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September 25 2011

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A photograph of several young boys seated closely together in a hall, eyes closed or lowered in meditation. The boy in the foreground centre wears a white dhoti with a golden-yellow border, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a white vibhuti line on his forehead. Others beside and behind him wear plain white cloth wraps over their shoulders and dhotis. A small pink tray with fruit or offerings sits on the floor near the group, and metal pillars and a reddish wall form the background. The scene suggests a group meditation or satsang session.2011-09-24A photograph of two young male attendees seated cross-legged on a peach-coloured cloth during a ritual. The foreground boy wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a long rudraksha mala, and a white vertical tilak with a red dot, and holds a thin metal rod in each hand while looking downward. Behind him, a second boy in orange robes and a rudraksha mala also has a white forehead marking and sits with eyes lowered. Brass or metal plates with red and yellow cloth bundles lie on the floor in front of them. The lower-right corner shows a faint circular logo.2014-09-15A seated group of young male devotees in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders sits in a hall with red curtains. The foreground boy in the left third has white vertical forehead marks, closed eyes and palms joined in his lap, and wears a rudraksha mala. Another boy beside him holds a hand near his mouth, and a boy at right, bare-shouldered and wearing a rudraksha mala, sits in profile. An older man in white clothes sits in the background, and a figure in light green stands behind the group.2011-09-25September 24 20112011-09-24April 03 20172017-04-03October 06 20112011-10-06July 06 20172017-07-06 +1 copiesA photograph of a large group of young male devotees seated on the floor in a hall with a red backdrop, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with white sacred ash markings on their chests, arms and foreheads. A central boy in the foreground, with white ash on his body and a white thread across his shoulder, sits cross-legged on a colourful striped mat, holding a small book or leaf and reading or reciting. Others around him, some wearing wire-rimmed glasses and white necklaces, sit in similar postures, with yellow-bordered cloth visible at the edges. No person is identified as a person in this image.2017-04-03September 23 20112011-09-23Two men sit cross-legged on a floor covered with mats during a ritual. In the foreground a young man with eyes closed, hands clasped in front of him, wears an unstitched white dhoti and white upper cloth with a gold border, a red rudraksha-style mala and a pendant, and a small red dot on his forehead. Behind him an older man in white dhoti and shawl with a white tilak on his forehead sits with eyes lowered. Brass vessels, a lit oil lamp, a plate with offerings and a white bowl lie in front of them. Another person in white sits blurred in the background.2011-01-17April 06 20172017-04-06Two young boys in white ritual dhotis with orange and red borders stand close together in a crowded hall. The boy on the left has a rudraksha mala and red bindi, with his head tilted upward and mouth open as if chanting. The boy on the right wears a multicoloured bead necklace, a white vibhuti line on his forehead with a red dot, and smiles broadly. Several adults in white and red shirts stand behind them, with an orange wall in the background.2011-10-05