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A ritual scene in a red-draped hall where a shaved-headed priest in a rust-red robe pours or offers liquid from a small cup to a young boy in an orange garment. The boy wears a white forehead mark, long rudraksha mala beads and a red-and-white beaded necklace, and tilts his head back to receive it. Other saffron-clad and white-marked boys and monks stand nearby, several holding flowers or offerings. The setting suggests an abhishekam or padapuja style ceremony with devotees at darshan.

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A photograph of a group of young boys and a few adult monks in saffron-orange robes performing a ritual. A shaved-headed adult monk wearing a white vertical tilak on his forehead and rudraksha beads is applying a mark or substance to the forehead of a young boy in orange clothes who has a white tilak. Other boys hold yellow flower petals and rudraksha malas, and an adult in the background wears orange cloth. In the foreground a blurred boy sits in orange clothing. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall.2013-05-20A photograph of a ritual blessing in an ashram hall with red curtains. A long-haired man in a rust-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala, with his right hand raised toward the forehead of a shaven-headed man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala who holds a small stick in his mouth. A woman in a red-orange sari and a gold necklace kneels nearby with her hands raised, and a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with an orange garland stands in the background. Another woman in orange-red clothing stands behind them, and yellow flowers are visible at the left edge.2013-09-05August 02 20162016-08-02August 22 20062006-08-22A seated man with a swept-back dark hairstyle, rust-red shawl over bare shoulders, a long flower garland and wooden bead bracelets extends his right hand over a small brass bowl toward a young boy bowing with folded hands. Behind them, three standing young men in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings watch, one holding a clear box of yellow petals. A dark red curtain and a gilded edge appear at left. Identification as a person is probable based on the seated figure's distinctive shawl, garland and bead adornments, and a seated, honoured role.2014-04-27A photograph of a group of young boys and a few adult men in saffron-orange robes gathered in a temple-like hall. A bare-chested adult man on the right, with a shaved head and white tilak marks, wears a rudraksha mala and holds yellow flower petals or turmeric which he offers toward the boys. Several boys in orange dhotis and white forehead markings hold yellow offerings in their cupped hands. A woman in orange with a gold garland stands behind them, and a green bowl of yellow offerings sits in the lower right. The setting appears to be a ritual offering or puja. Visible people: about seven.2013-05-20 +1 copiesJuly 12 20162016-07-12July 30 20132013-07-30Three men and a shaven-headed boy in a ritual setting, all in saffron-orange and rust-red sacred garments with rudraksha malas. A bald man in the centre wears white horizontal tripundra on his forehead, a red bindi, glasses and a long rudraksha mala, and smiles as he touches the boy's chin. A younger man on the right with white forehead marks, a small hoop earring and a rudraksha mala ties a beaded rudraksha band on the arm of the centre man, while a white band marks his upper arm. The boy, bare-shouldered, wears a orange cloth and a beaded necklace and has white marks on his forehead and cheek. Dim background with other robed attendees.2013-10-04March 16 20132013-03-16A photograph of a shaved-headed boy in an orange cloth and gold-toned necklace with a pendant, eyes closed, receiving a blessing. An adult man with long dark hair and a moustache, wearing a red sleeveless top and orange shawl, touches the boy's forehead with one hand while his other hand is raised. Behind them, figures in orange and white clothing stand in a blurred background. Tilak marking is visible on the boy's forehead.2017-07-14 +1 copiesA seated group of young devotees in saffron-orange robes at a temple ritual, with white sacred ash bands on their foreheads and arms and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several shaven-headed boys and teenagers sit closely together in the foreground, one in the center with a red tilak. Behind them, an older man in white and glasses and a reddish-maroon curtain form the background.2013-09-07