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A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with red draped walls. A young boy stands bare-chested in a white dhoti with a white sacred thread and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, touching his forehead while white ash or paste marks his chest and arms. A woman in a white blouse and white sari with a small red handbag and hair clip stands beside him, gesturing toward his body. Shirtless youths in white dhotis stand nearby, and another bare-chested person bends low in the background. Other people in white clothing are visible behind them. The setting suggests a Shivoham process with participants in white ritual dress.

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A photograph of a devotional ritual gathering in a hall with red draped backdrop. In the foreground a boy with bare chest and white dhoti stands with white paste or ash marks on his arms and chest, holding a rudraksha-style pendant on a cord, and points upward while speaking. A woman in a white sari with a red shoulder bag and bangles touches his arm. Shirtless teenage boys in white dhotis stand nearby, one with white markings on his shoulders, and an older woman in a cream sari with gold border is at right. Several other people in white and cream clothing are visible in the background.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of a ritual preparation scene in a hall with red drapes. Several young male participants stand bare-chested wearing white dhotis, their torsos and arms marked with white ash or paste lines. A boy in the centre wears a white dhoti and a beaded necklace while touching his chest. A woman in a white blouse and white sari with a coral shoulder bag gestures and speaks to them. Other men in cream dhotis with gold borders stand nearby, one wearing a name badge. Attendees stand in the background.2017-04-03A group of young participants in plain white dhotis stands in a hall with red drapes during a ritual session. Several shirtless boys have white paste or powder markings on their chests, shoulders and arms. In the foreground a woman in a white blouse and white sari with a coral crossbody bag applies white paste to a boy's arm, while a boy in a white dhoti and rudraksha-style neck cord looks down. At right, a shirtless youth raises his hand to his hair, and a woman in a cream sari with gold border and an ID badge stands beside him. Other attendees in cream and white clothing stand in the background.2017-04-03A photograph of a seated group during a ritual session. In the foreground a young boy with short black hair sits bare-chested in a white dhoti, a pendant on a cord around his neck, both arms raised behind his head with his hands near his neck. White ash markings are on his chest and arms. Beside him a younger boy sits bare-chested with white paste on his skin, and other seated participants wear orange and white cloths, some with white markings on their arms. A red curtain and a white carpet form the background. Watermarked copyright text is visible at the lower right.2017-04-03A photograph of a young boy in the foreground, bare-chested and marked with white ash on his shoulders and chest, wearing a white dhoti with gold-bordered yellow edges. He wears a red-and-gold thread necklace and a dark bead bracelet, and looks down while adjusting it. Behind and beside him, several other people in white dhotis, some bare-chested, stand or sit in a hall with red curtains. A woman with a long braid and a white-and-gold blouse is at the left edge.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of a samaya deeksha-style gathering in a hall with red draped walls. A young boy in the foreground, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti, sits with his arms raised behind his head, a white cord and pendant around his neck. Around him, boys and young men sit on colourful striped mats; some wear saffron-orange cloth and others white dhotis. Several have white sacred ash or marks on their bodies and foreheads. Another child to the left sits bare-chested with white marks on his chest, and an adult hand touches his neck. Several people are visible in the frame.2017-04-03Young boys sit cross-legged in a hall for a ritual, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with lavender and yellow-bordered cloths. Their bodies carry white ash stripes on the arms, chest and shoulders, and several wear amber and red beaded or pendant necklaces, with white sacred threads over their shoulders. Eyes are closed or lowered in meditation, and one boy in glasses holds his hands together. Behind them, many seated devotees in white shirts and dhotis fill the room under a red curtain and yellow pillars.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03May 04 20172017-05-04November 26 20172017-11-26