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Two bare-chested young male devotees in rust-red sannyasi cloths stand indoors against a plain cream wall, smiling. Both have white urdhva-pundra stripes on their foreheads and arms, and wear rudraksha malas over their shoulders. The man on the left, with a red bindi, holds a yellow flower or offering to his mouth; the man on the right, wearing gold bangles, holds a small orange offering in his hands. No ceremonial figure is clearly identifiable, so the a person field is unsure.

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March 15 20142014-03-15 +1 copiesApril 14 20132013-04-14 +2 copiesA photograph of four smiling men in red-orange monastic robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. On the left, a man with a red bindi and white painted arm stripes feeds a sweet or food to a young person in an orange shawl and white forehead band, who is laughing with mouth open. A bald man in the centre with beaded necklaces watches, and another man on the right smiles, all in saffron clothing with beaded malas. The room has plain walls and a window at right.2013-10-04 +1 copiesThree men in saffron-orange sleeveless robes stand in a bright hall. The two on the left and right, with white horizontal vibhuti stripes across their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, hold handfuls of cooked yellow rice with green herbs. The man on the right offers rice toward the bare shoulder of a shaved-headed young boy in orange in the centre, who faces away from the camera. Seated devotees in orange and red are visible at the lower edges, and a yellow banner hangs in the upper background. The scene looks like prasad being distributed during a ritual.2014-09-13November 10 20132013-11-10 +1 copiesAnnadhan during Allahabad Kumbhamela 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesTwo shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a white floor in a bare indoor room, conversing closely. The man on the left, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, gestures with his right hand over a steel plate holding food and small white cups. The man on the right, with white horizontal stripes on his forehead and arms and an orange beaded necklace with a rudraksha mala, leans toward him attentively. A tripod and a power strip sit in the background, with more seated people partly visible at the right edge.2013-04-14 +2 copiesA photo of an ashram or hall interior where a bald man in red-saffron robes, white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and arms, and rudraksha malas over his shoulders and across his chest, feeds a sweet from his hands to a shaved-headed young boy in orange robes and a rudraksha necklace. The boy, wearing glasses, holds a piece of the same yellow food in his cupped hands. Banana leaves and small oil lamps are laid on the floor, and a garland of yellow flowers and a board of framed black-and-white portraits hang at the right edge. The man, with gold bangles and a wristwatch, appears to be a sannyasi or priest giving prasadam to the boy, a devotee in a ritual setting. a person identity is not established from appearance.2013-11-10 +1 copiesA photograph of shaven-headed men in bare-chested sannyasi dress at a ritual gathering. Three men stand close together with white ash marks on their foreheads, chests and arms, and rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the right, smiling, holds a handful of yellow turmeric-like powder, and the men on the left and centre also hold yellow powder in their hands. Behind them, a tented hall with white drapes, hanging lamps and other devotees in orange and maroon robes suggests a puja setting.2016-12-18September 13 20142014-09-13April 14 20132013-04-14 +2 copiesSeveral 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.2016-08-02