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March 10 2013

Several young boys seated cross-legged on the floor in a hall, wearing saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, with white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms. Their eyes are closed and some are chanting with mouths open, hands folded or resting on laps. Small pink and red flower petals, a small golden figure and a pair of dishes with offerings sit on the low silver-covered mats in front of them. Behind them, adults in orange and maroon robes and one person in white sit in a satsang-style assembly with red chairs visible at the back. Total visible people: about 12.

A seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis on a mat, with a man at left holding a microphone and speaking, bald with tilak markings and a dark rudraksha mala. Beside him a seated young man in orange with a bun and forehead marks smiles while looking down, wearing rudraksha malas and bead bracelets. Behind them more orange-clad sannyasis sit and listen, and a row of white-clad attendees is visible at top. A few small items rest on the mat. The microphone and seated posture suggest a satsang or discourse setting. The man holding the microphone has a bald head, orange robes and a rudraksha mala; appearance-based identity is uncertain and no caption names him.

Seated young boys in saffron-orange robes with pink borders and rudraksha malas sit in rows during a ritual gathering in a temple hall. Several have white tilak stripes across the forehead and shaved heads. One boy in the foreground holds a white object in his hands, and brass dishes, flower petals and a red-and-white flower offering lie on the floor before them. Adult devotees in white and orange clothing sit in the background, and a wrist watch and red flowers are visible near the front. The scene resembles a puja or satsang, with the boys participating as young sannyasi-style students.

April 29 2013

A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall, with many young priests and devotees seated on the floor in orange and maroon robes. Foreground boys wear orange cloth and rudraksha malas, their foreheads and arms marked with white ash; some hold small items at their hands while sitting before brass puja vessels, small dishes and flowers on low tables. Behind them, rows of seated participants in maroon and red garments and white clothing sit behind rope barriers, with a few standing figures and an older man in white at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam-style ceremony with brass vessels and oil lamps.

Three young male devotees sit in meditation or chanting posture in a warmly lit hall, dressed in saffron-orange cloths with bare upper bodies. The front-left youth has dreadlocked hair, a white forehead band with a red mark, white body markings on his arm, and rudraksha malas. The centre youth wears beaded brown and white necklaces and a white forehead band, and appears to be chanting. The right youth has a white forehead line and a brown beaded mala. Behind them, an older man in white and other seated people are visible.

April 23 2013

2013-04-23 +2 copies

A photograph of young shaved-headed boys in saffron and orange robes seated on a paved outdoor courtyard beside a red temple structure. A boy in the centre holds a thin wooden stick and looks down, wearing a rudraksha mala. Another boy in red robes and glasses holds a printed sheet of paper. Several others wear orange cloth with red sashes, white forehead markings and bangles. Greenery and a tree appear in the background, and a person in orange stands at the upper right.

A ritual scene during a puja with several young boys in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a boy with short hair and a wrapped orange cloth sits at a brass-and-flower ritual setup, a small oil lamp burning nearby. Beside him a smiling young boy with a shaved head, white-and-red forehead markings and earrings holds his hands near the offerings. On the right a boy in glasses and orange robes holds a small offering. Behind them an adult man with a shaved head, tripundra markings and rudraksha beads sits in the background, with rows of red chairs and seated audience members beyond. Marigold flowers and brass vessels lie on the cloth.

November 03 2013