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A photo of a lemon-piercing ritual at an open-sided tent-roofed temple area. A man in a white shirt and white-dusted hands, with white ash smeared on his forehead, presses a yellow lemon against the bare back of a young shirtless man who has white powder on his shoulders and back and a beaded rudraksha-style mala around his neck. Behind them stand other shirtless and white-clad devotees, and a striped red, green and yellow pillar with a white dove emblem. Lights and hanging decorations are visible overhead.

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July 15 20112011-07-15A photograph of a lemon-piercing ritual in a covered temple hall with a corrugated metal roof. A shirtless young man with a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera while a man in a white shirt presses a lemon against his upper back, with white ash marks on the skin. Another shirtless man in a white dhoti stands at right beside a red, green and yellow banner or flag pole decorated with a white bird emblem and flower motifs. Other people and a hanging decoration are visible in the background.2011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15A photograph inside a temple hall showing a young shirtless man with short light hair, eyes closed and palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red thread on his wrist. Behind him a man in a white shirt and white dhoti-style clothing applies white paste or powder to the young man's back and shoulder with a yellow-cream ball. A colourful embroidered cloth hangs on a pillar at left, and a framed photograph of a seated figure in red garments hangs on the orange wall above. Warm lamplight and a person's shape in the background suggest ongoing ritual activity.2011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15A bare-chested man with ash-white smeared across his chest, shoulders and forehead stands in a room with orange walls and white-framed windows. An older man in glasses, white checked shirt, white moustache and a red-orange thread on his wrist pierces lemons onto the man's back and shoulder. Several yellow lemons with orange cords hang from the skin, and a rudraksha mala hangs across the chest. A second man in white stands behind at right.2011-07-15A photograph of a temple pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and a painted pillar in the background. In the centre, a bare-chested man with cropped light hair, a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, hands clasped, his shoulders marked with white paste. Beside him, another bare-chested man in a white dhoti has yellow lemons or fruit pinned to his back, and a third man in a white dhoti stands to the right. On the left, an older man in glasses with a white tilak and dark beads smiles while holding his hands together. Men in white dhotis and shirts with event lanyards stand around, and an orange cloth backdrop with string lights and a garland is visible at right.2011-07-15July 15 20112011-07-15A bare-backed man with grey-streaked hair tied back wears orange-rimmed glasses and a white cloth over his shoulder while a white-haired older man in a checked shirt applies white powder. A second bare-chested man stands behind them with orange-brown sacred ash on his chest and shoulders and an orange cord around his neck. Items sit at the edge of frame, and a poster-like backdrop is visible above. The body a person is described as probable: the central man has long swept-back hair and a white shawl, but the cues are weak, so this identification is uncertain.2011-07-15A photograph of a ritual blessing in a dim temple-like hall. In the foreground a bearded man in a white shirt is held by an attendant while a sadhu with long dreadlocks, decorated with marigold petals, red kumkum dots and a bead garland, presses white ash or sandalwood paste onto his forehead with one hand. Behind them a shaved-headed devotee in a white dhoti with a saffron-coloured lower garment, tripundra marks on his face, and a rudraksha mala stands watching. Other people in white clothing and red beaded necklaces stand nearby. Scattered petals cover the hair and shoulders of the central figure.2018-02-13May 06 20182018-05-06May 04 20172017-05-04