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A group of young participants in plain white dhotis stands in a hall with red drapes during a ritual session. Several shirtless boys have white paste or powder markings on their chests, shoulders and arms. In the foreground a woman in a white blouse and white sari with a coral crossbody bag applies white paste to a boy's arm, while a boy in a white dhoti and rudraksha-style neck cord looks down. At right, a shirtless youth raises his hand to his hair, and a woman in a cream sari with gold border and an ID badge stands beside him. Other attendees in cream and white clothing stand in the background.

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A photograph of a ritual preparation scene in a hall with red drapes. Several young male participants stand bare-chested wearing white dhotis, their torsos and arms marked with white ash or paste lines. A boy in the centre wears a white dhoti and a beaded necklace while touching his chest. A woman in a white blouse and white sari with a coral shoulder bag gestures and speaks to them. Other men in cream dhotis with gold borders stand nearby, one wearing a name badge. Attendees stand in the background.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall with red draped walls. A young boy stands bare-chested in a white dhoti with a white sacred thread and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, touching his forehead while white ash or paste marks his chest and arms. A woman in a white blouse and white sari with a small red handbag and hair clip stands beside him, gesturing toward his body. Shirtless youths in white dhotis stand nearby, and another bare-chested person bends low in the background. Other people in white clothing are visible behind them. The setting suggests a Shivoham process with participants in white ritual dress.2017-04-03A photograph of a devotional ritual gathering in a hall with red draped backdrop. In the foreground a boy with bare chest and white dhoti stands with white paste or ash marks on his arms and chest, holding a rudraksha-style pendant on a cord, and points upward while speaking. A woman in a white sari with a red shoulder bag and bangles touches his arm. Shirtless teenage boys in white dhotis stand nearby, one with white markings on his shoulders, and an older woman in a cream sari with gold border is at right. Several other people in white and cream clothing are visible in the background.2017-04-03A photograph of a young boy in the foreground, bare-chested and marked with white ash on his shoulders and chest, wearing a white dhoti with gold-bordered yellow edges. He wears a red-and-gold thread necklace and a dark bead bracelet, and looks down while adjusting it. Behind and beside him, several other people in white dhotis, some bare-chested, stand or sit in a hall with red curtains. A woman with a long braid and a white-and-gold blouse is at the left edge.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of a crowded ritual hall where a young boy sits bare-chested in a white dhoti, arms raised with hands behind his head, a small gold pendant on a cord around his neck and white markings on his chest. Behind him, other shirtless boys in white dhotis sit among devotees in orange and saffron robes. Several more people are visible in the background, including a standing figure in orange at the left edge and yellow-and-white cloth bundles at the bottom left.2017-04-03November 26 20172017-11-26A photograph of a samaya deeksha-style gathering in a hall with red draped walls. A young boy in the foreground, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti, sits with his arms raised behind his head, a white cord and pendant around his neck. Around him, boys and young men sit on colourful striped mats; some wear saffron-orange cloth and others white dhotis. Several have white sacred ash or marks on their bodies and foreheads. Another child to the left sits bare-chested with white marks on his chest, and an adult hand touches his neck. Several people are visible in the frame.2017-04-03A photograph of a seated group during a ritual session. In the foreground a young boy with short black hair sits bare-chested in a white dhoti, a pendant on a cord around his neck, both arms raised behind his head with his hands near his neck. White ash markings are on his chest and arms. Beside him a younger boy sits bare-chested with white paste on his skin, and other seated participants wear orange and white cloths, some with white markings on their arms. A red curtain and a white carpet form the background. Watermarked copyright text is visible at the lower right.2017-04-03A shirtless young man with short dark hair stands in a crowded hall, looking down while he applies white paste to his own chest with his fingers. He wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered edge and a thin orange-and-beige cord with beads around his neck. Behind and beside him, other devotees in white dhotis and saris and a person in orange stand near a red curtain. A woman with a long braid in a white sari with a gold border is partly visible at the left edge. Ritual body markings in white paste mark the chest and upper arms of several people.2017-04-03A photograph of a seated group of boys and young men at a ritual gathering. In the foreground a bare-chested boy with short black hair sits cross-legged in a white dhoti, arms raised with hands behind his head, a gold pendant on a cord around his neck. Around him, other bare-chested boys in white dhotis sit close together; one wears a white sacred thread and a gold pendant. Behind them, figures in saffron-orange robes and white garments are seated or standing, with a yellow and orange cloth at the lower left. The setting appears to be a crowded hall with people in the background.2017-04-03