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Outdoor photo of young saffron-robed monks seated cross-legged on a mat in a padapuja-style offering. In the foreground a boy with white vertical forehead markings and a red tilak, wearing orange robes and a red-pink cloth, gestures with his right hand over banana leaves heaped with yellow and red flowers and petals. Behind him, several other boys in orange and red robes, some with rudraksha necklaces and white forehead lines, sit before similar flower offerings. Palm trees, a tin-roofed shelter and orange walls are visible in the background.

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A photograph of a row of young boys seated cross-legged on a sandy ground covered with mats and banana leaves heaped with red, yellow and orange flower petals. The foreground boy in orange robes with white forehead markings sits over a banana leaf of petals, moving them with his hands, while a boy in orange beside him gazes forward. Behind them, boys in red robes with gold trim and white tilak marks sit in rows, some handling petals and others looking on. The setting suggests a padapuja-style offering of flowers to a teacher's feet, but no teacher is visible in frame. Six to twenty young people are visible.2013-12-22December 22 20132013-12-22A group of young women and children sit cross-legged on woven mats in an outdoor setting, arranging flowers on banana leaves. Many wear red dresses with gold borders and rudraksha beads, while others wear saffron-orange garments. They sort yellow marigold blossoms, red and orange rose petals, and green leaves onto the leaves, with a few sprigs and loose petals scattered on the mats. Some have white sacred markings on their foreheads and hair pulled back in buns. The scene suggests preparation of floral offerings for a ritual.2013-12-22September 01 20172017-09-01 +1 copiesOutdoor scene of a group of young boys seated cross-legged on a pale paved ground, dressed in red and saffron-edged cloth wraps. Several boys wear white ash marks on their foreheads, and one wears a rudraksha bead necklace. They are sorting and arranging yellow and orange flower petals and blossoms on large green banana leaves in front of them, as if preparing offerings for a ritual. Some boys are looking down focused on the flowers, while others wear earrings or glasses. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible among them.2013-12-22Photograph of young shaven-headed boys and a girl in saffron-orange robes seated on the floor of a hall during a ritual. The boy on the left, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, speaks or chants with his hands raised. Beside him a girl with a red bindi and white sandalwood marks on her forehead and arms leans over a silver tray covered with a bamboo mat, scattered red rose petals and white frangipani flowers, and a small dark stone deity murti. Behind them a seated boy in orange with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks, and a row of standing men in white shirts raise their hands in devotion. A small brass oil lamp and a plastic container sit at the right edge. This is a padapuja-style ritual setting.2013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16December 26 20132013-12-26December 22 20132013-12-22Outdoor padapuja ceremony on a brick-paved courtyard under palm trees and orange flags. A man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, wearing an orange-saffron robe, sits on a red cushioned throne while his feet are washed by a shaved-headed priest in orange cloth with white tilak marks and rudraksha beads. The priest holds a small flaming oil lamp and a brass vessel over a leaf plate of flowers. Behind them, a row of devotees in orange saris and robes stand with hands folded, some holding ceremonial staffs, and a crowd in white shirts watches under the orange flags. Offerings of marigold garlands lie on a pink cloth.2013-12-26Two young shaved-headed boys in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor performing a puja before a small dark stone deity murti on a bamboo mat, surrounded by red and white flower petals and white flowers on a silver tray. The boy on the left, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, dabs red powder near the murti while the boy on the right, in a saffron wrap with a red-marked white tilak, chants with his mouth open. Behind them a monk in orange with a white forehead tilak chants, and a large seated crowd in white and red clothing raises open palms in devotion. A small oil lamp stands at the left edge. The setting is an indoor hall with a light tiled floor.2013-10-16