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Three young boys stand together on the marble steps of a golden-yellow temple-style building with carved pilasters and kalasha-topped parapets. The central boy wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and waist, a rudraksha mala across his chest, and a vibhuti tilak on his forehead. The two flanking boys wear white dhoti-style cloths, bare chests with white paint markings, rudraksha malas, and white headbands. A painted backdrop of a figure and a bamboo-like plant stand behind them, and a small CCTV camera is mounted on the building. The central boy is a child devotee, not a clearly identifiable adult; no visible cues establish him as a person.

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Photo of a night ritual with smoke in the air. Four young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a mat in front of yellow flowers. Three of the boys, in the foreground, have white ash bands on their foreheads and arms, wear beaded necklaces, and have hands folded in their laps; the nearest boy gazes upward. A fourth, older-looking figure at the right holds open a book with yellow covers and reads or chants. Their presence is consistent with a puja or homa.2013-12-19April 05 20132013-04-05Photo 11731459 +1 copiesMarch 18 20132013-03-18Photo 11744571 +1 copiesPhotograph taken at night of a ritual setting. In the foreground, a young shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth with white body markings and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, looking toward the camera. Behind him, another person in orange robes with a microphone reads from a yellow book. To the right, a figure in white cloth and a rudraksha mala sits beside a sunken stone pit with a wooden ladle, while a golden shrine arch with tassels and a deity murti stand in the background. Yellow marigold garlands line the stone steps, and a basket of red flowers sits in the lower foreground.2013-12-21A procession of young men and boys in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans walks across a paved courtyard past a red wall and green plants. Several figures wear rudraksha malas and some are bare-chested with ash markings. A man in front holds a large ornate red, yellow and blue canopy on a pole, and another figure at right carries a yellow fringed umbrella. One boy in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala walks barefoot near the center. Potted plants and a tree stand behind the wall.2017-08-31Four men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps walk single file along a sandy path lined with paving blocks and a white cloth runner beside a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. The front man, in the centre, wears a deep orange wrap, an ornate gold-toned sash, a long orange-and-white bead necklace and a red tilak on his forehead; his arms are bare with gold armbands, and he gestures lightly with one hand. Behind him a younger man holds a bowl or offering in front of him, and two more men follow in orange cloth with red-trimmed borders. To the right, a dark stone deity murti stands beside a mound heaped with red flowers and a blue cloth hangs from a tree branch. The setting is an outdoor shrine grounds with a bench and red-cloth altar.2013-05-18A temple interior with a polished dark floor and gold-finished columns and arches. A bare-chested young priest in an orange cloth sits on a low wooden stool, holding a small lamp near brass vessels and a copper pot. Two boys in white dhotis, one with a rudraksha mala and bare torso, sit nearby; one holds a brass plate with pink flowers. Behind them, three colourfully dressed deity murtis in red, green and blue sit under gilded arches, with potted plants and small offering pots. At the right, a large painted statue in pink robes, a red turban and a long garland of white and pink flowers sits on a gold-trimmed throne with a cushion, its hand raised in blessing. Brass lamps and bowls stand on the floor.2024-11-09May 23 20132013-05-23Three men walk together through a temple corridor with a light stone floor. The central man, with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and white urdhva pundra forehead marks, wears a pink flower garland, a white shawl over orange clothing, rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured bead necklace, and holds his hands together at his chest. The two men flanking him are bald, with white tilak on their foreheads, and wear orange dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and pendants. Behind them stand devotees and onlookers in a columned hall with doorways and trees visible outside.2012-08-20September 24 20122012-09-24