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A young girl sits cross-legged on a pink and purple striped mat, eyes closed, both hands covering her face in a meditative gesture. She wears a white cloth wrapped over her bare upper body with a gold border and a white dhoti with gold trim, a red pendant on a cord around her neck, and a red mark on her forehead. Behind and beside her, other people in white ritual clothing sit or stand, and an adult in white holds a sheet of paper. Wooden chairs and a red-cloth background are visible in the blurred room.

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A photograph of a group seated cross-legged on colourful striped mats during a group study or chanting session. A young girl in the centre wears a white garment with gold borders and a red tilak on her forehead, her hair in a bun; she holds an open book and looks down. Beside her, a boy with bare shoulders and a gold-bordered white dhoti sits in the foreground, and a man in white shirt holds a loose sheet of paper. Behind them an adult in white dhoti with gold border stands, and another seated boy appears at the back right near wooden chairs.2017-07-08A young girl with hair in a bun sits cross-legged on a multicolored striped mat, wearing a white cloth draped over her shoulder with gold borders and a white cord necklace with a small pendant. Her eyes are closed and her hands rest near her feet. Behind her, people in white dhotis with gold borders sit and stand in a hall with wooden chairs, and a man in white in the foreground holds a small white paper or cloth.2017-07-08A photograph of several young boys seated closely together in a hall, eyes closed or lowered in meditation. The boy in the foreground centre wears a white dhoti with a golden-yellow border, a rudraksha mala around his neck, and a white vibhuti line on his forehead. Others beside and behind him wear plain white cloth wraps over their shoulders and dhotis. A small pink tray with fruit or offerings sits on the floor near the group, and metal pillars and a reddish wall form the background. The scene suggests a group meditation or satsang session.2011-09-24A photograph of an energy darshan during an Inner Awakening session. A seated boy in a white dhoti-style cloth and a pendant necklace, eyes closed, receives a blessing as a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, wearing a white garland of pink and white flowers and a bracelet of red thread, presses his hand to the boy's forehead. Around them, participants in white kurtas and white clothing stand and sit, with a crowd further back. The boy holds a small card or booklet in his hand.2017-05-04A photograph of a young boy with closed eyes and palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a white dhoti with gold border, gold-beaded rudraksha-style necklace, and a white sandal-paste mark on his forehead and throat. An adult in the foreground, seen from behind with long dark hair and a pink-and-white flower garland over bare shoulders, places his right hand with a red thread on the boy's forehead, appearing to bless or initiate him. Another figure stands partly visible at the right edge. Setting appears to be an indoor ashram ritual.2017-02-27A photograph of a crowded ritual hall where a young boy sits bare-chested in a white dhoti, arms raised with hands behind his head, a small gold pendant on a cord around his neck and white markings on his chest. Behind him, other shirtless boys in white dhotis sit among devotees in orange and saffron robes. Several more people are visible in the background, including a standing figure in orange at the left edge and yellow-and-white cloth bundles at the bottom left.2017-04-03A photograph of a seated young boy with a topknot, bare-chested and wearing a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered edge, eyes closed and hands pressed together in prayer on a striped colourful mat. A red pendant hangs on a beaded chain around his neck, and a red bindi marks his forehead. Beside him a man in a light turquoise sweater and glasses holds a white printed sheet and reads from it. Behind them, people in white clothing and saffron-orange garments sit on the mats, and a dark backpack lies on the floor.2017-07-08Close photo of a young bare-chested boy with a white cloth tied over his eyes, head bowed, while an adult hand with a ring rests on his forehead in a blessing or initiation gesture. He wears a white sacred thread and a rudraksha bead on a cord around his neck. The background is blurred and dark, with a red bangle visible on the adult's wrist.2018-04-01July 06 20172017-07-06 +1 copiesA young boy with short dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a white dhoti and a white shawl over his bare upper body. Behind him, several other boys in saffron-orange cloth sit in a ritual gathering, some with white markings on their skin, and incense smoke drifts through the frame. In the lower corners a brass lamp and a few flowers are visible at the edge of the ritual setting. The image appears to show a puja or satsang with participants seated in prayer.2017-07-20A young boy with closed eyes stands bare-chested with arms slightly outstretched, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white thread across his chest, with a yellow flower tucked at his chest. An adult's hand with gold bangles and a ring rests on his forehead, while white-clad attendees stand around him in a temple setting. Close framing, warm light.2016-01-02A shaved-headed young man in white ritual clothing with red-bordered cloth sits among other people, both hands raised to cover his eyes in a devotional gesture. He wears a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold bangle, and a small framed pendant hangs at his chest. Blurred figures in white garments surround him in what appears to be a seated congregational setting.2011-02-13