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Close-up photograph of a seated devotee's hands and bare feet during a paduka puja. A young person wearing a yellow-green graphic t-shirt featuring cartoon superhero characters and the 'Ben 10' logo sits cross-legged, one hand clasping another, a thin silver bangle on the wrist. Beside the feet, a small brass oil lamp with a flame and a brass vessel rest on the floor, and a blue garment and a red cloth appear at the right edge. Another person's legs and a blue-clad figure are partly visible in the background.

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A photograph of a young boy seated cross-legged on the floor during a temple paduka-puja, eyes closed and chanting, with hands joined in front of his chest. He wears a bright yellow-green t-shirt with a cartoon Ben 10 graphic and navy shorts, and has a white sacred ash mark and red tilak on his forehead. Behind him another boy in a red-and-white striped shirt also sits with eyes closed. Brass bells, small brass kalasha-style cups, a brass lamp, incense sticks and white cotton wicks are arranged on a mat in front of them, and red curtains hang in the background.2011-09-27September 27 20112011-09-27A young boy with a white vibhuti line and red kumkum dot on his forehead sits with eyes closed and hands folded, chanting or reciting in a ritual setting. He wears a yellow-green Ben 10 printed t-shirt with a teal collar and a gold bangle on his wrist. Behind him, other boys in striped shirts also sit with eyes closed, and a red curtain hangs in the background. Brass vessels and a small oil lamp are visible in front.2011-09-27August 11 20112011-08-11 +1 copiesOctober 01 20102010-10-01A young boy sits cross-legged on a mat in a meditative posture with eyes closed, wearing a rust-orange short-sleeved T-shirt with black trim and cartoon figure prints, black trousers, and a bangle. He has white vibhuti and a red kumkum dot on his forehead. Behind him, seated devotees in white clothes are blurred, and a red container with a yellow fruit sits in the foreground. Pink-walled hall with arched windows.2011-09-10April 04 20122012-04-04Boys sit cross-legged on mats during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a boy with a white sacred ash mark across his forehead presses his palms together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, wearing a plaid short-sleeved shirt with a Mickey Mouse patch and a dark mala around his neck. Behind him, a boy in a striped yellow and blue polo with glasses sits with a brass bell and small brass vessels in front of him. Brass lamps, a brass plate with flowers, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a small brass bell lie on the mat, with a deity murti framed in a metal prabhavali at lower left. Other seated people and a bright orange cloth appear in the background.2011-08-09A young boy sits cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation, wearing a rust-orange t-shirt with black trim and cartoon character prints, black trousers, and a silver bangle. He has a white vibhuti line and red kumkum dot on his forehead. Behind him, seated devotees in white and other clothing are also in meditation. A green plastic container and a red box with a yellow fruit sit in front of him.2011-09-10A photograph of a young boy in a white and navy striped polo shirt with a red cord and rudraksha bead around his neck, smiling and raising his arms as he stands among other children in an indoor hall. Behind him a girl in a green camouflage top printed with a cartoon character holds her hands up. Striped red and white mattresses lie on the floor, with orange curtains at a window in the background. A badge is clipped to the boy's shirt. No adult or a person candidate is visible.2012-07-14A photograph of a young boy sitting cross-legged on a blue and white striped mat on a terracotta tiled floor, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap in a meditation pose. He wears a lime-green T-shirt with a palm tree and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger print, khaki trousers, a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala around his neck and bangles on his wrist. To the right, a woman in a teal sari with a dark pendant sits on the mat. Other people are faintly visible in the dim background of a hall with a pillar. The scene is a quiet meditation session.2010-12-17Many boys sit cross-legged in rows on mats on a white marble floor during a ritual meal or puja. Brass thalis, bowls and small lamps with offerings of fruit, sweets and sliced items sit in front of them. Several boys have hands raised in prayer or gesture, and a lit oil lamp is visible at the upper right. The foreground boys wear striped polo shirts, an orange t-shirt and a green shirt, and the boy in orange has his eyes closed in meditation. No single figure is identifiable as a person in this view.2012-04-08