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Photograph of two shaved-headed men in maroon and saffron-bordered robes on a stage with red draping and a white carved pillar behind. The man on the left, seen from behind, has white vibhuti marks on his arm and forehead and a rudraksha-style mala around his neck, and reaches up to touch the head of the man on the right. The man on the right, eyes lowered and smiling, wears white ash stripes on his forehead and head, a long dark mala hanging to his waist, and is seated near a red-clothed table. Beaded bracelets are visible on the left man's wrist. Two physical people are present.

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A shaved-headed man in a saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala smiles with eyes lowered while another man in a reddish-brown robe and rudraksha bracelets touches his head. The man on the right has white sacred ash horizontal lines across his forehead, and the other man shows white ash markings on his arm. The setting is dimly lit with red drapery in the background.2015-07-09Several saffron-robed men stand close together on a stage before a deep red curtain, with an orange lamp hanging at the top. One bald man with white paste on his head and arms is being anointed with white paste by another man who reaches toward his head. A third man with a white-marked forehead smiles and wears a yellow-gold garland, a rudraksha mala and a brass bowl is held by a man wearing a gold garland and beaded armbands. Several other people are blurred in the foreground and background.2015-09-18July 10 20152015-07-10Several 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.2016-08-02May 17 20142014-05-17Two 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.2014-03-15 +1 copiesSeptember 05 20132013-09-05October 04 20132013-10-04A photograph of several smiling men in a hall with pale pink walls during a ritual gathering. They wear rudraksha malas over reddish-maroon and saffron-orange cloth, with gold-edged saffron shawls and white tripundra marks on their foreheads and arms. The man in the centre-right holds a mala with both hands, and a man at left presses palms together. Men in orange cloth appear at the edges, and a bowed figure is at lower left.2014-09-13July 03 20152015-07-03Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesTwo shaved-headed men in rust-red and orange robes sit cross-legged on a white cloth in an indoor hall, with curtains behind them. The man on the left wears dark-rimmed glasses and a long rudraksha mala over his shoulder, with a beaded bracelet on his upper arm and a horizontal white tilak on his forehead. The man on the right, also wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, has white ash bands on his forehead and arm, a gold-edged dhoti, and a gold wristwatch, and his hands are folded in his lap. Yellow marigolds lie at the lower left and a small white device sits on a wooden table at the right. A partly visible person in orange robes sits at the far right edge. No recognizable a person candidate is clearly established by the visible cues, so the identity is left uncertain.2014-01-10