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October 03 2014

October 03 2014

Several young boys in orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor during a ritual setting. In the foreground, a boy wearing glasses and a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala arranges pink, yellow and red flower petals into a circle on a low silver-grey stand, a small framed picture placed within the floral ring. Beside him a round tray holds more scattered petals. Behind, other boys in orange clothing sit with their hands folded, and a boy at right with a white forehead mark holds a small object. Yellow petals are scattered on the floor and a striped mat lies at left.

A photograph of a seated young monk in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest, wearing clear-rimmed glasses and a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead. He holds pink flowers and appears to be offering them over a black stone Shiva linga on a bamboo mat. Silver bowls, a small cup and additional pink flowers sit beside it. Beside him, an older monk in orange with a dark rudraksha mala and white forehead markings also sits, and blurred seated devotees and a red-clad attendant appear in the background, consistent with a puja or abhishekam.

April 10 2013

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A shaved-headed young person in orange robes and clear-framed glasses sits cross-legged on a yellow cloth at a puja setup, arranging red flower petals over a brass plate holding a small gold-coloured deity murti. Multiple rudraksha malas are worn on the neck and wrists. Brass implements surround the plate: a bell at left, a kalasha-style vessel and small cup at right, and a spoon. Another orange-robed person sits behind, partly visible at the top left, with a brass cup nearby.

July 07 2013

Several young boys with shaved heads and white vertical forehead marks sit cross-legged on the floor during a puja, dressed in saffron-orange robes with red borders. The boy in front wears glasses and a long rudraksha mala, and holds a white flower in his hand while placing an item on a small offering tray. Brass vessels, a brass lamp, a small brass bowl, a silver bowl and a plate of food sit on a silver-covered altar cloth. Other boys in orange robes sit in the background.

September 22 2013

A young shaved-headed devotee in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a mat during a ritual, ringing a silver hand bell in his right hand while his left hand lights a small oil lamp on a gold-covered tray. The tray holds pink flowers, a brass cup, a small bowl and a folded white paper. He wears a rudraksha mala with a small pendant, glasses and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead. Behind him, other robed participants sit in rows with brass plates of flowers and small lamps before them.

Seated devotees in saffron-orange robes perform a puja on a white marble floor, sitting on woven straw mats before silver trays holding brass bowls, small oil lamps, flower petals, fruit and kumkum. Several boys wear white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and rudraksha malas; a younger boy in the centre holds a small brass vessel while others pour and offer. Behind them, more devotees in maroon and saffron sit with similar trays. A brass kalasha and a red-and-gold tray stand nearby.

A 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.