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A group of young male devotees in an ashram hall with white tiled floor and ceiling lights moves together in a dance-like procession. Most wear bare chests and wrapped dhotis in saffron-orange, red, white and gold, with rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. One front figure has a long-haired look and a red headband. A young girl in orange stands at the right edge, and a few people in the background wear white and pink. Framed Hindu paintings line the walls. The scene resembles a ritual procession or group performance. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.

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October 01 20162016-10-01A group of young men dance energetically in a bright hall with a tiled floor and fluorescent ceiling lights. Most are shirtless, wearing orange, red, maroon and white dhoti-style lower garments, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and red wrist threads, arms raised and hands clapping or gesturing. Several men in white kurtas and dhotis stand among them, and a figure in a pink garment appears in the background. Behind them are draped red and teal fabrics, a framed picture wall and decorated pillars. No individual can be confidently identified as the a person, so no candidate is marked.2016-10-07October 07 20162016-10-07October 07 20162016-10-07A group of young male devotees dance energetically in a bright indoor hall with a white tiled floor and ceiling lights. Most are bare-chested or lightly clad in orange and saffron dhotis and kurtas, with red sashes, rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces. Several hold red ribbons or cloth streamers aloft while others clap and step rhythmically. A few in white dhotis and white or pink kurtas dance among them. Their arms are raised and their faces animated in celebration.2016-10-07July 28 20162016-07-28A photograph of a crowded indoor hall during a procession or ritual gathering. In the foreground, a young bare-chested boy with shoulder-length dark hair and a white beaded necklace walks beside a child. Several young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with gold borders move through the crowd, including one with a shaved head and a red tilak on the forehead smiling in an orange cloth, and another with long dark hair and an orange wrap. A man in white ritual clothing with a grey beard walks among them, and a bare-chested youth wears a sacred thread. Framed pictures hang on the pale peach walls, and recessed ceiling lights illuminate the room.2016-10-09January 10 20162016-01-10August 14 20162016-08-14July 28 20162016-07-28October 04 20162016-10-04A group of young male devotees dances energetically in a bright hall with a white tiled floor and a row of ceiling lights. The foreground dancer on the left wears a bare-chested orange dhoti with gold border and a long-haired crown-less style, mid-stride with arms outstretched. Nearby dancers wear orange and red silk dhotis and a maroon kurta, some bare-chested with rudraksha-style necklaces. A pink-and-orange silk cloth flares in the right foreground. A camera on a tripod stands at left, and a few people in white and saffron stand at the back of the hall beside a decorated deity murti area.2016-10-03