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August 22 20112011-08-22A young boy performs in a crowd of people dressed in saffron-orange robes and turbans. He wears an orange turban with a peacock feather tucked into it, a red tilak and white markings on his forehead, and multiple strands of brown rudraksha beads across his bare chest, with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders. He raises one hand mid-gesture as he dances or sings. Behind him, many adults in orange garments move in the celebration. The background is softly blurred.2017-08-14Children and teens in costume stand in a line in a bright indoor hall, dressed as figures from Krishna stories. A boy in the centre wears a white and silver turban and a red robe with rudraksha malas. Beside him a boy in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim shows a red and gold armband. On the left, a child in orange and yellow garments holds a sheer cloth, and a girl in orange and white with a yellow headcloth presses palms together. Others wear yellow, red and orange headbands with tilaka, and a small child on the right wears a blue and gold costume. Adults in orange and white robes stand behind, and a few people move in the background.2011-08-22February 23 20162016-02-23A group of children and teenagers in traditional festival costume stand in a line on a tiled hall floor, hands pressed together in namaskar or holding small offerings. A boy at left wears an orange-and-yellow dhoti-style outfit with a gold necklace and a yellow-orange scarf over his shoulder. Beside him a younger child wears a yellow head wrap and orange garment with rudraksha beads. Another boy in white has a white head cloth and rudraksha mala. Older youths wear white dhotis, red and green garments and white turbans. Small brass and steel bowls with oil lamps sit on the floor in front, and adults in white and red stand behind them in a hall with red curtains and framed pictures on the walls.2011-08-22August 22 20112011-08-22Close photo of a young shaved-headed boy in saffron-orange robes with a dark red trilined stripe and red bindi, raising both palms forward in a devotional gesture while speaking. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and a yellow wristwatch. White sacred ash marks his forehead. Behind him, other saffron-robed monks and a few seated devotees in blurred background. Setting appears to be an ashram satsang gathering.2013-03-17August 22 20112011-08-22A photograph of a young boy in a royal blue sleeveless costume trimmed with gold and metallic embroidery, performing a Krishna-style role at a gathering. He wears an orange headband, a red and beige beaded mala, and a gold bangle, with eyes lowered and hands held together near his waist. Around him, several people in red and blue saris, white and green clothing stand and clap, and a blue stick is visible at the left edge. A tiled floor and blurred background complete the setting.2011-08-22August 22 20112011-08-22April 21 20162016-04-21April 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copies