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A young boy with a shaved head and white vibhuti lines on his forehead sits cross-legged on a white tiled floor with eyes closed and palms open on his knees, wearing an orange saffron robe with a red border. Behind him, many other children in orange and red robes sit in rows, some with white marks on their foreheads. Two large drums stand against the wall on the right, and a brass horn rests on the floor. In front of the boy are silver pots, a silver tray with a brass vessel, and a bowl with flowers including red and yellow blooms. The setting appears to be a hall with pink and red drapes in the background.

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December 09 20132013-12-09December 09 20132013-12-09A young boy with a shaved head and white sacred ash marks on his forehead sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation during a temple pada puja. He wears an orange saffron cloth with magenta trim and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, other boys in orange and maroon robes sit with eyes closed, and a bearded man in an orange cloth with a beaded necklace sits among them. In front are brass plates, a brass tumbler, a small bowl with a pink flower, and a tray of beads and petals. A brass lamp stands at the left edge. Several other seated devotees are visible in the hall.2013-04-05 +1 copiesDecember 12 20132013-12-12September 26 20132013-09-26A group of young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a tiled floor during a puja, several with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and some with hands joined. In the foreground, brass plates, small brass lamps and lamps with lit flames sit on a silver tray, with an orange cloth and a small lamp nearby. A green plastic container with offerings stands among them. Behind, an older man in orange robes with rudraksha beads kneels with hands folded in prayer, and red curtains hang along the wall above framed photographs, with more seated participants in orange in the background.2013-12-16Photograph of a large seated group of young boys and some adults in saffron-orange sannyasi-style robes during a puja, sitting in rows on white floor mats before brass plates, kalasha-style vessels, flower offerings, small oil lamps and a silver-toned altar piece. The boys have shaved heads and white forehead markings, and several are seated with hands raised in mudra or joined in prayer. Behind them, more orange-robed participants sit along the hall, with red curtains and white pillars in the background. A small black deity murti sits on a silver stand at left.2013-12-11December 12 20132013-12-12A seated group of young monks and boys in saffron-orange robes with red undergarments, many with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and shaved heads, sit on the floor of a hall performing a ritual. Several hold brass horn-shaped cones and bowls, with silver metal vessels and small steel pots set on low silver trays in front of them. Rudraksha malas hang around some necks. In the background, a woman in white and other seated attendees are visible among red mats and white rope barriers. Some participants appear to be working with the cones while others sit with hands near the trays, and an older bald man in orange with glasses sits in the centre-back. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues alone.2013-12-02December 16 20132013-12-16A close photograph of a shaven-headed young boy in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a white floor, hands folded in his lap, with a white tilak and red bindi on his forehead. Behind him, several sannyasis in orange and red robes with rudraksha malas sit in rows on the floor, some with brass plates and small vessels before them, in a hall with pink pillars and red drapes. A man in white ritual clothing sits at the far right.2013-12-04November 28 20132013-11-28 +3 copies