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Photograph of a large ceremonial hall with white draped ceiling and hanging brass lamps with coloured tassels. Several young and adult sannyasi-style devotees in orange dhotis and shawls, bare-chested, with white ash markings on their bodies, rudraksha malas and gold-coloured borders stand close together, some with long dreadlocks, handing or sprinkling yellow turmeric powder or offerings. A man in the centre holds a kumkum-marked hand near another's head. Appears to be a puja ritual with offerings.

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December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a ritual scene with a row of young men and boys in saffron-orange and red dhotis, bare-chested, wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred ash (vibhuti) markings on their arms, shoulders and foreheads. Several hold small golden or brass vessels and offering items in their hands while facing a central figure. Behind them a multicoloured canopy with gold trim, and other devotees in orange and red robes stand in the hall. The foreground figure in glasses and a braided rudraksha mala looks upward. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible.2016-09-30December 18 20162016-12-18Two young male sannyasi-style devotees in saffron dhotis and bare torsos, marked with white vibhuti stripes, share food at a large pandal with draped white ceiling and hanging paper lanterns. The figure on the left, with long dark hair, has rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, holding a yellow food offering in his hands while another youth feeds him from the right, smiling and wearing rudraksha beads, earrings and a gold chain. Behind them, other bare-chested youths in saffron cloths sit at rows of banana-leaf food plates, and a bearded man in orange robes stands at the far right, all consistent with a food offering ritual such as pinda or annadan.2016-12-18August 02 20162016-08-02July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 14 20132013-07-14 +1 copiesAnnadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copiesPhotograph of a large ritual hall with white draped ceiling and hanging brass lamps. Many men and women in orange and saffron dhotis and sarees with gold borders stand and sit on colourful striped mats, their bodies marked with white ash bands on the chest and arms, and wearing rudraksha and bead necklaces. Several participants hold yellow food offerings and rice in their hands, and brass plates of offerings sit on mats in front. Some seated figures in orange and white nearby, with umbrellas in the background. The scene reads as a ritual offering such as a pinda tharpana or Maheshwara Puja.2016-12-18