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Three young boys in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans sit cross-legged in a hall during a ritual, their chests and arms marked with white ash lines. The boy on the left looks sideways with hands folded, the centre boy chants with palms together beside a small pink flower offering, and the boy on the right holds his hands together in prayer. Each wears rudraksha malas. Behind them stand tall golden poles, and rows of seated devotees in orange garments fill the room. Small oil lamps, incense smoke and pink flowers sit on the floor before them, and a large framed painting hangs on the back wall.

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September 01 20172017-09-01September 01 20172017-09-01 +1 copiesSeptember 01 20172017-09-01 +1 copiesThree young boys sit cross-legged on the floor in orange saffron robes, their heads shaved, with white sacred markings on their foreheads and bodies. The boy on the left has longer dark hair and holds a small object near a ritual setup. The two boys on the right wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and have their palms raised toward a brass lamp arrangement. Oil lamps, brass vessels, marigold petals and a yellow cloth fill the foreground, with smoke or incense drifting through the air. Seated devotees in white and saffron are blurred in the background under ceiling lights, in what appears to be a puja or homa setting.2017-07-20A 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.2014-06-19July 05 20132013-07-05September 06 20132013-09-06June 19 20142014-06-19April 10 20132013-04-10Photograph of a group of young sannyasi-style devotees in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on the floor during a puja. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair, white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms, and a rudraksha mala wears a gold-bordered orange cloth and holds a small ritual item in his hands. Brass plates, oil lamps, flower petals and a small brass vessel sit on low wooden stands before them. Several other children and adults in orange and white clothes sit behind, and a figure in white dhoti and shawl is seen to the right. The setting is a large hall with a pale floor.2016-08-16Several young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged in prayer, palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, with white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. A boy in the centre wears a rudraksha mala. Brass puja vessels, a small framed picture, a kalasha-style bowl, flower petals and yellow turmeric offerings are arranged on orange cloths in front of them. Behind them, other devotees in red and maroon clothing and a figure in dark clothing sit in a hall with red chairs. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2014-04-25December 31 20152015-12-31