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Photograph of a pada puja ceremony in a temple hall. A young boy in the foreground sits cross-legged with eyes closed, hands resting open, wearing an orange saffron robe with magenta trim, rudraksha mala and a red bindi, his forehead marked with white paste. Brass vessels, a brass plate and a small silver bowl with flower petals and rice sit on the floor before him. Beside and behind him, several other boys and a man in orange robes sit in meditation with white forehead marks, and more people in maroon robes sit further back.

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April 05 20132013-04-05April 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copiesApril 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copiesApril 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copiesClose photograph of a shaved-headed young boy seated cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with maroon velvet borders, a rudraksha bead mala around his neck, a white vertical tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, and a yellow wristwatch on his left wrist. Behind him, another boy in orange robes and a white forehead band also sits with eyes closed, and a blue cloth lies at the left edge of the frame.2013-04-05 +1 copiesMarch 25 20132013-03-25April 01 20132013-04-01 +1 copiesApril 05 20132013-04-05 +1 copiesA young boy with a shaved head and white sacred ash marks on his forehead sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation during a temple pada puja. He wears an orange saffron cloth with magenta trim and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, other boys in orange and maroon robes sit with eyes closed, and a bearded man in an orange cloth with a beaded necklace sits among them. In front are brass plates, a brass tumbler, a small bowl with a pink flower, and a tray of beads and petals. A brass lamp stands at the left edge. Several other seated devotees are visible in the hall.2013-04-05 +1 copiesMarch 25 20132013-03-25March 25 20132013-03-25A group of young boys with shaved heads and white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads sit cross-legged in a temple hall, wearing saffron-orange robes with maroon and gold borders. Several wear rudraksha mala necklaces. Brass puja vessels, a small brass lamp, a shallow brass plate with offerings and a conch-like shell rest on a cloth in front of them. Behind them, other people in white and orange clothing are seated, and a standing figure in white appears at the upper left. The boys look attentively forward during a ritual or satsang.2013-03-18