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October 29 20132013-10-29November 03 20132013-11-03A ritual scene during a puja with several young boys in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a boy with short hair and a wrapped orange cloth sits at a brass-and-flower ritual setup, a small oil lamp burning nearby. Beside him a smiling young boy with a shaved head, white-and-red forehead markings and earrings holds his hands near the offerings. On the right a boy in glasses and orange robes holds a small offering. Behind them an adult man with a shaved head, tripundra markings and rudraksha beads sits in the background, with rows of red chairs and seated audience members beyond. Marigold flowers and brass vessels lie on the cloth.2013-10-30August 02 20132013-08-02August 08 20142014-08-08April 29 20132013-04-29A photograph of a group of young male devotees seated on the floor during a devotional session, all wearing saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a boy with a red bindi and white vibhuti lines on his forehead holds a small object while chanting; to his left a man holds a brass handbell, and to his right another man with white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and arms sits with eyes closed. Behind them other seated participants in white and red clothing watch, and red chairs line the hall.2013-10-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19A group of young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor performing a ritual. Several have white and red sacred ash markings on their foreheads and shaved heads. Some hold small yellow items and brass plates with oil lamps and flower offerings before them. Behind them, adult men in white and red clothing sit on red chairs, one wearing a rudraksha mala and another in a saffron wrap. The setting appears to be a hall with a tiled floor.2013-10-29July 01 20132013-07-01September 06 20132013-09-06Several young sannyasi-style disciples sit cross-legged in orange robes with red borders, wearing rudraksha malas across their chests, with white and red tilaka marks on their foreheads. Their eyes are closed and mouths are open as they chant. Behind them, other orange-clad devotees and an older man in a saffron-toned shawl with a white forehead mark sit in a bright hall with red curtains and wall-mounted air conditioners, while a woman in a dark outfit sits at the back. The disciples' hands rest palm-up on their knees in a ritual posture.2013-09-13