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June 06 2012

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June 06 20122012-06-06October 25 20122012-10-25September 07 20132013-09-07A seated group of young boys in maroon dhotis and maroon shawls edged with gold borders performs a puja on a mat. Several boys raise incense sticks and small brass bells, while others sit with hands joined. Brass lamps, small metal cups, a plate of flowers and oil lamps lie on a woven mat in front. Behind them, adults in white and a few in orange sit in rows on the floor.2012-10-25October 16 20132013-10-16January 02 20132013-01-02October 25 20122012-10-25August 19 20142014-08-19March 29 20132013-03-29September 19 20142014-09-19Four young boys seated closely together on a floor during a chanting session, their eyes closed and mouths open as they sing. They wear red and orange saffron-coloured robes with white vibhuti horizontal lines on their foreheads, and several wear rudraksha mala necklaces of dark beads. Their hands rest on their laps and one boy wears small earrings and glasses. Behind them, a red curtain, a sofa and a few seated adults in the background suggest an indoor satsang. Oil lamps are visible at the lower right.2013-09-25A seated group of ashram students and priests performs a ritual chanting session in a hall. In the foreground a bald man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and bright white forehead and arm markings holds a small brass bell and leads the recitation with an open mouth. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl with a red rudraksha mala and white horizontal tilak holds a bell. Behind them rows of boys in maroon-and-gold shawls with white tilak lines sit cross-legged, several holding small brass bells and a brass lamp and offering plates lie on a cloth. Adults in white and orange are seated among the crowd in the background, which is lit by oil lamps and pillars.2013-01-03