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Close-up photograph of seated sannyasis in orange saffron robes during a ritual, with white ash horizontal stripes on their upper arms. In the foreground, a man holds a small brass handbell in his right hand, wearing rudraksha bead bracelets, while his left hand rests open on his knee. Behind him, another seated devotee in an orange robe with rudraksha malas is partly visible, and a figure in white dhoti sits to the left, slightly blurred. Rudraksha malas hang across the chests, and there are flowers at the lower left edge.

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Close photograph of seated devotees in a ritual setting. In the foreground, a man in an orange saffron cloth wrap holds a small brass bell in his right hand, wearing dark rudraksha bead bracelets on the wrist, with white horizontal ash stripes painted on his upper arm and bare shoulder. Beside him, another seated man in white ritual cloth and white stripes on his arm holds a bead bracelet, and a further figure in white is partly visible on the left. Rudraksha mala beads hang across the back. Bare-chested participants with white markings suggest a ritual sitting. The image shows only hands, arms and torsos, with no visible faces.2017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22January 22 20172017-01-22A seated man in orange ochre robes and a long rudraksha mala sits in a puja setting, holding a small brass bell in his right hand and offering with his left, his head bowed in concentration. White sacred ash marks his forehead and arms, and gold bangles and a pendant are visible. Behind him, other participants in orange and maroon clothing sit on the floor, and an oil lamp glows in the lower left corner.2013-05-29January 11 20172017-01-11January 12 20172017-01-12January 10 20172017-01-10 +1 copiesA row of shaved-headed priests in saffron-orange robes sit in a hall during a puja. The foreground priest, on the right, holds a small brass bowl with lit incense sticks in his raised left hand and a brass handbell in his right hand, with a dark rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace. Several other priests with white tilak marks sit beside and behind him, and a blurred audience is visible in the background.2017-01-08January 12 20172017-01-12January 12 20172017-01-12January 10 20172017-01-10