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A photograph of an outdoor ritual gathering under a open-sided pavilion with red pillars and an orange wall behind. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth sits with his right arm raised, holding yellow flowers in his left hand; he wears long matted hair piled on his head, a thick rudraksha mala with a large gold pendant, and white ash markings on his forehead and body. Beside him, a younger bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a microphone and wears a rudraksha mala and white markings. A woven basket-like vessel sits in front of them on a yellow ledge, with a bundle of incense sticks. A woman in a purple sari stands in the background among greenery.

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August 25 20162016-08-25Three young male priests sit outdoors in a garden setting performing a puja. The priest on the left wears orange dhoti, bare chest with white vertical body markings, long tied hair, and a gold-beaded rudraksha mala; he holds a small brass vessel and offerings. The middle priest, wearing spectacles and a brown rudraksha mala, is bare-chested with white markings and orange cloth. The priest on the right, in a white dhoti with bare chest and white markings and a rudraksha mala, holds a microphone and speaks. Brass kalasha vessels, green leaves, flowers and a cloth-wrapped offering sit on a yellow-cloth ritual table, with a striped mat beneath. Other people stand behind, partly visible.2016-09-05Two young men sit outdoors in front of black stone pillars and pink-and-grey ledges. The man on the left wears clear-rimmed glasses and a rudraksha mala with a pendant, and holds a handheld microphone while speaking. His long dark hair falls past his shoulders. The man on the right, with hair tied back, sits bare-chested with white vertical markings on his chest and arms and a rudraksha mala. Both wear orange-saffron cloth around the waist and rudraksha bracelets. A pink-clad figure and white-clad legs appear in the background, and a red cloth hangs at the right edge. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance.2016-10-10Two young male disciples sit side by side outdoors in front of an orange-painted structure with red pillars. The figure on the left, with long dreadlocked hair, wears an orange and gold-bordered garment, a rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace, and holds a black microphone while speaking. The figure on the right, with shoulder-length hair, wears a white garment with a gold border, a long rudraksha mala and a pendant, and has white ash markings on the forehead and arms. Both have red bindi and tilak marks. Blurred figures sit in the background.2016-08-12November 06 20162016-11-06September 05 20162016-09-05Three young men seated on a colourful striped rug perform a ritual in orange saffron cloth with rudraksha malas and gold bead necklaces, their arms and chests marked with white ash lines. The central young man in an orange wrap holds a white ritual cord toward the figure on the right, who wears an orange turban with a jewelled ornament and a red forehead mark. Brass vessels, a kalasha pot with green leaves and flowers, a microphone and small offering dishes sit before them. Behind them, a seated man in white dhoti and gold necklaces sits beside a gold-framed altar with a small bronze deity murti. A devotee's back is visible at the lower right edge.2017-05-05February 04 20172017-02-04 +1 copiesOutdoor ritual gathering with a young man in orange cloth holding a handheld microphone and speaking, wearing glasses, a rudraksha mala over bare shoulders and multiple rudraksha bracelets. Beside him, a second young man sits bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest, wearing a long rudraksha mala. Behind them, stone shivalinga-style pillars stand on a low platform, with people in colourful saris and salwar in pink, teal and yellow seated in the background. A microphone stand is in the foreground.2016-10-10 +1 copiesJuly 04 20172017-07-04September 21 20162016-09-21October 10 20162016-10-10