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Indoor ceremony with seated monks in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, several with white sacred ash on the forehead, sitting on red mats before brass puja items and small plates. In the foreground a bald young monk with a gold necklace and gold armbands sits cross-legged, while boys in orange robes sit in front. Behind them, men in white and light clothing sit in rows, one with headphones and a man in white with palms pressed together. The setting appears to be a hall with a white marble-like wall.

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December 31 2013

2013-12-31 +1 copies

Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall with white floor tiles. Thirty-plus young boys and youths sit in rows wearing saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas, with white horizontal tilak marks on their foreheads. Several wear white-clad, bare-chested adult attendants in white dhotis with rudraksha malas. Brass puja vessels, small lamps and plates of offerings sit on metal trays in front of them, with a few small plantain or flower arrangements. Behind them, adult devotees in white, red and saffron clothing sit or stand, and an elderly man in white and an orange-clad man sit on the right. Pillars and a red curtain frame the background.

A photograph of young boys in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on woven mats in a bright hall, during a satsang gathering. The foreground boy on the right has a white forehead line and a red bindi, holds a brass bell and rests his hand on a brass plate; a boy beside him wears a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch. Other seated boys in orange and maroon robes sit in rows, and brass plates, a small silver tray, a kalasha-like brass vessel and ritual items lie on mats in front. Adults in white sit farther back. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

A seated ritual scene in a hall where several men in orange and saffron robes perform a puja. Three men in the foreground wear rudraksha malas, sandalwood-paste tilak on their foreheads and arms, and orange or red shawls over bare upper bodies. The man in the centre sits with palms pressed together in namaskar, while the man at left and the man at right handle ritual items. A silver tray holds brass oil lamps, a small brass bell, a kalasha-style vessel, flower offerings and fruit. Young boys in orange robes sit behind them, and a figure in white sits at the far left edge. The bald-headed man at right, with a red-orange robe and ornate necklace, is a priest-attendant role; no visible appearance cues establish a person's presence.

May 12 2013

A group of young boys and a few adult men sit on the floor of a hall, dressed in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Several boys in the foreground hold small brass lamps, bowls and offerings on a low table, with one boy pouring or lifting something from a plate while others sit with hands folded. Behind them, men in white clothing sit among the crowd, and red carpet and white railings line the hall. The scene appears to be a ritual or satsang setting with brass puja vessels, oil lamps and yellow flower offerings. Several boys are seated closest to the camera, with adult men in saffron and red robes behind them.

2013-12-31 +2 copies

November 16 2013

2013-11-16 +1 copies

February 03 2014

A large group of seated monks and devotees performs a ritual in a hall. In the foreground, young boys in saffron and orange robes with maroon shawls and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on mats, holding brass puja vessels and plates. Several have white ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Behind them, older monks in saffron and maroon garments sit with hands folded or holding ritual items, and devotees in white clothing fill the back rows. Brass lamps and offering plates lie on the floor. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance, so the role of the figures is described only as monks and devotees.

Photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall during a puja. In the foreground, shaven-headed young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit before brass ritual vessels and a small gold puja set. Behind them, boys and young men in maroon robes with yellow borders sit cross-legged, one wearing orange-rimmed glasses. Further back, seated devotees in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in a teal top watch. Small oil lamps flicker on the floor.