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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.

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September 30 20162016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30A photograph of a group of bare-chested men in white sacred markings and rudraksha malas during a ritual feeding. A young man on the left with short dark hair, white stripes on his forehead and chest, and a long rudraksha mala laughs with his mouth open as a man on the right, with white forehead markings, earrings and beaded bracelets, offers him a yellow sweet from his hand. Other devotees with shaved heads and orange cloth behind them take part in the same activity in a bright hall.2016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30September 30 20162016-09-30A 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.2016-12-18Close photo of a shaved-headed devotee in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and white ash markings on his arms and chest, holding a handful of yellow offering grain in cupped hands and about to make an offering. A second bare-chested man in orange cloth with rudraksha malas stands to the right holding yellow grain, and a woman's hair bun and orange garment are visible at the left edge. A white-walled room with a framed colourful painting behind them. No a person candidate is clearly distinguishable; the figures are devotees performing a ritual offering.2017-07-03September 30 20162016-09-30A 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 copiesSeptember 30 20162016-09-30A 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.2017-03-14September 30 20162016-09-30