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Young boys in saffron-orange robes with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads sit on the floor performing a puja. In the foreground, a boy chants with his mouth open while another holds a small brass bell, and a silver tray holds brass bowls, a lamp, flowers and offerings. Behind them, more seated boys and men in orange and maroon garments, some with rudraksha malas, take part in the ritual. The scene looks like a temple or ashram ceremony with brass vessels and garlands.

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A seated group of young boys in saffron-orange robes perform a ritual on a silver tray at a ceremony. In the foreground a boy with a rudraksha pendant on a dark cord holds a small brass bell, while beside him a boy wearing a long rudraksha mala and a red wrist thread handles brass vessels and offerings. Brass cups, small lamps, a red-lidded container and a plate of sweets or dry offerings sit on the silver tray over pink cloth. Behind them older men in orange and maroon robes and white dhotis sit with white tilak markings on their foreheads and arms, with more devotees in white further back. The setting appears to be a puja or abhishekam gathering.2013-05-11May 11 20132013-05-11March 22 20132013-03-22March 22 20132013-03-22March 22 20132013-03-22A seated group of boys and young men in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash on their foreheads perform a ritual with brass oil lamps, bells and small offering vessels. In the foreground a shaved-headed boy in orange holds a small brass lamp, while a boy beside him in white dhoti and shawl holds a lamp and incense near a tray of flowers, fruit and brass dishes. Smoke from the offerings rises through the room. Clear plastic containers sit at the lower edge.2017-07-21March 22 20132013-03-22March 18 20132013-03-18March 25 20132013-03-25A group of young boys in saffron-orange sannyasi-style robes sit cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual. They wear white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, and several have their palms pressed together in prayer. In front of them are brass puja vessels, small lamps, plates of flowers and offerings, and a brass kalasha-style vessel on a low tray. Adults in orange robes sit further back in the hall, and a rope barrier and white pillars frame the space. Several people are visible in the scene, including the front row of boys and others seated behind them.2014-06-19September 09 20132013-09-09May 20 20132013-05-20