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September 21 2013

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March 22 20132013-03-22Two young boys in saffron-orange sannyasi robes sit cross-legged on a floor during a puja. The boy on the left, with a shaved head and white tripundra on his forehead, rests his hands together in prayer. The boy on the right wears glasses, a long rudraksha mala, and holds a small offering near brass ritual items. Brass cups, a bell, a plate with red flowers and sweets, and a conch-shaped vessel sit on a tray in front. Behind them, many other orange-robed participants sit in rows behind a chain barrier.2014-09-06March 25 20132013-03-25Close photo of a young boy in saffron-orange monastic cloth with a deep red waist sash, sitting and holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his left hand and a brass bell in his right. He has white sacred ash marks on his forehead with a red kumkum dot between the brows, and his eyes are lowered as he chants. Behind him, a figure with rudraksha beads on the chest and white horizontal arm markings is partly visible. The plain white wall forms the background. Shows gurukul children performing puja with oil lamp and bell.2013-09-20Young shaven-headed boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor during a ritual. The boy in front right, with white vertical forehead marks, reaches toward a silver tray holding brass lamps, a small brass bell-like vessel, flower offerings and a white shell-like item. Seated behind them, other children in red and orange robes with white forehead markings watch, some with eyes closed. Rope barriers and a blurred hall background suggest a large group puja or satsang.2014-09-06April 12 20132013-04-12 +1 copiesA photograph of young boys in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a woven mat during a puja. The central boy has a shaved head and a broad white vibhuti stripe across his forehead with a red kumkum dot, and his hands are raised in a ritual gesture. Behind him, other boys in orange clothing sit with eyes closed or hands folded. In the foreground stand brass plates holding flowers, a small brass cup, a brass lamp and incense sticks, and a brass bell is visible at the right. The scene shows children performing a ritual in an ashram setting.2013-03-31March 22 20132013-03-22March 22 20132013-03-22A young boy with a shaved head and white vertical tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange robe with magenta borders, sits cross-legged on an orange mat while holding a small white flower and chanting with mouth open. A brass kalasha-style cup, brass bell, small silver foil packet, white flower garland, and a brass plate with offerings lie in front of him. Another boy in similar orange robes sits behind him, with a red curtain and an air cooler in the background. A rudraksha mala hangs around his neck. Person is a young ritual participant; no appearance-based a person candidate is present.2013-04-03 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20142014-02-07November 03 20132013-11-03