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March 22 2013

A group of young male students in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor performing a puja with brass vessels, oil lamps and flower offerings on silver trays. Several boys wear white tilak lines on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, and one boy in dark-rimmed glasses holds a small brass bell. Behind them, more seated devotees in orange and maroon garments are visible in a bright indoor hall. Brass kalashas, flowers in pink and white, and lit oil lamps are arranged in front of the children. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the foreground.

August 22 2014

2014-08-22 +1 copies

March 22 2013

A seated group of young ashram boys in saffron and maroon robes, with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, sit on a white floor with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass puja vessels, small lamps, bowls and a red cloth with offerings lie in front of them, and a red curtain and seated adults appear in the background. The scene appears to be a ritual satsang or puja setting.

Photograph of a large indoor satsang hall where many participants sit in rows on the floor, most wearing saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, with several young boys shaved-headed and marked with white forehead and body markings. Many hold small brass oil lamps or lit lamps and brass plates with offerings, flowers and fruit set on white cloths and red mats. Behind them a few women in white and red saris sit among the rows, and a woman in a white outfit and red turban sits near the centre. Metal stanchions with chains divide the floor, and red curtains and stacked red chairs stand along the back wall.

July 30 2017

A long row of seated devotees performs a puja on a white floor in a plain hall with red curtains. A young man in a white shirt with a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a dark mala around his neck watches attentively. Nearby, boys in blue, striped yellow, red and white clothing pour water from brass vessels and handle small brass lamps, bowls and dishes arranged on yellow, orange and pink cloths. Lit oil lamps and leaves sit among the offerings. A man in a red shirt and a bald man in white are seated further back.

A large hall filled with seated people in a puja or satsang setting. In the foreground, many young boys and men with shaved heads, white vibhuti or tilak lines on their foreheads, and rudraksha malas wear saffron-orange robes and sit cross-legged on mats with hands folded or raised in prayer. Brass thalis, small brass cups, lamps and offering plates sit on low white platforms in front of them. Behind them, rows of adults in white dhotis and white kurtas, and some in white saris, sit in meditation. The floor is tiled white and the walls are pale with red curtains at the back.

September 30 2016

A photograph of a ceremonial reception inside a small whitewashed room. A seated figure on the left wears a red-orange garment with gold-and-black borders, long white jasmine garlands and a red floral garland, folded hands raised in greeting, and gold bangles on the upper arm and wrist. Beside them, saffron-robed sannyasis with shaved heads and rudraksha malas sit or stand, one holding a tray. A lit oil lamp rests on the floor, with a plate of white flowers in front. Devotees in white and red sarees and a standing cameraman with a camera fill the right side, along with children seated along the wall.

2014-07-02 +1 copies

Two young boys in saffron-orange robes sit side by side behind a row of polished silver bowls filled with white and yellow-pink flowers on a gold-edged tray. Both have shaved heads with white horizontal tilaka bands and red bindi marks on their foreheads. The boy on the left wears orange cloth with a maroon border and a rudraksha mala; the boy on the right wears a dark rudraksha mala, a matching orange robe and a small gold earring, and both gaze upward. Behind them, a standing adult in a white shawl with a floral pattern is partly visible, and a gold ornament appears at the left edge.