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November 18 2013

A large group of saffron-robed sannyasis and young disciples sit cross-legged on a white floor in rows during a ritual gathering. Many have white vertical tilak or forehead marks and rudraksha malas over orange and saffron cloth, with red waist cloths visible. Brass plates, small brass vessels, a steel bowl and plates of offerings sit in front of them, and a few hold bowls. Several young boys wear red-framed glasses. Behind them, people in white clothing sit along the back and a red-curtained stage area is visible.

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A seated group of young boys and men in orange and saffron robes performs a ritual on a mat-covered floor, with brass lamps, metal bowls and small offering trays before them. Several boys have shaved heads with white tilak bands across their foreheads, and some wear rudraksha malas. In the front row, a boy in orange with a shaved head and white forehead band sits with hands together, while another boy sits with eyes closed, palms joined. Behind them, an older man in saffron with rudraksha malas and white body markings sits with palms pressed together. Behind him, a man in orange with a white forehead band and mala sits with hands folded, and a man in a white shirt stands at the back. A tray of petals and a small brass lamp sit in the foreground. The setting appears to be a hall with a glossy tiled floor.

A seated group of young boys and men in orange robes and pink-red waist sashes sits on the floor of a hall, many with white vibhuti bands on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several boys have their palms open or hands joined in prayer before small brass plates and a lamp on low white platforms. Behind them, a larger crowd of seated devotees in white and red garments watches, and a golden shrine canopy stands at the back of the room. Two boys wear round glasses. The scene looks like a satsang or meditation session.

September 11 2013

Two young shaved-headed boys in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor performing a puja before a small dark stone deity murti on a bamboo mat, surrounded by red and white flower petals and white flowers on a silver tray. The boy on the left, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, dabs red powder near the murti while the boy on the right, in a saffron wrap with a red-marked white tilak, chants with his mouth open. Behind them a monk in orange with a white forehead tilak chants, and a large seated crowd in white and red clothing raises open palms in devotion. A small oil lamp stands at the left edge. The setting is an indoor hall with a light tiled floor.

December 06 2013

A large group of young men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual. Several hold small oil lamps or burning wicks upward, and one raises a lamp near his head. Their faces and arms bear white sacred ash lines, and they wear rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces. Brass plates with fruit, flowers and offerings sit in the foreground, and a bright pillared hall with other participants fills the background.

February 27 2014

A photograph of a row of young shaven-headed boys and young men in saffron-orange robes sitting cross-legged on white floor platforms with brass puja vessels, bowls and small lamps before them. Several have hands pressed in anjali or raised in gesture, and a few have eyes closed in meditation. Rudraksha malas hang on their chests and some wear ochre sashes; one boy wears a saffron turban and another has red-rimmed glasses. Behind them, older monks in orange and a man in ochre garments sit against a pink wall with wooden doors and stone framing.

A photograph of a row of seated young boys and teenagers in red sannyasa-style robes with gold borders, many wearing long rudraksha mala necklaces, performing a ritual. Several boys sit cross-legged on mats in front of brass conical horns and steel vessels set on a grey platform, and some hold brass horns to their mouths or lean toward them. A boy in the foreground with a vertical white tilak sits with palms joined. One boy near the centre wears an orange robe and has a shaved head. At the far right, an adult man with a shaved head, white dhoti and white shawl with gold border sits beside the row. The setting is a bright hall with framed posters on the wall behind.

A large seated group of young boys and adolescents in saffron-orange robes sits on a cream floor during a ritual gathering. Many wear rudraksha malas and white sandalwood or ash markings on their foreheads and bodies, and some hold small palm-sized objects. Brass and silver puja vessels, small oil lamps, flower petals and bowls are arranged in front of them. Behind the rows, adult devotees in white clothing and more saffron-clad participants fill a hall. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable by appearance, so no identity is claimed.