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Night outdoor gathering under trees where a group of young boys with shaved heads and white marks on their foreheads stand in orange saffron cloth with rudraksha malas. Several adult women in red and orange saris with gold-bordered edges and beaded necklaces stand among them. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border holds a long ceremonial staff. A cameraman in a purple shirt films in the lower right, and a few other figures in orange robes stand in the background.

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July 22 20132013-07-22October 10 20132013-10-10Night-time photograph of a crowd of children and young people in saffron and orange robes at a temple event, lit by strings of coloured lights. In the foreground, a young man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace holds a silver-coloured vessel and a small spoon-like utensil while children in orange and red-and-maroon garments stand around him, many with white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A woman in orange robes with a beaded necklace stands at left. Behind them, adults in white clothes and garlands, and a woman in a cream sari, stand near a red-draped platform with a deity murti and flower decorations. Some visible people are partially cropped at the frame edges.2014-08-25December 02 20172017-12-02A procession line of young boys in saffron and orange sannyasi-style cloths stands on a dirt ground beneath a corrugated shelter and trees. Many boys have white sacred ash or tilak marks on their foreheads and bodies, and some wear rudraksha malas. On the left, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders holds a long staff topped with a ceremonial finial and bracelets, and he is looking at a phone. Behind the line, a flag with ornate embroidery is raised on a pole, and a videographer's camera is visible. A boy at right holds small cymbals or hand bells. The scene appears to be a ritual procession with a pada puja or satsang gathering.2014-08-17A photograph of several young boys seated closely together in a dim hall, dressed as ashram students in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and wearing rudraksha mala necklaces. Their heads are shaved, and some have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads, with a red kumkum dot on one boy. In the foreground, blurred orange cloth and a rounded object suggest other people and ritual items nearby. The boys look attentively toward the front of the room.2015-04-29Night-time outdoor ritual at dusk among palm trees. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth with gold border and a gold-beaded necklace, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him are several men in orange robes with rudraksha-style garlands, also with hands folded. On the right a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red border holds a lit aarti lamp with flame and is accompanied by people in white. A brass plate with flowers lies at lower left. Behind, devotees in white and red clothing stand and one person holds up a camera. The scene suggests a deepam lamp ceremony.2010-11-21April 24 20132013-04-24Night-time outdoor ritual photograph beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A man in the centre wears a deep red-brown dhoti and shawl with a thick multi-coloured flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and a white forehead mark; he smiles and stands barefoot on a pale floor. Around him, several shaved-headed young men in saffron-orange robes with white headbands stand with hands folded in anjali, and some hold brass ritual vessels. A cameraman in a checked shirt films beside a wooden railing at right, and a young shaved-head devotee in orange with folded hands stands at the far right. A silver umbrella-shaped canopy stands near the tree, and a purple cloth hangs at left beside a flower-decorated pillar. Offerings of fruit and flowers lie on a low table in the foreground. a person is the garlanded central figure, shown with gold necklaces, a red-brown robe and a garland, an appearance-based label only.2013-07-22Night-time outdoor procession at an ashram, lit by ambient light under large trees. In the foreground a man with a shaved head and a ceremonial gold necklace, wearing a rust-red dhoti and a garland of pink and purple flowers, stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra before a silver umbrella held over him. Behind him, a line of saffron-clad devotees and young children in orange robes hold tall wooden staffs and tridents, with rudraksha malas around their necks. At left, a deity murti sits within a decorated arch of flowers and greenery, with a lamp-lit altar and a brass horn lying on the ground. Other attendants in orange and rust stand around the procession path.2013-07-22March 10 20132013-03-10July 13 20132013-07-13