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A 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.2013-10-30Three young male devotees sit in meditation or chanting posture in a warmly lit hall, dressed in saffron-orange cloths with bare upper bodies. The front-left youth has dreadlocked hair, a white forehead band with a red mark, white body markings on his arm, and rudraksha malas. The centre youth wears beaded brown and white necklaces and a white forehead band, and appears to be chanting. The right youth has a white forehead line and a brown beaded mala. Behind them, an older man in white and other seated people are visible.2017-03-25August 04 20162016-08-04A photograph of young boys seated on the floor of an indoor hall, dressed as ascetic students in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha-style beaded malas across their chests. Several have white sacred ash bands painted across their foreheads, and one has a red bindi. They smile and chat with one another, one holding a small object in his hands. Behind them stand additional boys in orange, with white metal chairs and a plain light wall in the background. No a person candidate is visible; all figures are young disciples or students.2013-11-10April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesJanuary 01 20192019-01-01 +1 copiesNovember 10 20132013-11-10A photograph of a row of young devotees seated on the floor during a ritual gathering. They wear saffron-orange cloths draped over their shoulders and rudraksha beads around their necks and wrists. The central boy has a vertical tilak on his forehead and white ash markings on his arms and shoulders. The girl on the right has dark curly hair and a saffron shawl. Behind them, blurred figures in white and yellow clothes sit and stand in the hall. Several seated people hold small offerings in their hands.2018-01-08August 04 20162016-08-04May 08 20172017-05-08June 15 20162016-06-15Annadhan in 20132013-01-01 +1 copies