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A group of young boys seated on a floor covered with mats and cloth, wearing maroon robes with gold trim. Several hold small brass oil lamps or diyas and offer them in ritual worship. One boy in front wears glasses and sits with hands joined, another has a white tilak on his forehead and holds a lit lamp, and a boy at right holds a lamp near a brass plate. Brass plates and vessels sit on the floor, and a bright light falls in from the background. Their attention is focused on the lamps.

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July 04 20132013-07-04 +1 copiesOctober 23 20122012-10-23June 06 20122012-06-06A group of young boys seated cross-legged on a white floor during a puja. They wear maroon-red garments with gold-yellow borders and matching shawls draped over their shoulders. Several are bare-chested and hold small brass plates, offerings and lamps; one boy at the front holds a piece of cloth, and another ties a thread. Brass bowls, a small brass plate with a lit oil lamp and a kalasha-style vessel sit on red cloths on the floor. Some boys wear white forehead markings. Behind them more seated participants are partly visible in white and red clothing, with colourful mats on the floor.2012-10-25Young boys seated cross-legged on a mat in a hall, performing a puja ceremony. They wear maroon robes with gold-yellow borders and wrap-around shawls, and several have white tilak markings on their foreheads. The boy at left holds a smoking incense burner, the centre boy holds a lit oil lamp, and the boy at right holds a small oil lamp and a brass handbell. Brass pots, a kalasha-style vessel, flowers and offering plates are arranged in front of them, with more seated participants behind.2012-10-25A photograph of a puja at the ashram. Several young boys in maroon garments edged with gold sit cross-legged in rows, several holding lit oil lamps and small brass lamps. The boy in front centre raises a lamp with a red tilak on his forehead, while others in the background, some bare-chested, are seated among blurred devotees in saffron and white. No appearance-based candidate for a person is clearly identifiable in the frame.2012-11-06November 06 20122012-11-06October 22 20122012-10-22October 23 20122012-10-23A seated ritual gathering of many boys and a few men, most in maroon sleeveless robes with gold trim, foreheads marked with white vibhuti. In the foreground a shaved-headed boy in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with his head bowed. Behind them rows of boys in maroon sit on red mats, some holding small pink and white items, others with eyes closed in meditation. A man in white clothes sits in the background, and small brass lamps and offerings are placed on the floor before the group.2013-06-06October 25 20122012-10-25November 06 20122012-11-06