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A lively group dance performance in a warmly lit hall. A young girl in the foreground, with long dreadlocked hair, a white sacred thread across her bare chest and an orange cloth wrapped at her waist, smiles and sways with her arms out. Beside her a small boy, bare-chested with an orange-and-white wrap, raises one arm. Behind them several men in orange cloths and white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, lift their arms and dance together, with a glowing lamp visible at the upper right.

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April 22 20172017-04-22August 04 20172017-08-04May 05 20172017-05-05A dynamic group performance by many young devotees in saffron-orange draped cloths and rudraksha malas, many with white and ochre forehead markings and body paint on their shoulders and arms. Several performers with long hair mid-movement, one tall young man in front raising an arm, while children in similar orange garments with rudraksha beads crouch in the foreground. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and orange shawls stand in a bright hall with a red-and-gold backdrop, watching. Appears to be a dance or ritual performance during an event.2017-10-16May 05 20172017-05-05May 04 20172017-05-04January 03 20172017-01-03 +1 copiesA crowded, energetic devotional scene of many shirtless men in saffron-orange dhoti-style lower garments, many wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred ash or chandana markings on their foreheads and arms. Several raise their arms and dance or sway in a tightly packed group, one with raised hands and a dark rudraksha mala draped over his chest. Others in the background wear white garments with gold borders. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with a pale floor. No clearly identifiable a person figure is evident in the frame, so no appearance-based candidate is named.2016-11-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a dynamic group movement session at an indoor hall with white marble floor. In the foreground, several young participants wear draped saffron-orange cloths over bare shoulders, with long dark braids and dramatic dance-like gestures; one at right has a beaded necklace and dark braids while raising an arm. Behind them, many younger boys and girls in white kurta-style clothes, some wearing name badges, move among the crowd. A bare-chested man with rudraksha-style beads and braided hair stands in the background. Multiple participants appear in motion.2017-05-04May 04 20172017-05-04Photograph of a crowd of boys in orange-red dhotis and wraps, mostly bare-chested, raising their arms in a dance-like devotional movement indoors. A young boy in the foreground with short dark hair, wearing a red-and-gold pendant on a cord and a sacred thread across his chest, raises one arm while looking to the side. Behind him, older youths with long dark hair and rudraksha-style necklaces move with raised hands, and white-clad figures are visible at the left edge. The background is a bright hall with ceiling lights.2017-06-01A dense group of bare-chested men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas moves energetically during a ritual gathering. Several have white and ash sacred markings on their foreheads and arms, and some wear sacred threads over their shoulders. One man with long dreadlocked hair and another with a shaved head are prominent in the foreground, while men in white dhotis with gold borders stand behind them. No individual is identifiable as a person from the visible cues in this crowd.2016-11-11 +1 copies