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A 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.

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March 30 20162016-03-30September 30 20162016-09-30A 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.2016-12-18December 18 20162016-12-18 +1 copiesDecember 18 20162016-12-18February 23 20162016-02-23August 11 20162016-08-11September 30 20162016-09-30A 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.2016-09-30August 09 20162016-08-09A young boy with a shaved head and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, sits on the floor with eyes lowered in a devotional posture. Behind him, seated monks in orange robes have their hands folded in prayer. A small brass oil lamp and a white flower sit on the floor in front of him. Other people are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2013-07-05July 14 20132013-07-14