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March 30 2016

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A young child with a bare upper body stands centre-frame at a ritual event, holding a bundle of yellow flowers in both hands. The child wears orange dhoti-style cloth with a gold-bordered sash, rudraksha beads around the neck and wrists, and white ash markings on the chest and arms, with a red tilak on the forehead. Behind, other children in orange cloth stand on a colourful striped mat, and a blurred orange-robed adult is at the right edge. Drums and decorations appear in the soft-focus background.2016-12-18September 30 20162016-09-30March 30 20162016-03-30August 09 20162016-08-09February 23 20162016-02-23A young boy seated cross-legged on a silver-toned ornate tray or pedestal, dressed in saffron-orange robes with a red satin waist sash. He wears a long rudraksha mala with gold spacer beads around his neck and a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and holds a thin reed or grass strand in his hands. Behind him, other children in orange robes sit in a row, and pink flower petals and yellow marigolds are scattered on a colourful striped cloth. The setting suggests a ritual or initiation gathering.2013-10-13September 30 20162016-09-30A young boy sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, meditating during a ritual gathering. He wears an orange-saffron cloth with a gold brocade border draped over one shoulder, multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and arms, and a small pendant. A white sacred ash line marks his forehead with a red dot at the centre. Behind him, other boys in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls also sit quietly with eyes lowered.2015-11-08A young boy with a shaved head and white sacred markings on his body stands at the centre, wearing a rudraksha mala necklace and a white thread, and opens his mouth toward a food offering. Around him, bare-chested men wear saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas and bracelets. A hand on the right holds a portion of yellow rice food being offered, as part of a Maheshwara Puja style food offering ritual. Several other devotees stand in the background.2016-12-18May 20 20132013-05-20 +1 copiesA young child with curly dark hair sits cross-legged in prayer, palms pressed together at the chest with eyes closed. The child wears a saffron-orange garment with gold zari border and a white beaded necklace with a rudraksha bead. Blurred seated figures in white and gold brass vessels surround the child in what looks like a ritual gathering.2016-08-18A young boy with a shaved head and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, sits on the floor with eyes lowered in a devotional posture. Behind him, seated monks in orange robes have their hands folded in prayer. A small brass oil lamp and a white flower sit on the floor in front of him. Other people are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2013-07-05