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A young boy with a shaved-looking scalp and white vertical tilak stripes on his forehead and bare chest opens his mouth to receive food from a hand offered by a person in orange robes. Rudraksha mala beads hang across his chest. Behind him, several sannyasis in saffron-orange cloths with gold borders and rudraksha bracelets and malas stand close, with yellow food visible in their hands. The setting suggests a ritual food offering in a temple or ashram setting.

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December 18 20162016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of several shaven-headed, bare-chested men in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas during a group ritual. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair, orange-framed glasses and a rudraksha mala tilts his head back with mouth open while another man in an orange dhoti feeds him a yellow food offering from his fingers. Other men beside them hold yellow offerings in their hands, and white horizontal body markings are visible on their arms and chests. Behind them, more participants in orange clothing and a golden decorative structure are blurred. No one is identified as a person by appearance cues here.2016-09-30A 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.2016-12-18A photograph of a ritual food offering in a temple setting with large golden decorative elements in the background. A young boy with a white-painted forehead tilak and white horizontal body markings, wearing rudraksha beads and an orange cloth, eats from a handful of yellow food held out to him. Beside him, a bare-chested man with white markings on his chest and shoulders, wearing a long rudraksha mala, a reddish-brown shawl and a pendant necklace, offers the food from his hands. Another person in white stands blurred in the background, and a man at the right edge has white forehead and arm markings.2017-05-08September 30 20162016-09-30A photograph of a crowd of devotees in saffron-orange robes and turbans, many with white and ochre forehead markings and rudraksha malas. In the centre, a young boy in an orange turban and orange cloth holds handfuls of yellow food offering, with more hands holding the same yellow offering around him. Several other men in orange cloth stand nearby, some with white body markings. The scene suggests a group offering or distribution ritual during a celebration.2017-08-14A young child with a bare upper body stands centre-frame at a ritual event, holding a bundle of yellow flowers in both hands. The child wears orange dhoti-style cloth with a gold-bordered sash, rudraksha beads around the neck and wrists, and white ash markings on the chest and arms, with a red tilak on the forehead. Behind, other children in orange cloth stand on a colourful striped mat, and a blurred orange-robed adult is at the right edge. Drums and decorations appear in the soft-focus 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 copiesApril 04 20182018-04-04March 14 20172017-03-14September 30 20162016-09-30