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A photograph of a row of young devotees seated outdoors in orange saffron robes with hands pressed together in anjali mudra during a puja. Their faces and arms bear white vibhuti or chandan markings. A boy in front wears a saffron shawl over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala with a white beaded necklace, gazing forward. Another smaller boy beside him, also in saffron, joins his palms. Blurred figures in white stand in the background. The scene suggests a collective devotional ceremony.

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Photograph of a row of young male devotees seated in prayer, their palms pressed together in anjali mudra. They wear saffron orange monastic-style garments, and several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. A boy in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a white thread around his neck. Other boys beside and behind him keep their eyes closed or lowered in devotion. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering with blurred figures in white in the background.2017-05-08A row of young male devotees seated on the floor in orange saffron robes with white vibhuti horizontal marks on their foreheads and arms, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Several boys in the foreground and middle ground sit in a line, with more blurred figures behind them. In the lower left, rows of offerings such as small white dishes and food are arranged on the floor. No candidate for a person is visibly present in this frame.2017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08May 08 20172017-05-08April 25 20142014-04-25April 17 20142014-04-17April 25 20142014-04-25Several shaved-headed young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a mat in prayer, palms pressed together at chest level. Each has white vibhuti or sacred marks across the forehead and upper arms. The two foreground boys wear rudraksha malas; the left one wears silver bangles. Behind them, other devotees with palms joined are seated, and a small lit oil lamp flame glows at lower left among ritual items. The setting appears to be an indoor satsang or puja gathering.2013-04-14 +1 copiesApril 17 20142014-04-17Photograph of a seated group of young disciples in saffron-orange robes at a satsang or sakshi session. In the foreground a young man with short hair, white forehead markings and a dark rudraksha mala has his palms pressed together in a gesture of prayer and gazes forward. Beside him a small boy in orange with arms folded watches, and at the right edge a girl with glasses and white tilak sits with her hands together. Further left, several other disciples with white body markings, ornate beaded necklaces and orange garments sit in rows, some with hands raised in mudra. Background audience members are blurred. No a person is clearly visible in this frame.2017-01-13Photograph of young shaved-headed boys in saffron-orange robes seated in a row during a ceremony, with white vibhuti stripes and red kumkum dots on their foreheads. The foreground boy on the left has red-framed glasses and presses his palms together in anjali, eyes closed. The middle boy wears clear-framed glasses and a long rudraksha mala across his robe, hands folded in his lap. The right boy sits with hands clasped, looking forward. Behind them, more boys in orange and an adult in white clothing sit in the assembly, and a small metal lamp or kalasha sits at the bottom right.2013-10-25April 10 20132013-04-10