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Several young people in saffron-orange cloth wrapped over one shoulder and around the waist stand in a temple hall with a gold-toned shrine behind them. Many have white ash lines on their faces and bodies and long dreadlocked hair, and several hold yellow flower or grain offerings in cupped hands. One central figure smiles while offering from their palms, and a figure in front wears a dark beaded necklace. The scene suggests an offering ritual, with a blurred white-clad person in the background.

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A photograph of young ascetic devotees in orange saffron cloths draped over their shoulders and bodies, several with bare upper torsos and white ash or tilak markings on their arms and foreheads. Several hold handfuls of yellow offerings. Behind them, a golden ornate structure and a partly visible colourful shrine decoration suggest a temple hall. The scene appears to be a ritual offering, with other figures blurred in the background.2017-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesA large group of young devotees in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl clothing stand close together in a temple hall, many bare-chested with white sacred ash marks on their arms, chests and foreheads. In the centre, a boy with long braided hair and a rudraksha mala holds yellow flower petals in his cupped hands, while nearby children and youths also hold bunches of yellow flowers. Brass lamps and a gold-coloured pillar are visible in the background. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the people shown.2017-07-03A photo of a group of young men, boys and girls in saffron-orange cloths performing a ritual in a hall. Several have long dreadlocked or braided hair and white ash markings on their chests and arms. They hold handfuls of yellow flower petals and scatter or offer them, with one small boy in the centre holding petals and wearing a pendant necklace. The background shows more orange-clad participants and a decorated canopy. Only the visible participants are counted.2017-07-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of young devotees in saffron-orange cloth wrapped around the waist and draped over the shoulders, several with white ash markings on their arms and chests. They hold handfuls of yellow offerings and pass them forward, with one at centre bowing toward the others. Behind them a gold-toned shrine or canopy and white-clad figures are softly blurred. The scene suggests a puja offering rite; no a person candidate is clearly visible.2017-07-03 +1 copiesPhotograph 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 20172017-07-03July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesSeveral 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.2017-05-08Photograph of a crowd of young boys and teenagers in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wraps, bare-chested, with white ash lines on their foreheads and bodies, rudraksha malas around their necks. Several in the foreground hold and offer yellow flower petals, possibly marigold, into cupped hands. Behind them, more participants stand in rows against a gold latticed wall. The boys focus on the offering activity. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present in the frame.2017-07-03 +1 copies