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A photograph of a ceremonial gathering indoors before pink-and-cream walls and red curtains. In the centre a young boy in a white embroidered kurta with a gold-bordered shawl and a red-and-orange head wrap holds a small silver plate with white offerings and bows his head. Beside him a young man in a red-and-gold dhoti and red shawl, with a silver-and-white headpiece, rudraksha mala and bracelets, smiles while standing with hands near his waist. Behind them a man in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and a smiling man in white dhoti with gold borders stand; at left, a boy in an orange-gold garment shows his back, and at right a girl in a blue-and-orange headscarf is partly visible. There are six people in view.

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August 22 20112011-08-22A crowded indoor gathering of young boys and men in traditional dress. In the foreground a boy in white dhoti and white shirt with a bright red-and-gold headcloth and a gold-bordered yellow cloth draped over his shoulder. Behind him a young boy wears a white turban with gold patterning and a beaded necklace. At center right a boy in a red-gold headband and red dhoti with a purple-and-gold border holds a small white item in his hand and a rudraksha-style mala hangs at his neck. A boy in purple garment stands behind him. Adult men in white shirts stand at the right. The scene appears to be a devotional or ritual gathering, with people moving in a hall.2011-08-22A group of men and boys stands in a bright indoor room with a white wall and a reddish wooden door at left. On the right, a young man in an orange turban and orange cloth wears layered beaded necklaces with gold-toned pendants and holds a bunch of green leaves and a wrapped bundle. In front, a boy in an orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala holds a brass bowl and has white and red markings on his forehead. Behind them, a man with grey hair and white markings on his forehead and arms stands with a hand on his hip. At far left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red thread on his wrist and a small pendant stands beside a small child. Some people show white ash lines on their faces and arms.2017-11-19A photograph of a ritual blessing indoors. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala, rudraksha bracelets and a flower garland over a rust-red garment reaches out and places his palm on the forehead of a young man bending forward. The young man has a shaved head, white sacred marks on his forehead, a rudraksha mala, earrings, and wears a white dhoti with a gold border. Behind them stand two young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; one holds a small brass bowl and a tray of yellow sweets or offerings. Red curtains and framed pictures hang on the walls behind them.2014-04-27 +1 copiesJuly 20 20152015-07-20 +1 copiesA figure in a yellow turban and yellow shawl, with red and orange garlands and a long wooden staff, feeds a sweet to a young boy in a dark green shirt. Around them stand a shaved-headed man in an orange robe and rudraksha mala, a man in a red headcloth and white dhoti with rudraksha beads, and a woman in a dark sari watching. The setting appears to be a stage with dark drapes and a small offering tray with sweets and flowers in the foreground.2011-08-22A group of young boys in traditional Indian costume stands barefoot on a mat in a hall with red curtains and framed pictures on the wall. In the foreground, a boy in a red sleeveless top and red-gold dhoti stands with arms folded, while beside him a boy in a white dhoti with a white turban and rudraksha mala stands with hands together. Other boys wear yellow, pink, orange and green garments, red and yellow headbands, and white turbans. Adult men in white and orange clothing stand behind them. Brass plates with offerings sit on the floor at the lower edge.2011-08-22July 21 20132013-07-21July 20 20152015-07-20A seated group of young shaven-headed monks in saffron and maroon robes performs a ritual indoors. Several have white vibhuti or sandal marks on their foreheads. One young monk on the right holds a lit oil lamp in his raised hand, and brass puja vessels sit in front of the group on the floor. A standing figure in orange robes with a mala is visible at the upper left. The scene suggests a puja or aarti with the monks seated in a row.2013-04-13A room of ashram devotees during a ritual initiation. In the centre, a boy in a cream embroidered kurta with a red-and-gold sash stands while a monastic in a red-orange turban and saffron-orange cloth touches his forehead with a raised hand. A bare-headed man at left wears an orange-red beaded rudraksha necklace and a saffron shawl, and a woman at right in red robes and a rudraksha mala looks on. Plastic chairs fill the hall, with several children and a woman in white-and-gold sari in the background, and a framed picture on the wall behind. The monastic's identity is not established from appearance alone.2015-07-26November 26 20112011-11-26