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Several young boys in orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor during a ritual setting. In the foreground, a boy wearing glasses and a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala arranges pink, yellow and red flower petals into a circle on a low silver-grey stand, a small framed picture placed within the floral ring. Beside him a round tray holds more scattered petals. Behind, other boys in orange clothing sit with their hands folded, and a boy at right with a white forehead mark holds a small object. Yellow petals are scattered on the floor and a striped mat lies at left.

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October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor performing a ritual at a puja setup. The foreground boy wears thick-framed glasses, a rudraksha mala, a red bindi and white sacred ash lines on his forehead, and he holds a small object with both hands above a brass vessel and offerings of flowers. Beside him another boy in orange robes with white forehead markings looks down at pink and yellow flower petals on a tray. Several more similarly dressed boys sit behind them in a hall, some with white tilak marks. Brass lamps and a small platform with offerings are visible in the lower foreground.2014-10-05July 23 20132013-07-23July 04 20132013-07-04 +1 copiesOctober 30 20132013-10-30April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesApril 04 20142014-04-04 +1 copiesA photograph of young boys seated on a rug in a temple-like hall, wearing saffron-orange robes with red borders, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and white horizontal forehead markings. Several boys hold thin sticks or strings while seated in a row, with a brass oil lamp and metal vessels on the right beside yellow and orange flower garlands and a blue-draped altar. The background shows a white and red striped wall. No identifiable a person appears in the frame.2013-10-13Boys and young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor during a ritual gathering. In the foreground a shaved-headed boy in orange with a white forehead band holds a small oil lamp in cupped hands, eyes lowered. Brass puja trays with white flowers, a small brass lamp, and a copper-toned stand sit before them. Behind, seated devotees in orange and red garments hold lamps and offerings, and one man in white and gold at upper right raises a lamp. A green leaf and offering plates are visible on the lower left. The scene suggests a puja or aarti practice with lamps and flower offerings.2013-04-29Rows of seated devotees perform a puja in a hall with a marble floor and woven mats. Many wear saffron-orange robes and white forehead tilaks, and several boys in orange hold their palms together or rest folded hands on their knees. Silver trays hold brass lamps, flowers, bowls and offerings, and a few men in white dhotis sit among them. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance, so no a person candidate is asserted.2013-03-13June 19 20142014-06-19