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A young shaven-headed boy sits cross-legged on a mat, wearing orange and maroon-bordered ochre robes, with a white vertical forehead marking and a small red bindi. His hands are raised in a gesture before him. Behind him, other robed boys in orange sit in meditation with hands folded. In front stand brass and silver puja vessels, a small oil lamp, a brass bell, a plate of flower petals, and a lit incense stick on a yellow cloth. The scene suggests a devotional ritual with children in saffron robes.

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March 31 20132013-03-31 +2 copiesApril 10 20132013-04-10A photograph of young boys in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a woven mat during a puja. The central boy has a shaved head and a broad white vibhuti stripe across his forehead with a red kumkum dot, and his hands are raised in a ritual gesture. Behind him, other boys in orange clothing sit with eyes closed or hands folded. In the foreground stand brass plates holding flowers, a small brass cup, a brass lamp and incense sticks, and a brass bell is visible at the right. The scene shows children performing a ritual in an ashram setting.2013-03-31September 06 20142014-09-06April 18 20142014-04-18A group of young boys seated in a ritual setting, dressed in saffron-orange robes with red-maroon borders and wooden rudraksha malas around their necks. Their foreheads and arms are marked with white sacred ash stripes. In the foreground, a small boy with a shaved head and a red tilak on his brow holds a spoon-like object over brass vessels and an oil lamp on a silver tray, while other boys sit behind him. Brass kalasha-style vessels and small cups rest on the tray. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is present.2013-04-10April 02 20132013-04-02A shaved-headed young boy in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged at a ritual tray, wearing a rudraksha mala with a small gold pendant. White sacred ash marks his forehead and upper arms, with a red bindi between his brows. Behind him, an older person in maroon robes and gold ornaments sits near brass vessels and a small silver kalasha-style cup, with a lit oil lamp and offerings on the silver tray in front of him. The setting appears to be a puja or ritual gathering in a dimly lit hall.2013-04-10 +1 copiesA young shaved-headed boy sits cross-legged at a silver-covered puja table, wearing an orange saffron dhoti-style cloth with a red border and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant. He has white vibhuti (sacred ash) bands on his forehead and arms and a red kumkum dot between his brows. He touches a small brass bell-like object while silver bowls, a silver cup, red flower petals, an oil lamp and a conch shell lie on the table. Other people in maroon and orange robes are partly visible in the blurred background, and a gold-coloured vessel sits at the left edge.2013-04-10 +1 copiesA shaved-headed young boy sits cross-legged in a saffron-orange robe with a maroon-red border, wearing a rudraksha mala with a small gold pendant. White ash stripes mark his forehead and arms, with a red bindi between the brows. He holds a brass or gold ritual implement in his hands, and a silver cup, a small oil lamp and a conch shell sit on a brass tray before him. Two other people in maroon or red robes are blurred at the left edge. The scene suggests a sannyasi-style ritual setting with brass puja items.2013-04-10April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesA young boy with a shaved head and white vertical tilak with a red dot sits cross-legged in an orange saffron robe, cupping his hands with a red and green flower garland in front of a low altar. Brass lamps and a lit oil lamp stand on the table beside a folded white paper. Other saffron-robed people with white forehead marks sit blurred behind him under a hall with a colorful tassel pillar. A rudraksha pendant hangs on a black cord around his neck. The scene is a puja or ritual prayer. a person candidate not identifiable from appearance.2013-05-04