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A young boy with a shaved head, white vibhuti band and red kumkum dot sits in a crowded hall wearing orange saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest. He holds a small brass oil lamp lit with a flame in his raised right hand and smiles broadly. Other saffron-clad young ascetics sit behind him, several also wearing rudraksha malas, with more lamps glowing in the background. The setting suggests a ritual gathering, and the boy appears to be taking part in a lamp-lit ceremony.

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April 06 20132013-04-06A young boy with a shaved head and a white horizontal tilak stripe on his forehead sits cross-legged in an orange robe with magenta trim, holding a small silver plate with a lit oil lamp flame close to his face while gazing upward. A rudraksha bead necklace hangs on his chest. Behind him, another orange-robed child is partly visible, with brass vessels and ritual items on a low table in the background. The scene suggests a ritual lamp offering in a temple or ashram setting.2013-04-06March 22 20132013-03-22April 06 20132013-04-06September 27 20132013-09-27May 31 20132013-05-31Close photo of a shaved-headed young boy seated with eyes closed and mouth open mid-chant, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with gold caps. He has a white sandalwood band across his forehead with a red bindi, hoop earrings, and his hands are joined at the chest holding a small yellow-and-red object. Behind him, seated monks in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit in a hall with red fabric hangings.2013-09-20Close photo of a young boy in saffron-orange monastic cloth with a deep red waist sash, sitting and holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his left hand and a brass bell in his right. He has white sacred ash marks on his forehead with a red kumkum dot between the brows, and his eyes are lowered as he chants. Behind him, a figure with rudraksha beads on the chest and white horizontal arm markings is partly visible. The plain white wall forms the background. Shows gurukul children performing puja with oil lamp and bell.2013-09-20May 30 20132013-05-30Photograph of a young boy with a shaved head, white vertical tilak on his forehead and a small red dot, dressed in orange cloth with maroon-edged borders and a maroon velvet waist sash. He holds a small brass handbell in his right hand and stands with a serious expression. Behind him, other orange-robed people stand with palms pressed together in namaste.2013-03-31A shaved-headed young priest in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged, holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his left hand and a brass bell in his right. He wears a red sarong-style wrap draped over one shoulder, a dense mala of dark rudraksha beads with a small gold pendant, white vertical tripundra bands on his forehead and arms, and a red kumkum dot between his brows. He appears to be speaking or chanting. Behind him an older man with white forehead marks and a rudraksha mala holds a lit lamp, and a white-clad devotee stands at the right edge. A small yellow-capped bottle and a cup sit on the floor in front.2013-10-08Close-up photo of a young boy in saffron-orange monastic robes chanting with eyes closed and mouth open. He has a shaved head, white sacred ash marks on the forehead with a red kumkum dot at the centre, a gold-rimmed earring, and a long rudraksha mala with gold caps draped over his shoulders. Other saffron-robed figures are blurred in the background.2013-09-20