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A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall, with many young priests and devotees seated on the floor in orange and maroon robes. Foreground boys wear orange cloth and rudraksha malas, their foreheads and arms marked with white ash; some hold small items at their hands while sitting before brass puja vessels, small dishes and flowers on low tables. Behind them, rows of seated participants in maroon and red garments and white clothing sit behind rope barriers, with a few standing figures and an older man in white at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam-style ceremony with brass vessels and oil lamps.

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September 18 2013

A photograph of a large seated ritual gathering. In the foreground, a row of young boys wearing saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings sit cross-legged on a white floor, holding small brass items, a book and offering implements. Behind them, rows of boys in red-and-maroon robes sit in the same posture, and adults in white dhotis and shirts sit among them. A brass tray with flowers, a small oil lamp and brass vessels is placed at the lower left, with a bowl of petals and lamps at the right edge. Several people in the background wear saffron or red shawls. The setting appears to be a hall with white pillars and red draped fabric.

November 03 2013

A large hall during a seated ritual: rows of young saffron-robed boys sit on the floor with white horizontal tilaka stripes across their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, several with palms pressed together in prayer. Brass puja plates, small brass lamps, kalasha-style vessels, flowers and lit oil lamps are arranged on silver trays in front of them. Behind them, adults in white clothing and saffron robes sit in rows on mats, with a few men wearing red and white shawls. Red drapes and tall white pillars line the back of the hall. The scene reads as a puja or satsang gathering. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.

A photograph of a seated group of young saffron-robed monks with shaved heads, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, sitting on mats in a marble-floored hall. Several boys in front hold or sit beside small brass puja plates, lamps and flower offerings. Behind them, men in white shirts and a few in white dhotis sit on red-cushioned seating beneath red draped hangings.

A large hall during a seated ritual gathering. In the foreground, several shaved-headed men wear saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and white tilak marks on their foreheads and arms, seated on mats before brass plates, small brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels. Behind them, a wide crowd of seated devotees fills the room, many in white and some in orange, with red curtains, air conditioners and a pillar-lined floor. Several people in white stand at the back and the right edge. No candidate can be identified with confidence from appearance, so the seated monastics are described by role only.

A seated group of young boys in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tripundra marks on their foreheads sit in a hall, many with palms pressed together in prayer. Several bow forward with heads down toward the floor. Behind them, adult devotees in white and light shirts sit with hands folded. A small silver tray with a brass or bowl offering sits at lower left. The setting appears to be a satsang or puja session. No figure clearly matches the a person appearance cues, so no person is identified as him.

October 29 2013

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August 21 2014

A seated group of shaved-headed young sannyasis and devotees in saffron and orange robes performs a ritual in a hall, with white tilaka and vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Several hold small brass bells and implements, and brass vessels and a small plastic container sit on low wooden stands in front. A man on the left in rust-brown robes and a saffron-orange shawl with rudraksha malas holds a small brass lamp and a bell. Behind them, rows of seated boys in maroon and red robes and adults in red and white sit on the floor.