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Two young boys sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed in prayer, at what appears to be an outdoor gathering. The boy on the right, bare-chested, wears a white dhoti-style cloth with gold border over his shoulder, a rudraksha mala around his neck, rudraksha bracelets, a white vertical tilak on his forehead with a red bindi, and a wristwatch. The boy on the left wears a white garment with gold border, a white tilak with a red bindi, and rudraksha bracelets. Blurred onlookers sit in the background. No readable deity murti or a person is visible in frame.

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A young boy with short dark hair stands with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste at his chest. He is bare-chested except for a white shawl with gold borders draped over his shoulders, and wears rudraksha-style beaded bracelets on both wrists. A white vibhuti line and red bindi mark his forehead. Behind him, a blurred figure in white stands near a parked vehicle, and a gold and red ceremonial object appears at the right edge. Setting appears to be an outdoor ashram or temple gathering.2013-02-26A photograph of seated young men at a ritual in a temple setting. In the centre, a young man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border wears a long rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, his tilak on forehead, hands raised near his ears in a ritual gesture. To the left, a boy in white with gold border and red sacred thread sits with a red tilak. Behind them, seated devotees wear white and orange garments.2016-08-18Two men sit in a close row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered in prayer. The nearer man in front has short dark hair, a red-brown rudraksha mala around his neck, and wears a white dhoti-style garment with a gold border over his shoulder; a white horizontal tilak marks his forehead. The man behind him, also in white with a gold-bordered cloth and white tilak, has a shaved head. Soft-focus lamps glow in the background and a blurred figure sits further back. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people.2011-11-18Two young men sit side by side in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls, both with rudraksha malas around their necks. The man on the left has a red bindi on his forehead and looks forward; the man on the right, wearing glasses, has white vertical tilaka lines on his forehead. Blurred figures and a seated group are in the background.2011-11-19September 25 20112011-09-25A seated man in white dhoti and white shawl with gold borders sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes lowered, in a pale room with a red curtain. He wears a black rudraksha mala, a silver bracelet, red-orange beaded wrist threads, and white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and arms. Behind him, two other seated devotees in white with gold-bordered cloth also have their hands folded in prayer, one of them shaven-headed. The scene suggests a satsang or meditation session. Physical people visible: three.2011-11-07Photograph of two young men seated in a crowded hall with their palms pressed together in anjali mudra, a devotional gesture. Both wear white dhoti-style cloths draped over bare shoulders, white urdhva-pundra forehead marks and white bands on their arms, and rudraksha mala beads on the chest. The man on the left wears gold bangles and an earring and looks upward, while the man on the right wears glasses and gazes forward. Behind them, a blurred crowd of seated onlookers in colourful shirts, including children, watches the gathering.2011-09-28September 25 20112011-09-25Devotees seated in a hall during prayer. In the foreground, a man with white vibhuti on his forehead, rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace sits with eyes closed and hands held in a mudra, wearing a white dhoti with red-and-gold borders. Beside him, another man in a white dhoti with gold trim presses his palms together in anjali. Behind them, a row of seated men in white shirts and dhotis and a few in western clothing listen in a satsang-style gathering, with a metal stand and chain at left.2012-10-09A photograph of two young male attendees seated cross-legged on a peach-coloured cloth during a ritual. The foreground boy wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a long rudraksha mala, and a white vertical tilak with a red dot, and holds a thin metal rod in each hand while looking downward. Behind him, a second boy in orange robes and a rudraksha mala also has a white forehead marking and sits with eyes lowered. Brass or metal plates with red and yellow cloth bundles lie on the floor in front of them. The lower-right corner shows a faint circular logo.2014-09-15November 06 20132013-11-06Two young boys in white ritual dhotis with orange and red borders stand close together in a crowded hall. The boy on the left has a rudraksha mala and red bindi, with his head tilted upward and mouth open as if chanting. The boy on the right wears a multicoloured bead necklace, a white vibhuti line on his forehead with a red dot, and smiles broadly. Several adults in white and red shirts stand behind them, with an orange wall in the background.2011-10-05