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A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall, with many young priests and devotees seated on the floor in orange and maroon robes. Foreground boys wear orange cloth and rudraksha malas, their foreheads and arms marked with white ash; some hold small items at their hands while sitting before brass puja vessels, small dishes and flowers on low tables. Behind them, rows of seated participants in maroon and red garments and white clothing sit behind rope barriers, with a few standing figures and an older man in white at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam-style ceremony with brass vessels and oil lamps.

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A seated group of shaved-headed young sannyasis and devotees in saffron and orange robes performs a ritual in a hall, with white tilaka and vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Several hold small brass bells and implements, and brass vessels and a small plastic container sit on low wooden stands in front. A man on the left in rust-brown robes and a saffron-orange shawl with rudraksha malas holds a small brass lamp and a bell. Behind them, rows of seated boys in maroon and red robes and adults in red and white sit on the floor.2013-07-01July 13 20132013-07-13July 26 20132013-07-26June 06 20142014-06-06September 18 20132013-09-18October 29 20132013-10-29A seated group of devotees in a hall, many wearing orange and saffron shawls with lanyards. In the front rows, young boys with shaved heads and white forehead markings wear orange and red robes and rudraksha malas, seated on mats with brass plates and small brass vessels in front of them. Behind them, adult men in white shirts and orange shawls sit in rows. A man in a red-and-orange wrap sits among the front row on the left. The scene resembles a satsang or puja gathering.2013-10-20 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated group of young saffron-robed monks with shaved heads, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, sitting on mats in a marble-floored hall. Several boys in front hold or sit beside small brass puja plates, lamps and flower offerings. Behind them, men in white shirts and a few in white dhotis sit on red-cushioned seating beneath red draped hangings.2013-04-25October 29 20132013-10-29 +1 copiesMarch 17 20132013-03-17October 22 20132013-10-22A photograph of a seated group of young boys in saffron-orange robes with maroon-and-gold borders, many with white tilak lines across their foreheads and rudraksha malas, performing a ritual on a mat-covered hall floor. Several hold small brass bells, lamps and dishes, and some have palms pressed together in namaskar. Brass plates with offerings, shells, and a flower-lined tray sit before them. Behind them, adults in white and saffron sit among rows of devotees in a pillared hall with red curtains. A person in orange with a shaved head and glasses sits at the left edge. No figure matching the a person candidate criteria is clearly visible.2013-03-29