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A photograph of a seated group of young male devotees in a ritual hall with red drapes and hanging lights. They are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis, gold-coloured pendant necklaces and sacred-thread cords, with white ash markings on their chests and foreheads. The boy in the centre holds a small leaf or paper and sits cross-legged on a striped mat. Other participants sit close around him, several with eyes closed or looking down, in a ceremony setting such as a puja or satsang.

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April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03A photograph of a large group of young male devotees seated on the floor in a hall with a red backdrop, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with white sacred ash markings on their chests, arms and foreheads. A central boy in the foreground, with white ash on his body and a white thread across his shoulder, sits cross-legged on a colourful striped mat, holding a small book or leaf and reading or reciting. Others around him, some wearing wire-rimmed glasses and white necklaces, sit in similar postures, with yellow-bordered cloth visible at the edges. No person is identified as a person in this image.2017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03April 08 20172017-04-08 +1 copiesApril 03 20172017-04-03April 08 20172017-04-08April 03 20172017-04-03April 03 20172017-04-03Close photo of a group of young shirtless boys seated on the ground in white dhoti-style cloth with white sacred threads across their chests, many with white ash markings on the skin. A smiling boy in the centre wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Behind them, out of focus, are yellow poles and seated people in white.2017-04-08April 03 20172017-04-03A dense group of young men and boys sit cross-legged on the floor, bare-chested, wearing white dhoti-style cloths and rudraksha or bead necklaces with pendants. Many have white sacred ash or painted markings on their chests and foreheads. The central boy in front, with a red tilak on his forehead, holds small wooden objects in his hands and appears to chant with eyes half-open, while others sit with eyes closed in meditation. Pink and red cloths lie beneath them on the ground. Several people fill the frame.2017-04-08 +1 copies