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A photo of young boys seated on the floor at a ritual during a temple ceremony, several wearing rudraksha malas. In the centre a boy in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl holds white threads stretched between his hands, as others in orange and gold-bordered garments hold the same threads and a small bundle of grass or thread. Behind them seated adults wear white dhotis and gold-bordered shawls, with brass vessels visible on the floor. The boys' attention is directed toward the thread-tying rite.

A bare-chested young boy stands with his right palm open and upturned while a man in white dhoti with gold border holds his wrist. The boy wears rudraksha mala necklaces and a pendant chain; the man wears a rudraksha mala and a white shawl with gold edge. Behind them a figure in orange robe and another in white stand near a wooden chair with red flowers. The setting appears to be a ritual initiation.

February 08 2012

A seated man in white ritual clothes with gold-bordered dhoti and shawl sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, wearing a long rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a group of boys and young men sit on mats, some with eyes closed, and a child in an orange t-shirt and brown shorts sits at left looking toward the camera. Brass and steel vessels, a red box, flower petals and plates of offerings lie on the floor in front. Red curtains and bright tube lights are visible in the background. Appearance alone is not enough to name the seated man as a person, so he is described by role as a seated devotee in white ritual dress.

A seated group of ashram students and priests performs a ritual chanting session in a hall. In the foreground a bald man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and bright white forehead and arm markings holds a small brass bell and leads the recitation with an open mouth. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilak holds a bell. Behind them rows of boys in maroon-and-gold shawls with white tilak lines sit cross-legged, several holding small brass bells and a brass lamp and offering plates lie on a cloth. Adults in white and orange are seated among the crowd in the background, which is lit by oil lamps and pillars.

A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands in a temple interior, smiling and looking to his right. He wears a white cloth wrap with a gold border over one shoulder and a long strand of dark rudraksha beads reaching below his waist; one hand rests at his waist. Behind him are a red wall and a framed panel with a blue and gold pattern.

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Close photo of a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with a red border, a rudraksha mala at his neck, and white sandalwood paste with a small red mark across his forehead, looking upward with a smile. A second person in white is partly visible behind him. The setting is an orange-toned interior. Appearance does not clearly match the page's a person claim, so the person is described by role only.

A photograph of a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-orange sash, with rudraksha malas around his neck and arms, seated on a white cloth during a ritual. He has white tripundra markings and a red bindi on his forehead, and holds a brass oil lamp on a tray in one hand while a small brass bell is in the other. Behind him, another man in white clothing sits, and orange and red cloths and mats lie on the floor.

A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands indoors, smiling, wearing a white dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered shawl draped over one shoulder. He has a white sandalwood line and red bindi on his forehead and wears a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads. His right hand rests on the beads at his chest. Behind him are warm-toned walls and a red-painted pillar.