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A young person in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a patterned mat, eyes covered with a black blindfold and white tape. A rudraksha mala hangs around the neck with a small pendant, and a small headset microphone is clipped near the cheek. Another person's hand, adorned with gold rings and rudraksha bracelets, reaches in to adjust the blindfold. Behind them, ornate gold and red cushions and a gilded deity murti are visible.

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Two children in orange robes sit side by side wearing black blindfolds over their eyes, with rudraksha-style beaded malas around their necks. A standing adult in white reaches toward them, and an older woman in a white top with a brown shawl stands behind. Behind them is a gold-leafed ornate throne or pedestal with red cushioned seats. A child in a yellow striped top stands at left. The scene suggests a ritual or training exercise in a temple-like hall.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24June 20 20152015-06-20August 24 20142014-08-24April 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20152015-09-15A young boy seated cross-legged on a silver-toned ornate tray or pedestal, dressed in saffron-orange robes with a red satin waist sash. He wears a long rudraksha mala with gold spacer beads around his neck and a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and holds a thin reed or grass strand in his hands. Behind him, other children in orange robes sit in a row, and pink flower petals and yellow marigolds are scattered on a colourful striped cloth. The setting suggests a ritual or initiation gathering.2013-10-13September 21 20142014-09-21October 22 20132013-10-22August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a ritual scene in a shrine decorated with red and gold drapes and an ornate garland with a large jewelled necklace on a deity murti behind. Two young boys in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit with black blindfolds over their eyes, one holding a small white ribbon. A man in a white dhoti stands at left holding a large black video camera with a blue cable, and an adult in white at right looks down. A man with long hair and a bindi stands behind the camera operator, smiling, with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Several people are visible.2014-08-24A photograph of young boys seated cross-legged in ashram sannyasi-style robes of saffron-orange cloth with maroon edging, one boy in the foreground with white vertical forehead markings and a red bindi, wearing a dark rudraksha-style bead mala and hands resting palm-up in his lap. A second boy in similar orange robes sits to the left, and a blurred adult in orange and maroon sits behind them beside a small oil lamp and ritual items on a low table. The setting suggests a seated satsang or ritual gathering. a person is not visibly present; the figures shown are young disciples and attendees.2013-04-06 +1 copies