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Close candid photo of young monastic disciples in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls during a ritual food exchange. A smiling boy with white vibhuti horizontal stripes and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, wearing rudraksha malas and a pendant necklace, laughs while holding yellow food offerings. Behind him, a figure with bare back and hair in a bun holds offerings, and another youth with rudraksha bracelets presses yellow food onto a companion's shoulder. Vibhuti marks cover the bare skin of several participants.

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Close photo of young boys and sannyasi-style devotees in saffron-orange cloth during a Maheshwara Puja-type ritual. A smiling boy with rudraksha beads and an orange sash has his face touched by an adult hand holding food offering, pinda-like rice or sweet. Other participants with white tripundra-style forehead markings and white body marks stand nearby, some holding offerings; a woman with hair in a bun is seen from behind in an orange garment. Many orange-robed people stand in the background.2017-05-08A photograph of young boys and girls in orange saffron robes at a ritual event. In the foreground, a smiling boy with curly dark hair, white ash markings on his forehead and rudraksha beads around his neck holds yellow food in his hands, while a boy with his back to the camera, rudraksha malas and white striped body markings, also holds food. Behind them, another girl with a red bindi and white forehead marks and rudraksha beads smiles, and several more people in orange clothing are visible in the background. The scene suggests food being distributed during a sacred observance.2017-05-08Three young boys in orange saffron cloth stand close together at a ritual, sharing yellow food mixed with grains. The boy on the left wears a rudraksha mala and has white ash marks on his arms and body. The middle boy has long dark hair, a bare chest and an orange shawl, with a small pendant. The boy on the right, smiling broadly, wears a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, holding up yellow food. Other figures in orange robes stand blurred in the background, some holding food.2017-05-08Several young boys in saffron-orange shawls and white body markings stand outdoors, sharing handfuls of yellow food. A boy on the right with long dark hair, a white forehead band with red dot, a rudraksha mala and a pendant feeds a younger boy at left, who laughs with his mouth open. Older saffron-clad participants with rudraksha malas stand in the background, and a red-clad figure is visible at far right. The scene reads as a ritual food offering procession.2017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08Photograph of young boys and girls in saffron-orange monastic cloth during a Maheshwara Puja-style offering. In the foreground a boy with a white forehead mark and bare chest holds a handful of yellow food and feeds it to a smiling boy with white and red tilak, a rudraksha-bead necklace and a pendant, whose mouth is open to receive it. Other children in orange shawls with white markings stand behind, and a woman in orange and a woman in maroon are visible in the background. Bright white walls and colourful floor decorations fill the hall.2017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08A child with dreadlocks and a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on the forehead, wearing an orange cloth and rudraksha malas, opens her mouth wide while a bare-chested sadhu in the foreground, seen from behind with white markings on his back, hand-feeds her a yellow rice-like food from his palm. Behind them, several saffron-robed sannyasis stand in a hall with colourful floor cloths. The scene suggests a food offering at a ritual gathering.2017-05-08A young boy with a shaved head and white sacred markings on his body stands at the centre, wearing a rudraksha mala necklace and a white thread, and opens his mouth toward a food offering. Around him, bare-chested men wear saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas and bracelets. A hand on the right holds a portion of yellow rice food being offered, as part of a Maheshwara Puja style food offering ritual. Several other devotees stand in the background.2016-12-18Photograph of a ritual feast inside a hall. A young man with long dark hair and a white forehead band, wearing an orange cloth and rudraksha mala, leans forward to take food from a small boy's fingers while holding a handful of yellow rice. A boy in orange cloth with a white forehead mark feeds him. Other orange-clad young men with white body markings and beads sit behind them, some holding yellow food, with a white cloth-covered floor and devotees visible in the background.2017-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copies