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September 26 20132013-09-26A young boy with a shaved head and white sacred ash marks on his forehead sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation during a temple pada puja. He wears an orange saffron cloth with magenta trim and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, other boys in orange and maroon robes sit with eyes closed, and a bearded man in an orange cloth with a beaded necklace sits among them. In front are brass plates, a brass tumbler, a small bowl with a pink flower, and a tray of beads and petals. A brass lamp stands at the left edge. Several other seated devotees are visible in the hall.2013-04-05 +1 copiesA young boy with a shaved head and white vertical tilak with a red dot sits cross-legged in an orange saffron robe, cupping his hands with a red and green flower garland in front of a low altar. Brass lamps and a lit oil lamp stand on the table beside a folded white paper. Other saffron-robed people with white forehead marks sit blurred behind him under a hall with a colorful tassel pillar. A rudraksha pendant hangs on a black cord around his neck. The scene is a puja or ritual prayer. a person candidate not identifiable from appearance.2013-05-04September 06 20142014-09-06April 09 20132013-04-09 +2 copiesDecember 09 20132013-12-09April 18 20142014-04-18A young boy with a shaved head and a white-and-vertical tilak mark on his forehead sits cross-legged on a mat, wearing saffron-orange sannyasi-style robes with a maroon-and-gold border at the waist. He wears a long rudraksha mala with gold spacer beads draped over one shoulder and a small pendant on his chest. He gestures with his hands while speaking, with a green banana-leaf meal in front of him holding rice, dal, fried snacks and chutney, and white paper cups nearby. A saffron-draped deity murti with gold ornaments is visible behind him in a temple hall. Several other banana-leaf meals are laid out on the floor behind him.2013-07-10 +1 copiesA young boy with a shaved head and white vibhuti lines on his forehead sits cross-legged on a white tiled floor with eyes closed and palms open on his knees, wearing an orange saffron robe with a red border. Behind him, many other children in orange and red robes sit in rows, some with white marks on their foreheads. Two large drums stand against the wall on the right, and a brass horn rests on the floor. In front of the boy are silver pots, a silver tray with a brass vessel, and a bowl with flowers including red and yellow blooms. The setting appears to be a hall with pink and red drapes in the background.2013-12-09A shaved-headed young boy in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at a ritual tray, wearing a rudraksha mala with a small gold pendant. White sacred ash marks his forehead and upper arms, with a red bindi between his brows. Behind him, an older person in maroon robes and gold ornaments sits near brass vessels and a small silver kalasha-style cup, with a lit oil lamp and offerings on the silver tray in front of him. The setting appears to be a puja or ritual gathering in a dimly lit hall.2013-04-10 +1 copiesApril 09 20132013-04-09 +2 copiesApril 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copies