man with a bare upper body, wearing orange-brown dhoti and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, is being doused with purple liquid poured by a young assistant in an orange-brown dhoti who holds an orange cup beside a blue drum. A seated man in an orange-brown robe with a flower garland and a crown-like orange headwear sits under a wooden canopy-throne, with orange-robed devotees standing behind. Electric fans and a crowd of white- and orange-clad onlookers surround the scene.2014-08-17 +1 copiesOutdoor festival scene under green trees. A shaven-headed man in a drenched red sleeveless top and red trousers, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, smiles while swinging a long wooden stick that sprays a liquid arc of yellow liquid through the air. Behind him, devotees in orange, red, white and teal clothing stand in a crowd, several holding brass pots. Background people wear saffron and white garments, and a red tent and flag are visible at right. Appearance-based label: the man in red with the rudraksha mala and shaven head is unsure as a person; the scene matches a Janmashtami celebration with a liquid-pouring ritual.2016-08-25