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Several young boys with shaved heads and white forehead markings sit cross-legged on an orange floor in a hall, pressing their palms together in anjali with eyes closed in prayer. They wear orange cloth wraps over the shoulders, rudraksha malas around their necks, and one wears a silver bangle. A large drum with a wooden frame sits at the left edge, and a red curtain hangs in the background. No adult a person candidate is visible.

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November 23 20132013-11-23December 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copiesPhotograph of a group of young boys seated on an orange cloth on the floor, wearing saffron-orange garments and rudraksha malas, with white vibhuti bands across their foreheads. A boy in the foreground holds a wooden hand drum frame, another plays a long brass horn, and brass cymbal-like instruments and a small plate with offerings lie nearby. A boy at left covers his face with his hand. Another drum rests at the lower right corner. Six visible physical people.2013-12-10December 02 20132013-12-02December 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copiesDecember 10 20132013-12-10December 31 20132013-12-31 +1 copiesNovember 18 20132013-11-18A row of shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a tiled floor, chanting with eyes closed and hands in mudra positions. They wear rudraksha malas and white horizontal tilak marks with white stripes on their arms and chests. Brass oil lamps and small vessels with kumkum sit on a cloth in front of them, and red curtains and white pillars frame a seated crowd of devotees behind.2013-11-20August 14 20142014-08-14November 18 20132013-11-18A photograph of young saffron-robed devotees seated on the floor in a ritual hall during a puja. In the foreground a boy with a shaved head and white forehead paste sits with eyes closed and chants, wearing an orange cloth, a long rudraksha mala and a small pendant. Behind him, other boys and young men in orange and red garments sit in rows, some with white tilak and arm markings, making mudras with their hands. Brass items, a small bowl and a green-and-white patterned floor mat are visible near the seated group.2013-12-16