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Five young boys with shaved heads sit in a row at night, wearing saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beaded necklaces, with white tripundra markings on their foreheads and bare shoulders. Their palms are pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. One boy wears round glasses. A low wooden table in front holds small objects and a yellow item. The background is dark with a red pillar and a white cabinet, and people are partly visible at the left edge. No a person candidate is visible.

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November 19 20132013-11-19November 19 20132013-11-19November 14 20132013-11-14December 16 20132013-12-16October 16 20132013-10-16December 12 20132013-12-12A row of young saffron-robed boys and a few adult men sit cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual, palms pressed together in namaste. The foreground boy in orange wears red-rimmed glasses and a dark cord necklace; others wear rudraksha malas and one has an orange turban. Silver-topped wooden seats hold small brass vessels and bowls with white flowers in front of them. Behind them stand plain brick walls and a pale pink wall. An adult in orange with long hair sits at the far right edge.2013-08-04April 14 20132013-04-14April 24 20132013-04-24Photograph of a seated group of young boys in saffron-orange robes with red waist cloths, sitting on mats in a large hall. They have white vibhuti marks with red kumkum on their foreheads, and several wear beaded rudraksha-style necklaces. The boy in the foreground sits with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. Behind them, adults in white and saffron stand and sit in the hall under ceiling lights, with red curtains and framed posters along the wall.2013-12-22Five young boys with shaved heads sit cross-legged in a row wearing saffron-orange monastic robes and multi-strand rudraksha mala necklaces. Their foreheads and arms bear white ash markings, and some have red tilaka dots. The two boys on the right press their palms together in anjali. A plate of bananas and limes sits at the lower right. Behind them, a dim background shows a few onlookers in white clothing.2013-11-09Several shaved-headed young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a mat in prayer, palms pressed together at chest level. Each has white vibhuti or sacred marks across the forehead and upper arms. The two foreground boys wear rudraksha malas; the left one wears silver bangles. Behind them, other devotees with palms joined are seated, and a small lit oil lamp flame glows at lower left among ritual items. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or puja gathering.2013-04-14 +1 copies