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February 01 2017

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A young boy with short dark hair, wearing an orange saffron wrap and a thin silver chain, sits cross-legged and reaches toward a brown coconut held in the open palm of an adult seated in white clothing. A cream-coloured garment and a red-and-white beaded mala with a small yellow pendant are visible on the adult. A second child in orange-toned clothing sits partly behind the boy, and a blue cup and a dark bottle appear at the edge of the frame.2017-02-01A young boy in an orange cloth sits cross-legged and reaches toward a brown coconut resting in the open palm of a person in cream-white clothing. Another child in orange sits behind him with a silver chain. The seated adult wears a red-and-cream beaded necklace and a yellow pendant. A blue cup is visible at the top edge. The scene suggests a courtyard initiation session, with the boy touching the coconut's fibrous husk.2017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01A young boy with a shaved head and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, sits on the floor with eyes lowered in a devotional posture. Behind him, seated monks in orange robes have their hands folded in prayer. A small brass oil lamp and a white flower sit on the floor in front of him. Other people are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2013-07-05April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesJanuary 12 20172017-01-12March 26 20172017-03-26Indoor ritual scene with several young sannyasi-style boys seated on the floor in saffron-orange robes with red-maroon borders. The foreground boy at left, with a shaved head, white sacred ash band across the forehead and a red bindi, holds his cupped hands near a small brass vessel while the older boy at right, also in orange with a dark rudraksha mala, guides his hands. Behind them other boys in maroon and orange sit in meditative posture. Brass pots, a small lamp, a silver cup and flower petals sit on a cloth in front. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-04-10Two young shaved-headed boys in saffron-orange robes sit close together at a ritual, both with white sandalwood-paste markings on their foreheads and a red dot on the forehead. The boy in front has eyes lowered and lips slightly parted as if chanting, while the boy beside him sits with eyes closed in concentration. Behind them, more saffron-robed devotees are seated, and a silver chain stretches across the top of the frame near a white pillar.2014-09-16