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November 26 20162016-11-26November 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.2016-11-26 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26 +1 copiesOctober 17 20162016-10-17November 11 20162016-11-11Tiered red stone steps hold rows of young boys and girls in ritual dress performing a puja beside black stone Shiva lingams. Several children in saffron/orange dhotis and sashes wear rudraksha malas and sandalwood tilak, with hands joined in namaskar or chanting. Others in white dhotis with gold borders sit in the back rows. Small brass bowls and plates hold pink flower petals, and brass lamps and kalashas rest on the steps.2015-07-31A young boy with a shaved head and white tilak marks sits cross-legged on a mat with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. He wears orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind him, several seated men and boys in orange and maroon robes with white forehead markings also sit with eyes closed or hands folded during a ritual. Brass vessels, a brass oil lamp, a bell-handled brass lamp, and small bowls with offerings such as a white flower-like bulb and pieces of food sit on a cloth in front. The setting appears to be a puja or prayer ceremony.2013-03-26August 11 20162016-08-11August 02 20172017-08-02November 26 20162016-11-26