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Four shaven-headed men in saffron and orange robes gather in a hall with a golden figure visible at the top right. The man at right, wearing thin-framed glasses and a rudraksha mala, looks down at a folded green leaf and paper slips held in his hands. Beside him a man in a red-brown garment and rudraksha necklace bends over a mobile phone, while to the left two smiling men wear orange shawls printed with mantra text, sandalwood marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. A small logo appears at the top left corner, and a stone-coloured wall and display boards are behind them.

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June 15 20152015-06-15A photograph of saffron-robed monastic disciples gathered in a hall with a red curtain backdrop. Several men in orange-saffron dhoti-style robes wear rudraksha malas; one bald man in the foreground bends forward to receive food from a leaf or packet held by a neighbour. Others hold small green leaf packets and bundles of food, and a metal tray of food sits at the lower right. A round decorated item is visible behind them, and a semicircular red-and-white emblem hangs on the wall. No person in the scene is identified as a person.2016-08-02Several shaved-headed male devotees in rust-red and gold-trimmed saffron robes stand close together in a ritual setting, many wearing rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their foreheads and arms. The men at the centre hold small green leaves in their hands while others press palms together in greeting or folded hands. A seated person is partly visible in the lower right, and an observer in glasses sits at the far right. The walls are pale pink and a small purple bird logo appears at the top left. Exact role of the pictured figures is not visible.2014-09-13A seated figure in a rust-red turban and saffron-orange robe with a gold-toned ornate chair and gold lion-arm detail sits on a brown leather throne, extending a hand to pass a folded paper to a man in a white dhoti and red-and-black printed shawl who stands centre. To the right, a bald man in a yellow kurta and orange-red inscribed shawl holds an orange cloth. Behind them stands an ornate altar with silver and red decorations, brass lamps and a deity murti, with a red drape and a fan at right. Three people are visible.2015-09-11Indoor photograph of several saffron-robed monastics gathered closely in a hall with wooden walls and a blue cloth backdrop. In the foreground, a smiling young man with short hair, a forehead tilak and a rudraksha mala necklace stands wrapped in an orange cloth, holding a small folded white paper. To the right, a bald monk with glasses and a long orange rudraksha mala looks down at the paper. Other saffron-clad people stand behind, some with shaved heads and markings on their skin.2014-05-17April 23 20162016-04-23October 04 20132013-10-04A photograph of a group of young male devotees seated on the floor in an indoor hall, performing a ritual. The foreground man wears a rust-red dhoti and wrap with a long rudraksha mala, holding a small brass vessel. Behind him, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas hold lit oil lamps, and one has a white-painted forehead. A man on the right with a bald head, white forehead and arm markings, and a rust-red wrap raises a hand. Brass pots sit on the floor, and spectators sit in the background. No identifiable a person is visible in appearance.2013-04-14A group of shaven-headed men in saffron and orange robes with yellow-gold borders stand closely together indoors, many wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms. In the foreground, a man with a bare back holds a folded banknote and leans toward a companion who is smiling and looking down, as others around them smile and chat. The setting looks like an ashram hall with pale walls and a dark curtain at the right.2014-09-13Several shaven-headed monastics in saffron and orange robes with red-and-gold borders stand in a ceremonial hall before a deep red curtain. Several wear rudraksha malas and wooden bangles and hold small handfuls of white rice or grain. The man at centre wears a long rudraksha mala, a pendant necklace and a tilak on his forehead, smiling as he holds grain. Another monastic on the right, with bare shoulders and white ash marks on his arms, offers grain. Behind them a colourful ceremonial umbrella or canopy is partly visible, and a mirror-like pole rises at the top of the frame. The scene resembles a maheshwara puja offering of food to sannyasis.2016-08-02Annadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copies