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September 25 2013

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A young woman stands against a dark blue curtain, wearing an orange sari-style garment with a red and purple border and a garland of orange, white and green flowers draped over her shoulder. She has a white vertical tilak and red bindi on her forehead, dark hair pinned up with a rudraksha-bead ornament, and small gold earrings. In her right hand she holds a wooden percussion instrument with two brass cymbal-like discs, and in her left hand a wooden japa mala. A bangle reading readable name text is on her wrist.2007-10-14September 14 20142014-09-14September 14 20142014-09-14A young boy sits cross-legged and plays small brass cymbals, which he holds together in his right hand, while his left hand steadies the cords. He wears a dark green sleeveless garment with gold sparkle accents over a dark brown wrap, a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, gold bangles and dark beaded earrings. A red tilak marks his forehead above a light ash line. Behind him is a warm orange-toned painted or carved temple wall with figures. Foreground shows a partially visible yellow object and a red mat at the bottom. He is the only clearly visible person.2013-11-02August 25 20162016-08-25A 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 shaven-headed devotee in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a cloth-covered floor playing an orange drum (mridangam-style) with his hands. He wears a white forehead band with a central red dot and a long rudraksha mala across his chest, plus rudraksha armlets. Behind him, other robed devotees in orange and maroon sit in a satsang setting, and a wall is visible behind them.2014-09-15Photograph of a young boy with a shaved head, white vertical tilak on his forehead and a small red dot, dressed in orange cloth with maroon-edged borders and a maroon velvet waist sash. He holds a small brass handbell in his right hand and stands with a serious expression. Behind him, other orange-robed people stand with palms pressed together in namaste.2013-03-31A standing young woman in front of a dark blue draped curtain on a red tiled floor, wearing an orange shawl over a white dhoti with a gold border and a purple-bordered orange top. She wears an orange and green flower garland, a rudraksha mala, and holds a wooden instrument in one hand and a mala in the other. She has a tilak on her forehead, a bun with flowers, and bare feet.2007-10-14September 27 20132013-09-27March 22 20132013-03-22March 31 20132013-03-31