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November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesA young boy sits cross-legged on red-painted stone steps, bare-chested, wearing an orange dhoti and layered rudraksha malas, with white tripundra vibhuti marks on his forehead. He holds his palms together in prayer near small oil lamps and brass ritual vessels. Black stone lingams stand in rows around him, with incense smoke rising, and other saffron-clad participants sit behind him in an outdoor puja setting.2016-11-26 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesA young boy with a shaved-looking dark head and a white tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged on red-painted steps among dark stone pillars. He is bare-chested, wearing an orange dhoti, with rudraksha beads on his neck and arms and a small earring. He holds his palms together in prayer while smoke from incense curls around him. Brass vessels and flower offerings sit nearby, and other devotees in orange and saffron clothing are seated in the background.2016-11-26November 24 20162016-11-24Outdoor photo of a ritual on tiered red stone steps lined with dark grey stone pillars and shrine-like pedestals. In the foreground a young boy in orange and gold dhoti sits bare-chested, holding a small brass vessel and a metal lamp, with a brass pot and offerings at his feet. Behind him other boys, some bare-chested with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas, sit on the steps, one holding a brass lamp. Adult devotees in orange and red saris and robes are seated further back among pillars, with small oil lamps glowing on the steps. The scene suggests a pooja or aarti with brass vessels and lamps; no a person figure is visible.2016-11-24November 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesAugust 07 20172017-08-07April 09 20132013-04-09 +2 copiesA young boy with a shaved head and white vertical forehead markings with a red bindi sits with palms pressed together in namaste, gazing upward in prayer. He wears an orange cloth over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala with gold caps, and white markings are visible on his arm. Blurred devotees in orange and red clothing surround him in what appears to be a devotional gathering.2013-07-14A 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.2013-07-05A 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.2016-08-18