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Photo of a row of seated young boys and teenagers performing a puja at floor level. In the foreground a boy in a white-and-grey striped shirt holds a brass oil lamp with a lit flame, while a boy in a purple shirt raises a small brass bowl. Others behind wear white dhotis and sit cross-legged with hands raised. Brass lamps, a copper kalasha-style vessel, flowers, and a red-and-orange cloth fill the foreground. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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A photograph of a group of boys and young men seated on the floor during a pada-puja in a hall with red curtains. Several are holding small oil lamps or lit wicks, and one boy in a bright blue polo shirt raises a lamp high with his arm. A boy in white dhoti-style clothing at the lower left holds a lamp, and others wear a red-brown shirt, a yellow shirt and white t-shirts. Brass plates with fruit, sweets and flowers sit on a colourful cloth in front of them, and a few adults in white kurtas sit behind. Several people are visible, the nearer boys clearly seen.2011-12-14A seated row of devotees performs a puja at a temple-style hall, with brass plates and oil lamps glowing along a low floor cloth in front of them. In the foreground a young boy in a purple shirt with a rudraksha mala looks down, hands raised toward the offerings. Adults in white dhotis and shirts sit beside him, some with hands joined or extended over brass vessels. On the left, a bare-backed priest in a white dhoti sits facing the row. Red and orange cloths hang in the blurred background, and small lamp flames dot the scene. Several more people are visible in the background.2011-12-15Rows of people seated on woven mats perform a puja with brass plates, oil lamps, incense sticks, bananas, coconut and flowers. In the foreground a boy in a red kurta with white sacred ash on his forehead holds a small lamp to a brass dish. Other boys in striped and white clothing sit beside him, and a few figures in white dhotis with coloured borders are visible at the left, with warm lamplight throughout the hall.2011-09-09September 22 20112011-09-22A photograph of a row of young boys and men seated cross-legged on the floor during a puja. Brass pooja plates, small brass lamps with lit wicks, bowls of bananas, and incense sticks are laid out on mats along a long table. Several boys raise brass bells and offering vessels, and one wears a white shirt with a red tilak mark on the forehead. Smoke from incense rises in the background, with other participants in white and yellow garments seated behind them.2011-09-09September 16 20112011-09-16October 01 20112011-10-01A seated group of boys and young men in a plain room performs a ritual, several holding small brass oil lamps (deepa) with lit flames and brass vessels on a low table with trays and offerings. A boy in a yellow t-shirt raises a lamp near the front, while others wear checked shirts, pale kurtas and rudraksha-style neck cords. A window with light shows at the upper left.2011-10-09Photo of a row of boys seated cross-legged on woven mats in a hall, facing a line of brass puja plates arranged on a long mat. Several boys in the foreground have hands pressed together in namaskar; one wears a red shirt and white dhoti-style cloth, another a striped shirt, and some have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Brass lamps, bowls, bananas, a conch, incense sticks and small brass vessels sit on the plates in front of them. Behind, more people in white and yellow-bordered dhotis sit along the row, with oil lamps lit along the floor. This appears to be a group puja or padapuja ritual. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2011-09-09Young boys seated cross-legged on a mat during a puja, with brass lamps, a small deity murti on a stand, a kalasha-style brass vessel and a lit oil lamp arranged on a tray before them. Several boys wear black t-shirts, one wears a white shirt with a vertical sandalwood or kumkum mark on the forehead, and another wears a bangle. Some hold small ritual items and one tends the lamp, while other children sit in the background. No senior figure is visible in the frame.2013-02-18September 22 20112011-09-22Close photo of children seated on a floor mat performing a puja with brass ritual implements. A child's hand reaches toward a brass plate holding bananas, orange and yellow offerings, a small white cloth and a brass lamp with a lit flame. Nearby lie brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a conch shell, a brass bell and a plate of marigold petals on a purple cloth. Another child in a maroon garment sits behind, and a child in a white shirt and grey trousers is at left. The floor is light marble.2011-11-07