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A shaved-headed man in profile, bare-chested, wearing an orange saffron shawl over his shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and shoulder. He holds an oil lamp with a visible flame near a temple shrine, appearing to offer aarti. Behind him, other people in orange and white ritual clothes stand in a blurred temple interior.

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January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A young boy with a shaved head sits with eyes closed and mouth slightly open in chanting, wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a long strand of rudraksha beads across his chest. A white vertical mark and red kumkum dot adorn his forehead, and white ash stripes mark his upper arm. He holds a small brass spoon in one hand and rests the other in his lap. Behind him, an older man in orange with rudraksha beads and white forehead marks sits with palms pressed together in prayer, and brass vessels are visible at the lower edge.2013-07-31April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesJune 25 20132013-06-25 +2 copiesA young shaved-headed boy in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands in the foreground, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his right hand during a ritual. He wears white vibhuti marks across his forehead. Behind him, other saffron-robed participants sit on mats near brass plates and offerings, and a second boy with white forehead marks appears at the right edge. The setting is an indoor ritual hall with a light-coloured floor.2013-04-13April 10 20132013-04-10A young boy in a saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and a topknot stands before a golden shrine, holding a lit oil lamp with both hands and waving it toward a deity murti. His torso and arms are marked with white ash stripes. Behind him a gilded shrine with lion figures holds a small deity murti dressed in teal with a white floral garland, and brass pots and flower garlands surround it. At left, a large cardboard cutout of a smiling woman in red robes and a red turban with a rudraksha mala stands beside the shrine. Blurred heads of onlookers fill the foreground.2017-01-13April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copies