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September 06 2011

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Several boys sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, performing a ritual with small brass oil lamps (diyas) held in their hands. The boy in the foreground wears a striped black-and-white t-shirt, dark red shorts and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Beside him, a boy in a white shirt and maroon shorts lifts a lamp, and another in a light blue kurta holds one up. Other boys in yellow, grey and striped blue shirts sit behind them, some with tilak marks on their foreheads. Brass cups, plates, small bowls of offerings, and plastic containers with coloured liquid sit on orange and patterned cloths on the floor. Adult men in white clothing sit in the background.2011-09-06November 09 20112011-11-09November 06 20112011-11-06A group of young boys sit cross-legged on a tiled floor in a hall performing a puja with brass vessels, oil lamps and small brass plates set on mats in front of them. Several boys in striped, checked and plain shirts hold lamps and offering items. A standing man in a white shirt at the top left lifts a lamp, and a man in white dhoti and shirt with a sacred thread sits at the right holding a brass item. Behind them are stacked folded mattresses, red-cushioned chairs and red curtains.2012-04-03September 23 20112011-09-23September 15 20112011-09-15December 12 20112011-12-12A seated group of boys and young men in an indoor hall with pink walls and red curtains performs a group ritual, holding lit oil lamps in their hands before brass plates with flowers, fruit and small offerings spread on mats. Several lead figures wear white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas, one in a red shirt and another in a maroon checked shirt. A child in an orange shirt sits at left. Others in the back stand or sit near a side table with steel containers. No a person candidate is visible in the photo.2011-09-21A seated group of young boys in a hall performs puja on floor mats, with brass lamps, small brass vessels, plates and a few oil lamps in front of them. In the foreground a boy in a mustard-yellow sleeveless top over a brown long-sleeved shirt, with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead, holds a lit brass lamp in his right hand while sitting cross-legged with eyes lowered. Beside him a boy in a yellow and white printed shirt and rudraksha beads holds a lamp, and more boys in yellow, blue and pink shirts sit behind with their hands raised in worship. Stacks of books and offering plates lie on the mats.2011-08-11 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20112011-09-23October 11 20112011-10-11Photograph of a seated group of young boys performing a ritual at a Paduka Puja in a hall with a red draped backdrop. Boys in white and cream dhotis, yellow kurta and pale kurta sit on a mat, holding brass lamps, small brass vessels and spoons over a prepared tray of flowers, yellow powder and oil lamps. A large silver vessel sits in the foreground. One boy in a yellow shirt sits centrally, another in a gold-bordered white dhoti near the right edge, with sacred ash marks on some foreheads. Several other onlookers are seated behind them.2012-10-24