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A row of young boys seated cross-legged on the floor in a hall with red curtains, dressed in red-maroon robes with gold borders and beaded rudraksha necklaces. Their foreheads bear white vibhuti lines and they sit with hands folded or resting on their laps, eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground a boy wears glasses. Behind them an adult man in a white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas and wristbands, sits among them. Brass puja vessels, lamps, flower petals and a yellow container with a swastika sit on the floor in front. A man in white shirt stands at the back near a low altar table.

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Young boys in maroon-red dhotis with gold borders sit cross-legged in rows on a mat during a ritual. Many have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, and some wear rudraksha malas. The boy at right in front has palms pressed together in anjali, eyes closed in meditation. Gold and brass puja vessels, lamps and small bowls are arranged on a checked cloth and a low altar at left. Behind them, adults in red and an orange-robed figure sit in a hall with red curtains and framed pictures on the walls.2013-12-10December 10 20132013-12-10December 11 20132013-12-11December 11 20132013-12-11December 11 20132013-12-11A long row of seated young boys and girls in red and orange robes performs a padapuja-style ritual in a hall with red curtains. Many boys wear gold-trimmed red dhotis and rudraksha malas, some with white forehead bands; several in front hold their palms together in namaskar. Brass plates, kalasha-like vessels, small oil lamps, flower offerings and sandalwood trays lie on silver trays along the floor. Older adults in white clothes sit at the back right.2013-12-06December 11 20132013-12-11December 11 20132013-12-11December 16 20132013-12-16Four young boys in red sannyasi-style robes with gold borders sit cross-legged on a red mat during a ritual. They wear white vibhuti stripes and red kumkum dots on their foreheads, and the boy on the right wears a long rudraksha mala. Two boys have hands folded in namaskar and one holds a hand out palm-up. In front of them sit small brass vessels, a brass bell-like pot, and white paper cups. Behind them, adult men in white kurtas and white shirts sit on the floor, and red chairs line the hall.2013-11-23December 11 20132013-12-11December 12 20132013-12-12