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December 22 2013

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A photograph of young boys dressed in orange saffron robes with red borders, seated on a floor in a hall. The foreground boy has his eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing a white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead and a small earring. Behind him, a taller boy sits with hands resting in his lap, wearing a strand of rudraksha beads across his chest and a white tilak with red bindi. A third boy sits at left with hands folded. Adults in saffron robes are visible in the background, some with hands in prayer. The setting appears to be a satsang or ritual gathering.2013-12-22December 10 20132013-12-10December 03 20132013-12-03December 13 20132013-12-13Five young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged in a row with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, in a bright indoor hall with stacked chairs behind them. Their foreheads bear white and red tilaka marks, and several wear rudraksha malas; the boy on the right also wears a bangle. In front of them is a brass cup and a tray with scattered petals. No teacher is visible in the frame.2013-12-10Several shaved-headed young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a mat in prayer, palms pressed together at chest level. Each has white vibhuti or sacred marks across the forehead and upper arms. The two foreground boys wear rudraksha malas; the left one wears silver bangles. Behind them, other devotees with palms joined are seated, and a small lit oil lamp flame glows at lower left among ritual items. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or puja gathering.2013-04-14 +1 copiesDecember 16 20132013-12-16December 19 20132013-12-19A young shaved-headed boy in saffron-orange robes sits among other orange-robed participants, raising both palms outward in a gesture of devotion or blessing. He has white urdhva-pundra style marks and a red bindi on his forehead, and a thin cord is visible across his bare chest. Behind him, several seated figures in orange and rust-coloured robes and rudraksha beads continue the chanting or ritual. A white cloth and a small brass object are visible on the floor at right.2013-12-03November 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesApril 25 20142014-04-25A group of young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a tiled floor during a puja, several with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and some with hands joined. In the foreground, brass plates, small brass lamps and lamps with lit flames sit on a silver tray, with an orange cloth and a small lamp nearby. A green plastic container with offerings stands among them. Behind, an older man in orange robes with rudraksha beads kneels with hands folded in prayer, and red curtains hang along the wall above framed photographs, with more seated participants in orange in the background.2013-12-16