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May 11 2013

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March 06 20132013-03-06April 25 20142014-04-25Photograph of a ritual puja in a hall. Two boys in front wear saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas, and white sacred ash lines on their foreheads. The boy on the left holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a brass bell in the other, and is singing. The boy on the right holds a small brass lamp and sits beside him. Behind them, several men in orange robes and white-clad priests hold lit oil lamps, with brass plates and vessels on the floor. Red curtains hang in the background.2013-06-08Indoor ritual scene with several young sannyasi-style boys seated on the floor in saffron-orange robes with red-maroon borders. The foreground boy at left, with a shaved head, white sacred ash band across the forehead and a red bindi, holds his cupped hands near a small brass vessel while the older boy at right, also in orange with a dark rudraksha mala, guides his hands. Behind them other boys in maroon and orange sit in meditative posture. Brass pots, a small lamp, a silver cup and flower petals sit on a cloth in front. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-04-10April 10 20132013-04-10July 23 20172017-07-23Young boys with shaved heads and white forehead markings sit cross-legged on a floor, dressed in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas around their necks. Several hold brass bells and small oil lamps while performing a ritual. A boy in the foreground, wearing a small gold earring, rings a bell and holds a lit lamp, with a brass kalasha and offerings of flowers on the stone surface before him. Other saffron-clad participants sit in the background, and a brass lamp burns on the right. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall.2013-07-02April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesMay 04 20132013-05-04June 05 20132013-06-05May 08 20132013-05-08A young boy with a shaved head and white sacred ash marks on his forehead sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation during a temple pada puja. He wears an orange saffron cloth with magenta trim and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, other boys in orange and maroon robes sit with eyes closed, and a bearded man in an orange cloth with a beaded necklace sits among them. In front are brass plates, a brass tumbler, a small bowl with a pink flower, and a tray of beads and petals. A brass lamp stands at the left edge. Several other seated devotees are visible in the hall.2013-04-05 +1 copies