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A classroom of young children in saffron-orange robes seated at red wooden desks with open books, several with rudraksha malas and white and red tilak marks on their foreheads. Two front-row children smile at the camera while others look on. A portrait of a man with a turban and white beard hangs on the green wall behind them. Green painted walls and a window frame the scene.

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A classroom scene of young children seated at low wooden desks with red tabletops against a green wall. Most wear saffron-orange robes with maroon borders, rudraksha malas and shaved heads with white markings on their foreheads. They hold open workbooks and textbooks, with one boy in the foreground writing while others look toward the camera. A framed portrait of an older man with white hair, labelled with no legible text, hangs on the wall behind them.2013-04-08April 08 20132013-04-08April 08 20132013-04-08A classroom photograph of about a dozen children in orange-saffron robes seated at red wooden benches against green-painted walls. Several boys have shaved heads and white tilak markings on their foreheads; girls have long dark hair and wear beaded necklaces. Most are reading open books or papers, and a child in the foreground holds an open book with pictures. One boy at the right smiles with hands pressed together. A framed portrait of a bearded man in white hangs on the back wall, but it is a printed picture, not a physical person. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the physical people.2013-04-08April 08 20132013-04-08September 05 20142014-09-05Photograph of young shaved-headed boys in saffron-orange robes seated in a row during a ceremony, with white vibhuti stripes and red kumkum dots on their foreheads. The foreground boy on the left has red-framed glasses and presses his palms together in anjali, eyes closed. The middle boy wears clear-framed glasses and a long rudraksha mala across his robe, hands folded in his lap. The right boy sits with hands clasped, looking forward. Behind them, more boys in orange and an adult in white clothing sit in the assembly, and a small metal lamp or kalasha sits at the bottom right.2013-10-25April 10 20132013-04-10A row of young boys seated cross-legged in orange and maroon sannyasi-style robes, heads shaven with white vertical tilaka marks on their foreheads, many with hands folded in prayer or resting on laps. Some wear rudraksha malas around their necks, and one wears glasses. Brass puja items, small oil lamps and offering plates sit on the floor in front, and a red curtain hangs behind them.2013-04-10November 10 20132013-11-10A photograph of a group of young shaved-headed boys and older men in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual. The boys wear orange cloths with magenta borders, rudraksha-style bead necklaces and white sacred ash stripes on their foreheads and arms. Several chant with mouths open and hands raised in gesture. In front of them lie brass plates, lamps, small bowls, flowers and garlands on a white cloth. Red curtains hang in the background. A figure on the upper left, in orange with beads and white markings, is partly visible.2013-08-02April 15 20132013-04-15 +1 copies