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August 18 20132013-08-18August 18 20132013-08-18 +1 copiesAugust 18 20132013-08-18 +1 copiesA seated group of young boys and a few adults in a hall with red curtains, sitting attentively during a satsang. Foreground boys wear saffron/orange cloth with rudraksha malas, and one younger boy on the right wears white jasmine garlands, a gold necklace and a red-and-green cloth with a bare chest and white tilak marks on his forehead. Behind them, others wear white shawls over white and orange garments and white forehead marks. Many participants are visible in the background.2013-08-18A seated group of young boys in a hall, many with shaved heads and white vertical tilak or sandal marks on their foreheads. The foreground boy wears an orange sanyasi-style cloth, a long rudraksha mala and a pendant, and looks forward. Beside him a small boy in orange wears a red-dotted forehead mark. At the right front, a young child sits bare-chested with a white floral garland, ornate gold and jewelled necklaces, rudraksha beads, and white marks on the arms, wearing a green skirt. Other boys in orange and red robes and white dhotis sit behind, with a crowd visible further back in a white-walled hall with red curtains.2013-08-18A young boy seated cross-legged on a silver-toned ornate tray or pedestal, dressed in saffron-orange robes with a red satin waist sash. He wears a long rudraksha mala with gold spacer beads around his neck and a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and holds a thin reed or grass strand in his hands. Behind him, other children in orange robes sit in a row, and pink flower petals and yellow marigolds are scattered on a colourful striped cloth. The setting suggests a ritual or initiation gathering.2013-10-13A young boy sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, meditating during a ritual gathering. He wears an orange-saffron cloth with a gold brocade border draped over one shoulder, multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and arms, and a small pendant. A white sacred ash line marks his forehead with a red dot at the centre. Behind him, other boys in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls also sit quietly with eyes lowered.2015-11-08May 28 20132013-05-28 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20162016-02-23March 22 20132013-03-22A shaved-headed young boy sits cross-legged in a saffron-orange robe with a maroon-red border, wearing a rudraksha mala with a small gold pendant. White ash stripes mark his forehead and arms, with a red bindi between the brows. He holds a brass or gold ritual implement in his hands, and a silver cup, a small oil lamp and a conch shell sit on a brass tray before him. Two other people in maroon or red robes are blurred at the left edge. The scene suggests a sannyasi-style ritual setting with brass puja items.2013-04-10Children and teens in costume stand in a line in a bright indoor hall, dressed as figures from Krishna stories. A boy in the centre wears a white and silver turban and a red robe with rudraksha malas. Beside him a boy in white dhoti and shawl with gold trim shows a red and gold armband. On the left, a child in orange and yellow garments holds a sheer cloth, and a girl in orange and white with a yellow headcloth presses palms together. Others wear yellow, red and orange headbands with tilaka, and a small child on the right wears a blue and gold costume. Adults in orange and white robes stand behind, and a few people move in the background.2011-08-22