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September 06 2014

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October 04 20132013-10-04 +1 copiesOctober 11 20132013-10-11Five young boys with shaved heads sit in a row at night, wearing saffron-orange robes and multiple strands of rudraksha beads. Each has white vertical or horizontal tilaka marks on the forehead and arms. They sit with hands in mudra gestures and eyes closed or lowered, appearing to chant. Behind them, an adult in white clothes is partly visible. At the bottom right, a tray holds flowers and offerings.2013-11-19November 08 20152015-11-08April 06 20132013-04-06 +2 copiesApril 02 20132013-04-02 +1 copiesA seated group of young and adult men and boys in saffron and orange robes performs a ritual at a tiled hall with brass vessels and lamps on the floor. Many have white sacred ash horizontal stripes and white forehead markings, and several wear rudraksha malas. A boy in front pours from a small brass vessel while another boy in a red and orange robe reads from a white sheet. Behind them, devotees in white clothes sit quietly. A tray with brass lamps and plates lies in the centre. The scene looks like a group puja or satsang.2013-12-31 +2 copiesOctober 10 20132013-10-10A photograph of a seated young man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, with white tripundra ash on his forehead, reading from an open book on a low table. Brass pots, a small brass bowl, a lemon-like fruit and yellow flowers sit on a copper tray before him, and a hand at right holds a brass bell. Behind him, several people in red and orange clothing sit in a hall, some with hands folded in prayer and others watching, with a bare-headed elder in glasses among them. Mood is a ritual puja or satsang setting.2013-11-18October 16 20132013-10-16A photograph of a group of young boys seated cross-legged on the floor during a ritual at an ashram hall. Most wear saffron-orange cloths over their shoulders and rudraksha malas, with white tripundra forehead markings, and several have shaved or short-cropped heads. A boy in white dhoti and shawl with a mala sits in the centre, flanked by others in orange and maroon robes. Brass oil lamps, small kalasha-style vessels, bowls, and a tray with offerings sit on low wooden stands before them, and a few are handling items. Behind them, an adult in red-and-gold dhoti and another in white stand or sit in the background, with a dark wooden box at the left edge.2014-08-26October 16 20132013-10-16