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A young boy seated cross-legged on a mat wears orange robes with a maroon-red shawl draped over one shoulder. He has a white sandalwood stripe across his forehead with a red kumkum dot, and holds a small brass handbell in his raised right hand while his left hand rests on his lap. He gazes upward. In front of him sit a brass cup with a spout, a white conch shell and a small oil lamp with a flame. Other people in orange and maroon robes are blurred in the background.

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April 10 20132013-04-10A young boy with a shaved head, a white vertical band of sacred ash on his forehead and a red dot between his brows, sits cross-legged in a saffron orange cloth with a maroon border. He wears a rudraksha mala around his neck and holds a small brass bell in his right hand while raising a lit brass oil lamp with his left arm. Blurred figures and flickering lamps fill the background of a ritual setting.2013-04-12 +1 copiesA young boy with a shaved head and a white sacred-ash band across his forehead, wearing an orange cloth wrap with maroon borders and a rudraksha bead necklace, sits cross-legged while raising a brass aarti plate with a lit oil lamp in his right hand and holding a small brass bell in his left. Behind him, blurred figures in orange and maroon robes suggest a ritual gathering. The scene appears to be an aarti offering during a ceremony.2013-04-12 +1 copiesApril 12 20132013-04-12 +1 copiesA shaved-headed young boy sits cross-legged in a saffron-orange robe with a maroon-red border, wearing a rudraksha mala with a small gold pendant. White ash stripes mark his forehead and arms, with a red bindi between the brows. He holds a brass or gold ritual implement in his hands, and a silver cup, a small oil lamp and a conch shell sit on a brass tray before him. Two other people in maroon or red robes are blurred at the left edge. The scene suggests a sannyasi-style ritual setting with brass puja items.2013-04-10April 12 20132013-04-12 +1 copiesApril 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesApril 10 20132013-04-10April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesApril 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesA young boy with a shaved head, white vertical forehead markings and a red bindi sits cross-legged at a brass-trimmed ritual table. He wears an orange saffron robe with a red-maroon shawl and a wooden bead mala, and he is sprinkling petals with his right hand. In front of him stand a silver cup, brass bowls of petals, a brass bell, a small oil lamp and a white conch shell. Another person in maroon robes is blurred in the background.2013-04-10 +1 copiesApril 18 20142014-04-18