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Several boys sit cross-legged on mats in a hall, performing a ritual with small brass oil lamps (diyas) held in their hands. The boy in the foreground wears a striped black-and-white t-shirt, dark red shorts and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Beside him, a boy in a white shirt and maroon shorts lifts a lamp, and another in a light blue kurta holds one up. Other boys in yellow, grey and striped blue shirts sit behind them, some with tilak marks on their foreheads. Brass cups, plates, small bowls of offerings, and plastic containers with coloured liquid sit on orange and patterned cloths on the floor. Adult men in white clothing sit in the background.

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September 06 20112011-09-06November 06 20112011-11-06November 09 20112011-11-09October 03 20112011-10-03A photograph of a seated group of young students in a hall performing a ritual with lit oil lamps. Many rows of children and teenagers sit on floor mats with brass plates, small brass cups and lamps set before them, holding lit diyas and offering items. A teenage girl in the foreground wears a blue-and-white T-shirt, a rudraksha-style mala and a white forehead mark, and lights a lamp. Beside her, a boy in white traditional clothes holds a lamp, and a boy at the right wears a red polo shirt. Other participants wear green, pink and white shirts. Plates of offerings and flower petals lie on orange and green mats.2011-07-31September 23 20112011-09-23November 07 20112011-11-07December 12 20112011-12-12September 23 20112011-09-23A seated group of boys and young men in an indoor hall with pink walls and red curtains performs a group ritual, holding lit oil lamps in their hands before brass plates with flowers, fruit and small offerings spread on mats. Several lead figures wear white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas, one in a red shirt and another in a maroon checked shirt. A child in an orange shirt sits at left. Others in the back stand or sit near a side table with steel containers. No a person candidate is visible in the photo.2011-09-21August 11 20112011-08-11 +1 copiesA group of young boys sit cross-legged on a tiled floor in a hall performing a puja with brass vessels, oil lamps and small brass plates set on mats in front of them. Several boys in striped, checked and plain shirts hold lamps and offering items. A standing man in a white shirt at the top left lifts a lamp, and a man in white dhoti and shirt with a sacred thread sits at the right holding a brass item. Behind them are stacked folded mattresses, red-cushioned chairs and red curtains.2012-04-03