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April 13 20132013-04-13September 25 20132013-09-25Photograph of a group of young boys and teenagers in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans seated cross-legged on a mat during a ritual. The central boy wears an orange turban with a kumkum mark on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a small pendant, with white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest. Brass oil lamps, incense sticks with rising smoke, flower petals and a brass kalasha are arranged in front of the group. Several other boys with shaved or short hair and orange garments sit behind, and a red and jute bag lies to the right. The group appears to be engaged in a puja or meditation.2017-09-01 +1 copiesA photograph of seated young sannyasi-style devotees in saffron-orange robes during a ritual. In the foreground a boy with long dark hair, white tripundra ash marks on his forehead, rudraksha beads and a red thread around his neck sits cross-legged, holding incense or a small offering over a brass plate. Around him brass oil lamps, lit diyas, pink lotus flowers, a brass kalasha, bells and white ritual items are arranged on red and orange cloths. Smoke from incense rises across the frame. Other boys in orange robes with white forehead marks sit behind, and a saffron bag rests at left.2017-08-04April 25 20142014-04-25A photograph of a seated meditation or satsang gathering. In the foreground a young man in orange sannyasi-style clothing sits cross-legged with his eyes lowered, wearing a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, on a striped multicoloured mat. Behind him another young man with white vibhuti-style forehead markings wears an orange wrap, and several others in white and yellow-bordered dhotis sit nearby. No one is identifiable as a person on appearance cues in this frame.2017-07-08April 28 20132013-04-28December 28 20182018-12-28A young shaven-headed boy with closed eyes sits in meditation in the foreground, wearing an orange saffron cloth over one shoulder, a maroon undergarment and a dark rudraksha mala with a small pendant. He has white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms and a red dot between his brows. Behind him, other boys and men in maroon and orange robes sit in a row, some with white forehead markings, in a blurred hall. Background figures in white clothing are out of focus.2013-04-13A seated group of young saffron-robed sannyasi-style devotees sits cross-legged on a blue mat in a hall during a satsang session. Foreground: a shaven-headed young man in orange robes with dark rudraksha malas and beaded wrist bands, hands clasped. Beside him, another shaven-headed man in rust-orange cloth with a gold-bordered wrap and a gold-tipped bracelet. Behind them, boys and men in orange and gold clothing with white tilak marks sit attentively, and standing spectators in white shirts fill the background.2015-09-09March 06 20182018-03-06March 14 20172017-03-14 +1 copies