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Night-time outdoor gathering on a paved courtyard. In the front row, many young boys sit cross-legged in white dhotis with coloured borders and white shawls, with white forehead tilaks and bands, some wearing rudraksha malas. Behind them, children and adults sit in mixed clothing including red, teal and white shirts. At the back, a bald man in a white shirt and a man in a maroon top sit. In the background, a standing man in white kurta and a woman in an orange sari sit on a raised orange platform near a bronze-coloured pillar and a large deity murti draped in a garland, with a figure in white beside it.

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Night-time photo of a row of young boys seated cross-legged on a paved floor, wearing white dhotis and white shoulder cloths with gold or coloured borders, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Behind them, adults in white and a man in a blue shirt sit or stand near an orange-brick shrine structure with a tall kalasha-like finial and a red ritual pillar. A seated figure in white with a shaved head is among the adults. Lamps and a small map board are visible at the left, and a hanging tassel decoration hangs from the top left.2011-10-05September 21 20172017-09-21October 05 20112011-10-05Night-time outdoor gathering of young male devotees seated cross-legged on a cloth-covered floor, dressed in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders. Many wear rudraksha malas and have white or sandal forehead markings. The front-right devotee, with a shaved head and stacked beaded necklaces, holds his palms together in anjali. Behind them, older men in white and a man in a patterned shirt sit in the dark. Oil lamps or lights glow faintly in the background, and a pillar stands at the left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the seated devotees.2015-06-02May 02 20172017-05-02A nighttime outdoor gathering where a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting in his lap, a tilak on his forehead. Around him, seated devotees and children watch attentively; some wear white shirts, one boy wears an orange shirt, and a boy has a vibhuti line on his forehead. A carved copper-coloured shrine or deity murti appears at the left edge beside a red pillar against dark foliage.2011-10-05May 02 20172017-05-02December 31 20112011-12-31October 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesMay 02 20172017-05-02June 02 20152015-06-02Night-time outdoor ritual photograph of a large group of boys and young men with bare upper bodies, wearing white dhotis and white sacred markings on their chests, foreheads and arms, several wearing white headbands and beaded necklaces, standing in orderly lines on striped mats and a paved courtyard. Behind them women in white saris and older men in white dhotis stand along the right side. A lit illuminated stage with a decorated canopy, colourful strings of lights and a large deity murti or decorated backdrop glows in the background. The participants appear to be attending a Shiva Deeksha initiation at the temple.2017-05-02