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A young man with a white tripundra on his forehead and white markings on his bare chest and arms sits holding a small blue bowl in both hands, looking down at it. He wears a rudraksha mala, a beaded chain and a thin necklace, with brown armbands and a wristwatch, and a saffron-orange dhoti. Facing him at left, a child in an orange top leans in, while other young people in orange and yellow sit behind. At right, a golden deity murti and a red curtain frame the scene.

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Photograph of a ceremonial gathering in a temple-style room with golden decorations, a garlanded yellow and red floral backdrop and a brass lamp at left. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a gold earring and a beaded necklace, wearing an orange cloth, leans forward holding a small blue cup and a red offering. Several seated people in orange clothing, including a young person in an orange top and a child with a white forehead mark at left, look toward him. The scene suggests a devotional or initiation setting.2016-10-08A young man seated cross-legged on a raised platform rings a small brass handbell in his right hand while holding a brass oil lamp in his left, eyes lowered in concentration. He wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklace, bangles, and white horizontal sacred ash stripes on his forearms and chest, with a white tilak and red mark on his forehead. Around him, orange-clad young boys and girls sit in similar ritual posture with brass lamps, oil lamps and small plates on the floor, while a few blurred adults in white and orange sit in the background. The setting suggests a puja or ritual satsang in a hall.2016-08-09August 09 20162016-08-09Photograph of devotees in a bright hall during a ritual exchange. A young man in the centre wears orange cloth draped over his bare chest, long dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces, and smiles while reaching toward a child with long hair seen from behind. To his right, another young man with dreadlocks and white and ochre face markings wears orange cloth and gold necklaces, holding gold-coloured offerings in both hands. On the left, a shaved-headed man with white markings on his arms and face holds out a small gold item.2017-03-14January 13 20172017-01-13Close view of a seated ritual in progress. A man in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala and a pendant wears red-and-gold bangles and holds the hands of a young person in red bangles over a grey granite surface. Dark-haired people in the foreground, including a girl in an orange top, are seen from behind. Ceremonial red and gold fabric appears at the right edge. The figure's face is not visible, so the identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2016-10-08A seated man in a rust-red dhoti-style wrap with a leopard-print lower cloth and a long white-and-blue-and-yellow flower garland wearing rudraksha bead arm bands and a rudraksha mala, with white vertical forehead marks, offers a small brass bowl of items to a shaved-headed young person in orange robes and a rudraksha necklace who sits and smiles with bowed head. Behind them a woman in orange with a long rudraksha mala stands watching, and to the right a woman in a yellow sari with bangles stands among other onlookers in a room with red curtains. The central figure's cues are a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial garland, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role as the officiant giving the blessing.2014-04-27October 08 20162016-10-08Three young men seated on a colourful striped rug perform a ritual in orange saffron cloth with rudraksha malas and gold bead necklaces, their arms and chests marked with white ash lines. The central young man in an orange wrap holds a white ritual cord toward the figure on the right, who wears an orange turban with a jewelled ornament and a red forehead mark. Brass vessels, a kalasha pot with green leaves and flowers, a microphone and small offering dishes sit before them. Behind them, a seated man in white dhoti and gold necklaces sits beside a gold-framed altar with a small bronze deity murti. A devotee's back is visible at the lower right edge.2017-05-05September 30 20162016-09-30March 14 20172017-03-14A 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.2016-12-18