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Close photo of a shaved-headed young boy seated with eyes closed and mouth open mid-chant, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with gold caps. He has a white sandalwood band across his forehead with a red bindi, hoop earrings, and his hands are joined at the chest holding a small yellow-and-red object. Behind him, seated monks in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit in a hall with red fabric hangings.

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A young shaved-headed boy in orange sannyasi-style robes sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed during a puja. A white vertical tilak with a red bindi marks his forehead, and gold hoop earrings hang from his ears. Behind him, a man in orange with rudraksha mala and white forehead marks also sits in prayer. Brass puja vessels, a small lamp and a shivalinga-shaped object are arranged on a tray in the foreground, with a second tray and lamps behind. Other devotees in orange and red sit in the background.2013-07-28October 22 20132013-10-22June 11 20142014-06-11September 25 20132013-09-25March 31 20132013-03-31 +2 copiesMarch 22 20132013-03-22A 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.2013-10-13March 21 20132013-03-21April 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copiesMarch 21 20132013-03-21 +1 copiesA young man with a shaved, white-painted forehead band and a red dot at the centre sits cross-legged in saffron-orange robes with eyes closed, hands in a mudra near his waist. He wears a long rudraksha mala with gold spacers and rudraksha armbands. Behind him, other saffron-robed men with white forehead bands sit in a crowded hall, and a brass bell and cup appear at the lower right.2013-09-06Close photo of a young boy in orange saffron robes seated with eyes closed and mouth open as if chanting. He wears a white tilak across his forehead with a red bindi, and a rudraksha mala with gold spacers around his neck. His hands are held together in front of his chest in a mudra. Behind him, another person in orange with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads sits with eyes lowered. Red chairs and a hall are visible in the background.2013-10-26