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April 30 20122012-04-30A young boy stands barefoot on a yellow stone block on a stage, wearing a brown t-shirt, red shorts and a white jasmine garland. Beside him a man in white ritual dhoti and shawl with gold-bordered edges, bare-shouldered with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms, reads from an open book while facing the boy. Behind them is an orange draped backdrop, a striped wall and a standing fan, with a few heads visible at the bottom edge. The scene suggests an initiation or recitation ceremony.2012-04-30A photograph of a ritual scene in front of a red wall with a dark stone deity murti in the background, with incense smoke drifting across the left. A young boy in a yellow-and-purple checked shirt, red trousers, a white shawl over his shoulders and a yellow flower garland stands with his head bowed. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in an unstitched white dhoti and upper cloth bordered in gold holds an open book and reads from it, his bare upper body marked with sacred ash on the arm and face. Two people are visible.2012-04-30A young boy stands barefoot on a flat stone slab on a stage, wearing a white kurta and white trousers, with a red-pink marigold-style garland around his neck, glasses, and a red tilak on his forehead. His right hand is raised in a gesture while his left hand rests in his pocket. Behind him is an orange-red wall and a dark deity murti draped with yellow garlands. At the right edge a person in white holds an open book. The scene resembles a satsang or ritual stage setting.2012-04-30April 30 20122012-04-30October 15 20182018-10-15October 16 20102010-10-16 +2 copiesOctober 06 20122012-10-06Photo 11730590A photograph of a satsang-style seated gathering. A man in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a white tilak on his forehead, a red-beaded mala and a large ornate pendant, sits on a red and tiger-striped throne with his feet on a red cushion. Beside him a young boy in white dhoti and shawl with a small tilak sits on the same red seat. In front, a silver tray holds yellow flower petals and a brass oil lamp stands nearby. Behind them two deity murti figures, one with an orange turban and raised hands, the other adorned with jewelled necklaces, stand on a gold platform before a painted backdrop of a crescent and a night sky.2012-10-06A long-haired figure in a red sleeveless garment with a thick garland of white flowers and red roses sits at left and places a hand on the forehead of a boy in a red Manchester United t-shirt with a pendant necklace. The boy holds one hand up with palm out. Behind them, several young people in white shirts stand and watch, and a man in white and a saffron-robed person sit at right and centre-bottom. The setting is an indoor hall with a dark red curtain.2012-04-24December 31 20122012-12-31