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April 21 2013

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A seated puja scene with several shaved-headed young boys and a few adults in saffron-orange robes sitting cross-legged on the floor behind brass ritual vessels, oil lamps, small bowls and a silver tray with flower petals. The foreground boys wear orange cloth, rudraksha mala necklaces and white sacred ash with a central mark on their foreheads; the boy closest to camera wears glasses and is speaking or chanting. A man at left wears white dhoti-style cloth with orange garments and rudraksha beads, with a bare upper body and a white wrap. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like pot and small silver dishes are arranged on a red and pink cloth. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.2014-06-01Photo of young boys in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on blue mats during a ritual puja. Two prominent boys in the foreground have white sandalwood vibhuti lines on their foreheads, red bindis, rudraksha malas around their necks and rudraksha bracelets on their arms; they sit with palms pressed together, eyes closed and mouths open as if chanting. Before them on an orange cloth are brass plates with flowers, a brass kalasha, small brass oil lamps, bowls and a small wooden box. A child at the left edge and another at the right, in maroon-and-orange clothing, are partly visible. Behind them is a white wall and a green plastic bowl.2014-04-18A photograph of a ritual scene in a hall with red chairs and pink walls. Several young shaved-headed boys and men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor covered with white cloth, wearing rudraksha malas and white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. Some hold small brass lamps or ritual implements, and brass plates hold flowers, fruit and small vessels. Behind them older men in white and a man in a white shirt watch from the seated rows. The scene resembles a puja or homa-style worship; no a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2013-08-02May 13 20132013-05-13A large group of saffron-robed monastic students sits cross-legged on a white floor for a ritual. Many have white vertical forehead markings and rudraksha malas; the front row has shaven heads. Several have palms pressed together in prayer, and others hold small brass vessels and ritual items on tray-like plates in front of them. A few adults in orange and maroon robes sit among them, and some men in white shirts sit in the back. Brass plates hold flowers, fruit and oil lamps, and a red cloth runs along the back. It appears to be a group puja or chanting session.2013-08-02October 30 20132013-10-30June 19 20142014-06-19Photograph 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.2013-10-27Seated group of young boys in orange saffron robes with rudraksha malas, each with a white horizontal forehead mark, sitting cross-legged in rows on a pale floor before brass puja trays, plates, lamps and small vessels set on low silver-toned stands. Behind them older men in orange and white clothing sit among seated devotees, with a pillar and a red-clad figure at left. The scene suggests a padapuja-style ritual gathering, with the boys' hands folded or resting on laps.2014-06-06April 04 20142014-04-04 +1 copiesAugust 02 20132013-08-02September 26 20132013-09-26