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A row of young boys in maroon and red dhoti-style robes with gold borders sit on a red stone steps of a temple tank area, pouring liquid from tall golden conical vessels into a channel. Each boy has white vibhuti or tilak marks on the forehead. Dark black stone shivalingams stand on round yoni-pitha bases along the left side, and small steel bowls and vessels sit in front of them.

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June 04 20132013-06-04July 22 20132013-07-22October 10 20162016-10-10February 03 20142014-02-03November 06 20132013-11-06July 03 20172017-07-03 +1 copiesJuly 29 20132013-07-29May 20 20132013-05-20 +1 copiesNovember 26 20162016-11-26September 15 20142014-09-15A large group of shaved-headed men and boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a tiled floor during a ritual, many holding long brass cone-shaped horns to their mouths while others hold steel bowls and pots. Several wear rudraksha and orange-beaded malas, vibhuti/sandal marks on their foreheads and arms, and a few wear glasses. Silver and brass vessels, cups and a plate of fruit sit in front of them, with a pink cloth on the floor. The scene reads as a temple ritual with ceremonial instruments, though no specific deity or Swamiji depiction is clearly identifiable. Approximately twenty people are visible, including partially cropped figures at the edges.2013-09-16A group of saffron-robed monks sit cross-legged on a tiled floor performing a ritual, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Each holds a long brass horn-shaped vessel, pouring liquid into or drawing from it, while stainless steel bowls, pots and small brass items are arranged before them on the floor. Several younger boys in red garments and white forehead marks sit among the group, and a figure in white dhoti and shawl sits at the right edge.2013-09-16 +1 copies