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A photograph of a ritual scene with several young and adult men seated in a row wearing saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha malas. Several boys in the foreground hold brass horn-shaped vessels to their mouths or lift them, and a brass kalasha pot sits in the lower foreground. Steel bowls, small offerings and marigold petals are arranged on a white platform. Some men have tilak markings on their foreheads and bare upper bodies with ornaments. The setting appears to be a temple-style hall with a white wall behind them.

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August 12 20132013-08-12August 12 20132013-08-12Several young boys in saffron-orange robes sit in a row during a ritual, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Each boy holds a tall brass cone. In front of them are long rows of silver and brass vessels, bowls, and small brass lamps arranged on raised stone platforms, with white flowers and a small brass bell visible among the items. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam setting.2013-08-12A large hall with white floors where many young boys and some adult men in saffron-orange robes sit in rows, playing long brass horns (kahalas or conch-like trumpets) angled upward. Brass kalashas and silver bowls and vessels are set on the floor in front of them, with scattered flower petals. Several boys wear rudraksha malas and white forehead tilak markings; one adult in the background wears a white shawl and rudraksha beads. Pillars and a wooden door frame the back wall. The scene suggests a ritual sounding of horns during a puja or abhishekam.2013-09-02August 12 20132013-08-12September 23 20132013-09-23September 02 20132013-09-02A group of saffron-robed monks sit cross-legged on a tiled floor performing a ritual, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Each holds a long brass horn-shaped vessel, pouring liquid into or drawing from it, while stainless steel bowls, pots and small brass items are arranged before them on the floor. Several younger boys in red garments and white forehead marks sit among the group, and a figure in white dhoti and shawl sits at the right edge.2013-09-16 +1 copiesJuly 15 20132013-07-15September 02 20132013-09-02June 19 20142014-06-19A seated puja scene with several shaved-headed young boys and a few adults in saffron-orange robes sitting cross-legged on the floor behind brass ritual vessels, oil lamps, small bowls and a silver tray with flower petals. The foreground boys wear orange cloth, rudraksha mala necklaces and white sacred ash with a central mark on their foreheads; the boy closest to camera wears glasses and is speaking or chanting. A man at left wears white dhoti-style cloth with orange garments and rudraksha beads, with a bare upper body and a white wrap. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like pot and small silver dishes are arranged on a red and pink cloth. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.2014-06-01