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A photo of a group of young men seated in a hall performing a stick-based ritual, each holding slender purple, green and blue-striped sticks raised in both hands. The foreground figure in a red embroidered kurta stands looking to the left. Seated men wear saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas, one with a white forehead band, another with vertical tilak marks, while others in white dhotis and red shawls sit behind. Blurred figures and a pink-clad child occupy the lower right edge.

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Indoor photo of a group of young men and boys in ceremonial dress performing a ritual procession in a large hall with a light tiled floor. Foreground: a boy in an orange cloth with a white forehead band and a shaved head. A young man in a red embroidered kurta stands at left. Beside him, a shirtless man wears an orange dhoti and a long dark rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead and chest markings. Next, another shirtless man with orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a short striped wand. At right, a boy in a pink kurta with a dark braided rudraksha mala holds a striped wand, and a row of men in white dhotis and orange cloths follow behind. Some hold coloured sticks. Background shows framed pictures on the wall and onlookers in white and green clothing.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03A photograph inside a hall with white square ceiling tiles, ceiling fans and fluorescent lights. A group of men in saffron-orange dhotis, many bare-chested with rudraksha malas, hold thin wooden sticks and move in a dynamic procession-like formation down the hall. Some wear red or white shawls, and a few in white clothing stand farther back. A man in a red garment at the left edge leans toward the group. No one is identifiable as a distinctive candidate by the qualifying cues, so the figures are described by role and dress.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03A group of devotees perform a stick-based ritual dance in a bright hall with pale tiled floor. In the foreground, a young man in a red kurta with a red-patterned cloth holds a short purple stick and raises an arm. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a saffron-coloured sash holds a bundle of coloured sticks, and a man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood tilak twirls a stick. Behind them, more men in white dhotis with red shawls and orange garments move in rhythm, some with sticks held aloft. Devotional decorations hang on the wall at the back of the room.2016-10-03Indoor photo of a group of men performing a stick dance in a bright hall with a white tiled ceiling and glossy white floor. Several dancers in orange and saffron dhotis, some bare-chested, swing thin wooden sticks with coloured tips. A man in a red kurta on the far left also raises a stick. In the background, men in white dhotis and white shirts with red shawls watch and move among the dancers. Framed pictures line the right wall beside a red curtain and a draped table.2016-10-03A photograph of a large group of men performing a stick-based ritual dance in a marble-floored hall. Many dancers wear white dhotis and white kurta-style shirts with red-orange shawls draped over their shoulders and red waist sashes, holding thin decorated sticks. In the centre foreground a man in a white shirt, red shawl and red-tipped strings holds a stick. To the right a bare-chested dancer with a white forehead band, rudraksha beads and a saffron cloth around his waist also holds sticks. A man at left wears a teal shirt and white dhoti. Behind them a wall displays framed deity pictures and an orange ceremonial umbrella.2016-10-03October 03 20162016-10-03Indoor photo of a large hall with white walls, framed photo panels and ceiling lights, where devotees perform a dance with colourful sticks. In the foreground a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala holds up a sticks, beside a man with long dark hair in an orange wrap and rudraksha beads. Others in white kurtas and orange shawls swing bright pink, purple and yellow sticks, and a child in pink stands at lower left. Behind them, participants in white clothing and orange sashes gather, and a golden decorative fan hangs on the left wall.2016-10-03