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A seated group of young and adult devotees in orange and saffron robes performs a ritual in a hall with red curtains. Many wear rudraksha malas and white sacred ash marks on their foreheads. A boy in front raises one hand in a blessing or chanting gesture, and a child beside him holds pink flower petals. A teenager on the right holds an open book, and a man in white clothing sits with folded hands. Brass lamps and small vessels sit on the floor, and seated and standing onlookers fill the background.

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A seated group of devotees in a temple hall during a sitting ritual. In the foreground a young boy in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged, hands gesturing, while other boys in orange and red-orange cloth sit around him. Behind them, adult men in orange robes with white forehead markings and mala beads sit with palms pressed together. Several men in white dhotis and shawls and boys in red and orange clothing fill the back rows. Low wooden stools and small brass cups stand on the mat in front of them.2013-12-24December 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copiesDecember 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copiesDecember 13 20132013-12-13November 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesAugust 29 20132013-08-29A large group of young boys and a few adults sit cross-legged on a tiled hall floor during a ritual gathering. Most boys wear saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth and have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads, and several wear rudraksha malas. A bald, orange-robed man with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks sits in the centre-right, a boy beside him in orange seems to be receiving marks, and a man in white clothes with folded hands sits at the back. Brass plates with flowers, fruit, kumkum and small lamps are arranged on the floor, along with a small decorated silver-and-red stand and a silver tray. Red chairs are stacked along the back wall and an orange-robed figure stands in the background.2013-12-12December 30 20132013-12-30December 22 20132013-12-22Photograph of a seated puja inside a large hall with red curtains and framed pictures on the walls. In the foreground a bald man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a small brass vessel aloft, his forearms and chest marked with white sacred ash. Beside him, several other saffron-robed sadhus and young boys in red-and-gold robes sit on mats with brass lamps and small plates of offerings in front of them. Behind them a row of younger children in red and orange sit with palms pressed together. A seated man in white near the right wall appears to be observing. Copyright and source text overlays appear along the bottom edge.2013-12-13December 10 20132013-12-10December 13 20132013-12-13