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A crowd of devotees with raised, folded hands in a temple hall during collective worship. Many men are shirtless or wear white dhotis; several have sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads and arms, and some wear rudraksha malas. Foreground figures include a man with long blond hair and a bald man with arms raised in devotion. A man with short grey hair, rimless glasses and a rudraksha mala stands centre with palms joined, and an orange cloth is visible at the lower edge. The setting is crowded and warmly lit.

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November 11 20162016-11-11November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA crowded indoor gathering of devotees in orange and white ritual dress, many bare-chested with orange lower wraps and rudraksha malas, some with white tripundra or sandal markings on their foreheads. In the centre-right, a bald man in a bare-chested orange wrap and beaded malas claps with raised hands, while a man in white dhoti with gold border stands beside him. Foreground figures sit with palms pressed together in prayer or applause. Blurred people fill the background, several with raised clapping hands.2016-11-11 +1 copiesA dense crowd of devotees packed in a temple hall, many men bare-chested or in white dhotis and saffron cloth, some with rudraksha malas and forehead markings. In the foreground a muscular man with long blond dreadlocks and a red tilak stands bare-chested beside a young man in saffron kurta with a white forehead mark. Two shirtless men in orange dhotis with rudraksha beads press palms together in namaste. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a grey-haired man in brown shawl with beads stand among the crowd, with more devotees in white and yellow behind. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible, so the figures are described by role and dress only.2016-11-11 +1 copiesA large crowd of devotees dances energetically in a hall, many shirtless and wearing rudraksha malas, saffron cloth and white dhotis. A young man in the foreground wears an orange shawl and a gold-bordered cloth, arms raised. Men in the middle wear orange and white garments, some with forehead tilak marks. Several people in the background wear white and saffron.2016-11-11November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 16 20162016-11-16A crowded, energetic devotional scene of many shirtless men in saffron-orange dhoti-style lower garments, many wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred ash or chandana markings on their foreheads and arms. Several raise their arms and dance or sway in a tightly packed group, one with raised hands and a dark rudraksha mala draped over his chest. Others in the background wear white garments with gold borders. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with a pale floor. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident in the frame, so no appearance-based candidate is named.2016-11-11 +1 copiesDecember 07 20162016-12-07A large group of bare-chested men seated closely on the floor in a hall, many with white sacred ash smeared across their foreheads and shoulders and white sacred threads over their chests. In the foreground a man with greying hair and a red bindi holds his palms pressed together in anjali mudra while speaking, with a white thread across his bare chest. Beside him a bearded man in white dhoti-style cloth holds his palms together, and a bald man at the lower left wears a rudraksha mala and reddish sandal marks. Some devotees sit with eyes closed in prayer, and the background is softly blurred with more seated participants.2017-12-24A photograph of a dense indoor crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts with red shoulder cloths, many with arms raised in joyful devotion. In the centre, a bare-chested bearded man with short hair wears a long rudraksha mala and a silver pendant, with one hand raised high and the other touching his forehead. To the left, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes and rudraksha beads gestures forward. Warm lights glow in the background.2016-10-09May 04 20162016-05-04