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September 01 2017

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Three young boys in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans sit cross-legged in a hall during a ritual, their chests and arms marked with white ash lines. The boy on the left looks sideways with hands folded, the centre boy chants with palms together beside a small pink flower offering, and the boy on the right holds his hands together in prayer. Each wears rudraksha malas. Behind them stand tall golden poles, and rows of seated devotees in orange garments fill the room. Small oil lamps, incense smoke and pink flowers sit on the floor before them, and a large framed painting hangs on the back wall.

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Several young people in saffron-orange cloth sit cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual. Their chests are bare and marked with white ash stripes, and they wear rudraksha malas. Long dreadlocked hair and white tilak marks on their foreheads are visible. In front of them are brass plates, small oil lamps, incense sticks and offerings, with a yellow container nearby. The boy at centre holds an offering and appears to be chanting. Others in the background are also seated in orange clothes. This looks like a puja or abhishekam scene.

June 19 2014

Photograph of a group of young sannyasi-style devotees in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on the floor during a puja. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair, white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms, and a rudraksha mala wears a gold-bordered orange cloth and holds a small ritual item in his hands. Brass plates, oil lamps, flower petals and a small brass vessel sit on low wooden stands before them. Several other children and adults in orange and white clothes sit behind, and a figure in white dhoti and shawl is seen to the right. The setting is a large hall with a pale floor.

August 16 2016

A group of young boys in saffron-orange sannyasi-style robes sit cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual. They wear white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, and several have their palms pressed together in prayer. In front of them are brass puja vessels, small lamps, plates of flowers and offerings, and a brass kalasha-style vessel on a low tray. Adults in orange robes sit further back in the hall, and a rope barrier and white pillars frame the space. Several people are visible in the scene, including the front row of boys and others seated behind them.

A seated puja scene with several shaved-headed young boys and a few adults in saffron-orange robes sitting cross-legged on the floor behind brass ritual vessels, oil lamps, small bowls and a silver tray with flower petals. The foreground boys wear orange cloth, rudraksha mala necklaces and white sacred ash with a central mark on their foreheads; the boy closest to camera wears glasses and is speaking or chanting. A man at left wears white dhoti-style cloth with orange garments and rudraksha beads, with a bare upper body and a white wrap. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like pot and small silver dishes are arranged on a red and pink cloth. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.

Photograph of a seated group of young sadhus in saffron-orange cloth performing a meditative breathing practice, each with a hand raised to the nose in a nasal mudra. Several boys with long matted locks and white forehead tilak and body markings sit on mats in a bright hall. Brass oil lamps, incense sticks, small white figurines, marigold petals and a brass plate with offerings sit on a low tray in front of them. Behind them, adults in orange and white stand and sit in the background. Rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets are visible on several of them.

Three shaved-headed young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a white floor in a hall, with white vibhuti horizontal lines and red kumkum dots on their foreheads. The boy in the centre wears a dark rudraksha mala and round glasses and holds a small brass puja implement; a brass bell, incense stick and silver bowls with offerings and flowers sit on a red and orange cloth before them. Behind them, seated devotees in white and maroon clothes watch, and a few more people sit in the background.

July 16 2017