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February 26 2013

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Indoor photo of a group of men and boys seated in a hall. In the foreground, a smiling bald man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red bindi sits at left. Behind him, a man in saffron robes with a bare shoulder and a wrist band sits among attentive boys. Boys in dark t-shirts and glasses look on, one with a white forehead band and another with a red tilak, while one boy rests his head on his arms beside a green plastic bucket. A brass ornament sits on a red cloth in the foreground.2013-02-26April 01 20132013-04-01September 12 20132013-09-12A photograph of seated monastic devotees during a gathering. In the foreground, two young boys in saffron-orange robes wear long rudraksha mala necklaces and have white horizontal tilaka bands across their foreheads and upper arms. Behind them, a shaved-headed young man in orange and peach robes sits with a rudraksha mala, white forehead marking and calm gaze. Other seated participants in red and maroon robes, and women in saris, fill the background. Some seated figures appear to be in meditation with eyes lowered. The setting is an indoor hall with red chairs.2013-09-11A seated group of saffron-robed men and boys with white vibhuti tripundra markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, clapping with palms together. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala smiles and claps; beside him a boy in orange with a mala claps, and behind them other devotees in orange and a golden pillar with flower garlands and a green-and-red cloth draped over a figure appear in the background. Pink and purple satin cloths and a fan are visible.2013-10-08May 23 20152015-05-23April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesA 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.2013-10-30March 22 20132013-03-22September 21 20132013-09-21A seated group of young devotees in saffron-orange robes at a temple ritual, with white sacred ash bands on their foreheads and arms and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several shaven-headed boys and teenagers sit closely together in the foreground, one in the center with a red tilak. Behind them, an older man in white and glasses and a reddish-maroon curtain form the background.2013-09-07August 21 20162016-08-21