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Close photo of a young boy with a shaved head and a white vertical tilak with a red dot, wearing an orange saffron cloth over the shoulder and a long rudraksha mala. He has both hands raised, palms open, while chanting with eyes half-closed. Behind him, several other shaved-headed boys in maroon and saffron robes with gold borders sit and chant or gesture with raised hands. A wristwatch is visible on his left wrist and a small brass bell sits at the lower left. The setting appears to be a group ritual or satsang.

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April 06 20132013-04-06A photograph of a shaved-headed young boy in an orange and maroon sannyasi-style cloth, with a long rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti band with a red dot on his forehead. His eyes are closed and his palms are raised with fingers spread, as if in chanting or prayer. Behind him, several other young boys in maroon cloths and white forehead bands sit and chant or gesture similarly, one with hands folded at the right. The setting appears to be a group ritual or satsang with boys in ashram-style attire.2013-04-06 +1 copiesMarch 22 20132013-03-22September 05 20142014-09-05July 30 20132013-07-30Four young boys seated closely together on a floor during a chanting session, their eyes closed and mouths open as they sing. They wear red and orange saffron-coloured robes with white vibhuti horizontal lines on their foreheads, and several wear rudraksha mala necklaces of dark beads. Their hands rest on their laps and one boy wears small earrings and glasses. Behind them, a red curtain, a sofa and a few seated adults in the background suggest an indoor satsang. Oil lamps are visible at the lower right.2013-09-25July 30 20132013-07-30A group of young and adult devotees seated closely together in a temple hall, performing a ritual with raised palms. Foreground, a bald boy in saffron cloth with white ash lines on his forehead holds his right palm open toward the camera, showing a painted yantra-like mandala design on the palm. Beside him, a boy in a maroon garment and a shirtless boy in saffron wrap lift their hands in prayer. At right, a man with spectacles and a rudraksha mala over saffron robes raises his palms, with white horizontal ash marks on his forehead. Other participants in saffron and maroon sit behind them, with a brass lamp visible at lower left. The scene reflects a devotional gathering with hands held up in worship.2014-09-05A group of young boys seated on the floor in a ritual setting, wearing saffron-orange cloth draped over the body with maroon borders and beaded necklaces of white beads. Several have white sacred ash or tilak marks on their foreheads. Some raise their hands in mudra-like gestures and chant, while brass vessels and small oil lamps sit on a low ornamented platform in the foreground. The photo is taken at close range.2013-04-15Several young and adult devotees sit cross-legged in a temple hall during a pada-puja ceremony, palms pressed together or raised in devotion. Most wear saffron-orange cloth draped over the upper body, with some in maroon robes. Several have shaved heads and white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and arms, and one man in front right wears glasses and a rudraksha mala. A hand in the foreground shows a painted lotus-like motif on the palm. Brass vessels and floral offerings sit at the lower left, and a blurred background shows more seated participants and red-cushioned seating. No one is clearly identifiable as the main figure in this crowd of devotees.2014-09-05April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesTwo shaved-headed monks in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged with palms raised in front of them, eyes partly closed, reciting or chanting. Both wear rudraksha malas; the man on the right also wears a larger ornate gold-bead necklace with a pendant and gold bangles. Each has white sacred ash markings on the forehead. Behind them, a crowd of young people in dark shirts sit on the floor with hands raised in matching gestures. Brass lamps, a small offering tray with red and yellow items and flowers are on the floor in front. No one in the image is clearly identifiable as a person; the two front figures are monastic participants.2013-03-03