Skip to content
A photograph of a crowded indoor gathering. In the centre, a man in a red-maroon turban and maroon-and-gold dress with heavy gold bead necklaces and a golden-brown beaded garland stands with a gold-bordered wrap, bending slightly forward and handling a small orange-red cord or thread. Beside him, a younger man in a white dhoti with gold border, brown beaded necklaces and a gold pendant holds the other end. Behind them, men in orange and saffron robes, one with a long grey beard and one with a shaved head, stand among onlookers, some holding phones. A framed deity picture with garlands hangs on the wall behind.