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Close photo of a shaved-headed child in orange robes seated among a crowd of people in orange clothing. The child has a red bindi and white vibhuti-style markings on the forehead and wears silver hoop earrings. Behind him, an adult in orange wears a long rudraksha mala. Several other orange-clad figures are partly visible at the edges.

March 10 2013

A seated group of young devotees in saffron-orange robes at a temple ritual, with white sacred ash bands on their foreheads and arms and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several shaven-headed boys and teenagers sit closely together in the foreground, one in the center with a red tilak. Behind them, an older man in white and glasses and a reddish-maroon curtain form the background.

May 24 2018

A group of young boys seated closely together in orange saffron robes at a ritual gathering, with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and wooden rudraksha mala necklaces around their necks. Several boys have shaved or closely cropped heads, and one holds a small object in his hands. Behind them are yellow flower garlands and a lit oil lamp. A white ceiling fan and red pillars are visible in the background. No adult a person candidate is visible in this frame.

Close-up photo of young male devotees in saffron and orange robes with white vertical forehead markings and red bindi, standing in a group. The foreground boy has a white ash line across his brow, a red dot on his forehead, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a small red pendant on a cord. Behind him a second boy with a shaved head and white forehead band wears an orange garment with a maroon-pink border and a beaded mala. Older men in orange robes stand to the sides, one with a white band on his upper arm. Their attention is directed forward.

A photograph of seated monastic devotees during a gathering. In the foreground, two young boys in saffron-orange robes wear long rudraksha mala necklaces and have white horizontal tilaka bands across their foreheads and upper arms. Behind them, a shaved-headed young man in orange and peach robes sits with a rudraksha mala, white forehead marking and calm gaze. Other seated participants in red and maroon robes, and women in saris, fill the background. Some seated figures appear to be in meditation with eyes lowered. The setting is an indoor hall with red chairs.

A close photo of a young shaven-headed boy in an orange saffron robe with magenta trim, wearing rudraksha beads and a pendant on a dark cord, with a white horizontal line and red dot on his forehead. Behind him, another young boy in similar saffron robes with a white forehead mark sits among seated devotees, some in orange and white clothing, in an indoor hall.

A photograph of a group of young boys seated cross-legged on a white floor in a temple hall, dressed in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with reddish-pink borders and wearing beaded rudraksha malas. Several have white vibhuti or chandan stripes on their foreheads and arms, and a few have red kumkum dots. Their eyes are lowered or looking to the side in quiet attention. Behind them, a gold-colored ornate deity mount or canopy with a fan and a wall are visible. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual gathering.

April 29 2013

Close photo of young boys with shaved heads in orange saffron shawls, each wearing long rudraksha mala necklaces with gold bead spacers. Their foreheads carry white vibhuti lines with a red kumkum dot. The boy on the left looks to the side with hands at rest, while the boy beside him, wearing eyeglasses and earrings, presses palms together in anjali mudra, reciting. Other saffron-clad devotees sit in the background, with a red wall behind them.

Three 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.