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A seated group of men and a few other participants sit on colourful striped woven mats in a hall. In the foreground a bare-backed person with hair in a bun faces the frame. A man in the centre wears an orange-red shawl printed with dark motifs over white, with a rudraksha mala and a pendant, and gestures with an open hand while speaking. Beside him a young man in white laughs with a hand near his mouth. Others in white dhotis and shawls sit behind, some holding coconuts.

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Seated devotees on a striped multicolour mat during a temple ritual. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt holds a brown coconut. A man on the left wears an orange-saffron cloth, a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead, with an ID badge on his chest. Beside him a young man in white dhoti with gold border sits with a red-gold waist cloth visible on another seated man whose bare back shows a rudraksha mala. An older man in white with gold borders and a flower in his hair sits at the right, and more white-clad participants are seen at the top edge. Gold-coloured stands are visible at the back of the hall.2017-06-17A seated group of devotees in a hall, most wearing white shirts or kurtas and orange shawls. In the centre, a young man with long dark curly hair and a white tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on a pink and green striped mat, dressed in an orange saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace, gesturing with one hand. Brass vessels and a small stone block sit on the mat in front of him. Several people around him sit close, some listening attentively, one bald man in white watching at right. The background shows a plain beige wall and a red curtain.2017-03-03June 17 20172017-06-17June 17 20172017-06-17June 17 20172017-06-17June 17 20172017-06-17December 21 20162016-12-21A photograph of seated men in white dhotis and shawls with yellow borders on a striped multicolored mat, during a group ritual gathering. In the foreground a young man with curly hair, rudraksha mala and white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms sits with hands pressed together in prayer. Beside him a bare-chested man with a red cord around his neck holds a whole coconut in both hands, and a man with long braided hair and a sacred ash mark sits at the right. Other seated participants in white are visible behind them.2017-06-17June 17 20172017-06-17June 17 20172017-06-17Devotees in white dhotis and shirts with gold borders sit cross-legged on colourful striped mats during a ritual. In the foreground a man with white vibhuti on his forehead and a brown rudraksha mala holds his hands together and faces left, while a woman with white forehead markings and bangles raises her hands. Beside them a seated man in white with a gold-bordered cloth bows, and a younger man in white with gold trim leans forward. Brass or gold ritual vessels sit on a table in the background, along with other seated participants.2017-06-17Night courtyard ritual at an ashram. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a shaved head, rudraksha mala and white dhoti sits facing right, raising both palms in a blessing gesture toward a seated man with long dreadlocks, beard and a rust-red shawl over bare shoulders. Behind them a standing figure in saffron-orange cloth with a large rudraksha and white bead mala stands near others in white and yellow dhotis, some with white forehead markings. Bright lights and greenery frame the courtyard.2018-05-29