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Young boys in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit in rows on the floor of a hall with red curtains, several holding long brass cones and pouring from them into steel bowls set on silver trays. Several boys have white sacred ash painted across their foreheads and bare shaved heads, and some are smiling broadly. Steel pots, small bowls with flowers and a plate of offerings lie before them. This appears to be a ritual preparation scene with brass vessels and ash markings, but no a person candidate is visible in the frame.

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December 09 20132013-12-09December 02 20132013-12-02December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09A photograph inside a hall with white tiled floor and red-cushioned mats where many young and adult sannyasis in orange robes sit cross-legged in rows performing a puja. Each participant holds a brass horn or cone-shaped vessel, and many have silver bowls, kalasha-style pots and small trays of offerings arranged before them. Several adult priests in orange with white painted forehead and body markings and rudraksha malas sit at the front. Red curtains and rows of chairs line the background, and a rope barrier runs along the room.2013-12-09A hall of seated young and adult devotees in orange saffron robes performs a ritual at silver trays. Several boys and young men hold tall brass cones or horns, and steel pots, bowls and marigold petals sit on the trays before them. Some wear white tripundra markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, and one figure in white garments stands behind them. Red curtains and framed photographs decorate the walls of the room.2013-12-16December 09 20132013-12-09December 16 20132013-12-16December 02 20132013-12-02A seated group of young monks and boys in saffron-orange robes with red undergarments, many with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and shaved heads, sit on the floor of a hall performing a ritual. Several hold brass horn-shaped cones and bowls, with silver metal vessels and small steel pots set on low silver trays in front of them. Rudraksha malas hang around some necks. In the background, a woman in white and other seated attendees are visible among red mats and white rope barriers. Some participants appear to be working with the cones while others sit with hands near the trays, and an older bald man in orange with glasses sits in the centre-back. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues alone.2013-12-02A photo of a row of seated women and girls in orange saffron robes at a long metal-covered table, many with rudraksha malas and white tilak marks on their foreheads. Each holds a brass cone-shaped vessel, pouring or dispensing liquid into small stainless steel bowls, with steel pots, bowls and flower petals on the table in front of them. Several other participants sit behind them in orange and maroon robes. No a person candidate is visibly identifiable in the frame.2013-12-09