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Night photo of a seated group of young shaven-headed sannyasis in saffron-orange robes at an outdoor ritual. The central young man, with white vertical tilak on forehead and upper arms, wears a long rudraksha mala and reads from a blue folder on a cloth-covered floor, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Beside him another young man in white ritual cloth with white tilak and beaded mala reads from loose sheets. Two shaven-headed figures in orange are seen from behind in the foreground, one wearing a beaded mala. A tray of yellow and red flowers sits in the lower right, and a bearded man in white stands in the background near a green table holding brass vessels and orange cloth.

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Photograph of young boys in saffron-orange cloth seated closely together chanting in a dim setting. Their foreheads and arms are marked with white ash stripes, and several wear rudraksha malas with bead necklaces and small earrings. The boy at right holds a microphone on a stand and sings, while another holds an open booklet. Another boy at left has ash marks on his head and shoulders.2013-12-20Night-time outdoor ritual on a raised stone platform: a young man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border sits cross-legged at the centre, white vibhuti stripes on his arms and forehead, rudraksha mala and a thin wrist cord. Around him sit several young men in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, some chanting or reading from open books and a blue folder set on a stand with a microphone. Yellow marigold garlands, a brass bowl of sweets, a lit oil lamp, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a brass lamp rest on the platform, with a yellow flower garland in the foreground. A seated man in white stands behind at left, and a table with offerings sits in the background.2013-12-17Outdoor ritual on a cloth-covered floor at night. A shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti with gold border sits centrally, holding a stick, with white ash markings on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala. Three young men in saffron-orange cloth with white tripundra markings and beaded malas sit around him; the one at left sings from a book on a blue stand before a microphone, and the one at right holds a bundle of sticks. Brass vessels, a small kalasha-like pot, yellow and red flower garlands, a lit oil lamp in a brass cup and a metal tray stand in front. A green metal cabinet and foliage are behind them. a person is not visibly present in this image.2013-12-17September 06 20142014-09-06Photo of a night ritual with smoke in the air. Four young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a mat in front of yellow flowers. Three of the boys, in the foreground, have white ash bands on their foreheads and arms, wear beaded necklaces, and have hands folded in their laps; the nearest boy gazes upward. A fourth, older-looking figure at the right holds open a book with yellow covers and reads or chants. Their presence is consistent with a puja or homa.2013-12-19December 17 20132013-12-17December 20 20132013-12-20December 19 20132013-12-19Outdoor evening satsang at night with a group of young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, sitting on mats in front of a low yellow-decorated platform. Their foreheads and arms bear white ash stripes and white vibhuti marks. A standing young man in orange holds a microphone and speaks with hands joined, while a fellow robed devotee stands at the right. Seated devotees in white and a few in orange sit in chairs and on the ground in the background. A brass tray or plate sits near the front-right, and a yellow-draped offering table is visible at the right edge.2013-11-20December 19 20132013-12-19December 21 20132013-12-21December 19 20132013-12-19