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September 15 2016

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September 05 20162016-09-05A young boy kneels in the foreground with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed, bare-chested, wearing a dark twisted cloth turban, a white sandalwood-style mark on his forehead with a red dot, multiple rudraksha malas across his chest and arms, and a yellow-gold dhoti. Behind him, several people in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis stand with hands folded in devotion, and a figure in a green garment is at the right edge. The setting appears to be an outdoor gathering.2016-09-15Close photo of a young shaven-headed boy in saffron-orange sannyasi robes seated in a temple or ashram setting, with a white forehead band and red bindi, wearing layered rudraksha malas with silver spacers and a pendant bearing a small portrait. Behind him, a man with glasses and a red forehead mark wears orange robes and rudraksha beads, and another person in maroon clothing sits in the background. A pendant portrait on the necklace is too small to read.2013-06-27April 12 20132013-04-12 +1 copiesMarch 22 20132013-03-22April 09 20132013-04-09 +2 copiesSeptember 01 20172017-09-01 +1 copiesMarch 22 20132013-03-22A young male priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a deep red border sits cross-legged on a striped green-and-red mat before a small fire. He holds a ladle over a silver bowl with his right hand, pouring offering into the flame, his left hand resting on his knee. He wears a white tripundra forehead marking with a red bindi, white ash-striped arms, a long rudraksha mala with silver beads and a small framed pendant, and gold earrings. Behind him stand an ornate gold throne-like seat and a tiger-striped cloth. Brass vessels sit nearby.2013-05-28 +1 copiesA young boy sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, meditating during a ritual gathering. He wears an orange-saffron cloth with a gold brocade border draped over one shoulder, multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and arms, and a small pendant. A white sacred ash line marks his forehead with a red dot at the centre. Behind him, other boys in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls also sit quietly with eyes lowered.2015-11-08A young boy with a shaved head and white vertical tilak with a red dot sits cross-legged in an orange saffron robe, cupping his hands with a red and green flower garland in front of a low altar. Brass lamps and a lit oil lamp stand on the table beside a folded white paper. Other saffron-robed people with white forehead marks sit blurred behind him under a hall with a colorful tassel pillar. A rudraksha pendant hangs on a black cord around his neck. The scene is a puja or ritual prayer. a person candidate not identifiable from appearance.2013-05-04A young male devotee sits cross-legged on a floor in orange-red saffron clothing with a gold-bordered drape over one shoulder, wearing a dark rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold chain. He has a white tilak with red bindi on his forehead and holds his hands together in his lap. In front of him is a silver-topped low platform holding brass oil lamps, small brass cups, a lit candle, incense sticks and plates of offerings. Other devotees in white and orange garments sit behind him in the ritual hall, some seated at similar platforms with puja items.2016-08-04