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September 13 2013

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Young boys with shaved heads and white vertical tilaka marks on their foreheads, some with red bindi dots, chant with eyes closed in a hall with red chairs. They wear red dhoti-style garments with gold borders and rudraksha malas around their necks and shoulders. Behind them stand other seated devotees in white and an older man in an orange-red shawl.2013-10-22July 14 20132013-07-14January 02 20132013-01-02July 10 20142014-07-10April 16 20132013-04-16October 20 20132013-10-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of young boys and teenagers seated in a devotional gathering, palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed while chanting. Several wear white or cream sacred ash marks on their foreheads and faces. The boy on the left and the center boy wear deep red robes, while the teen on the right wears saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, bracelets and a small pendant. Other seated participants in red and orange robes and white garments are behind them, with a pink wall and a framed picture visible in the background.2013-09-10Several young boys in saffron-orange robes stand in a hall, many with white vibhuti bands across their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. The boy on the left looks sideways with his hands at his chest; the middle boy holds his palms joined in anjali; the boy on the right has palms joined and an open-mouthed expression. Other figures stand in the background, and framed pictures hang on the wall above maroon curtains. No a person candidate is visible.2013-03-31Photograph of young shaved-headed boys in saffron-orange robes with maroon undergarments and rudraksha mala necklaces, standing with eyes closed in apparent prayer or meditation. The boy on the left has a white vertical stripe on his forehead and a small earring; the boy on the right wears multiple bead malas and a pendant. Additional boys in orange and maroon robes stand behind them in an indoor hall with white walls.2013-03-22Close photo of young shaved-headed boys in saffron-orange robes at a temple or ashram, eyes lowered in devotion. The central boy wears a white vertical ash mark on his forehead with a red dot, and layered rudraksha mala beads around his neck. Beside him, another boy in orange cloth is partly visible at right, and a blurred boy at left shows a white forehead mark. Warm soft-focus background with white containers. Watermarked archive photo of a satsang-related gathering; no identifiable a person is clearly visible.2013-04-10Close-up photo of young male devotees in saffron and orange robes with white vertical forehead markings and red bindi, standing in a group. The foreground boy has a white ash line across his brow, a red dot on his forehead, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a small red pendant on a cord. Behind him a second boy with a shaved head and white forehead band wears an orange garment with a maroon-pink border and a beaded mala. Older men in orange robes stand to the sides, one with a white band on his upper arm. Their attention is directed forward.2013-04-24April 26 20132013-04-26