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A photograph of a group of bare-chested men. The central man has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and temples and wears a white beaded necklace with a gold pendant; he holds a thin stick or thread near his chest and gazes upward. Men beside and behind him wear similar white beaded necklaces, some with pendants, and white markings on their faces and shoulders. A man at the right foreground also wears a white necklace. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.

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February 22 20172017-02-22February 22 20172017-02-22February 22 20172017-02-22A large seated congregation of shirtless men fills a hall, many wearing white dhoti cloths and rudraksha or bead malas and white-and-gold neck cords. Many have white sacred ash horizontal stripes and tripundra marks across their chests and foreheads. A man in the centre wears a black rudraksha mala and a yellow cloth at his waist, looking forward. Others sit around him, some with white ash on arms and shoulders.2016-03-06 +1 copiesA crowded night photograph of many bare-chested male devotees standing close together, their faces and chests marked with white vibhuti stripes and dotted tilaka. Several wear white and red cords or necklaces; the foreground man at left wears a long rudraksha mala and a white cord, and a young man at lower right covers his mouth with one hand and wears a white cord with a pendant. The background is dark with more people behind them. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this frame.2016-09-09A dense crowd of bare-chested men seated closely together at an evening gathering, many wearing white dhoti cloths and thin white sacred-thread style necklaces with small red pendants. Several have white ash or chalk markings across their foreheads and bodies, and some wear earrings. Faces show concentration and stillness. Many people are visible, and a few partially visible figures fill the foreground and edges.2017-09-05September 09 20162016-09-09A dense seated group of bare-chested male devotees fills the frame, many with white vibhuti horizontal stripes across their chests and foreheads. Several wear white dhotis, rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces, some with white beaded necklaces. Foreground includes two young boys with white tripundra marks and red-and-white cords. Behind them, older men, one with glasses and a grey moustache, look toward the camera. Gathered ritual setting suggests a pada yatra welcome. Some arms show white painted patterns. Count is about a dozen visible people.2016-01-02May 10 20172017-05-10A photograph of a seated group of devotees in a ritual setting, most bare-chested and marked with white sacred ash stripes across their chests and shoulders, wearing white dhotis and white sacred threads over the shoulder. In the centre, a grey-haired man with a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha-style bead pendant on a white cord sits with his palms pressed together in prayer, gazing to the side. Beside him and behind, other participants in similar white attire sit attentively, one with his hands folded. The people appear to be taking part in an initiation-style ceremony with ritual markings on the body.2017-02-22January 04 20172017-01-04February 22 20172017-02-22