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Close photograph of a ritual moment with several young men in orange saffron wraps. A young man at right, with white tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha bracelet, holds up a handful of yellow powder toward the face of a man seated at left, whose head is tilted back. Other men in orange robes, one with a leopard-print cloth and gold-beaded necklaces, stand behind. Rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces are worn throughout. A wooden cabinet and framed pictures are visible in the background.

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January 01 20192019-01-01 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18A 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.2017-03-14A photograph of several shaven-headed, bare-chested men in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas during a group ritual. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair, orange-framed glasses and a rudraksha mala tilts his head back with mouth open while another man in an orange dhoti feeds him a yellow food offering from his fingers. Other men beside them hold yellow offerings in their hands, and white horizontal body markings are visible on their arms and chests. Behind them, more participants in orange clothing and a golden decorative structure are blurred. No one is identified as a person by appearance cues here.2016-09-30December 18 20162016-12-18March 14 20172017-03-14December 18 20162016-12-18A group of shaved-headed and dreadlocked devotees in bare-chested ritual attire with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms gather closely. Rudraksha malas hang around their necks and wrists, and red-and-beaded armbands are visible. In the foreground a man with long black dreadlocks, a beaded necklace and a bead bracelet tilts his head back as another devotee in a rudraksha mala feeds him from a small offering, possibly prasad. A bespectacled man with white markings stands at left, and figures in orange cloth appear behind them.2016-09-30July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of young men and women in saffron-orange robes seated closely together indoors, many with white horizontal and dotted markings on their skin and rudraksha malas around their necks. In the foreground, a young man with long dreadlocks tied in a high bun feeds a sweet or prasad to a bare-chested man with a beard, who has his eyes closed and wears a saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala. Other participants sit behind them holding yellow flowers and wearing beaded bracelets, with a large red-lit screen visible in the background.2018-04-04Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20162016-02-23