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A young shaven-headed devotee in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a white marble floor, lighting an incense stick over a brass puja setup. He wears a long rudraksha mala and white tilak lines on his forehead, and a small framed portrait pendant hangs from his neck. Brass kalasha-style vessels, a brass bell, a plate of fruit and flowers, and a small oil lamp sit before him. Other saffron-robed young devotees sit in the background at a puja ritual.

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September 06 20142014-09-06August 11 20162016-08-11July 02 20132013-07-02March 25 20132013-03-25January 06 20172017-01-06May 11 20132013-05-11Several young shaved-headed boys in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls sit cross-legged on the floor performing a puja, with white urdhva-pundra tilak marks on their foreheads and sandalwood-style markings on their arms. Some wear rudraksha malas; two hold ritual items, one with folded hands. In front on a low table are brass bells, a small brass lamp, a conch, flower petals, fruit, and offering plates. Behind them stand adult priests in orange robes and a red curtain with a gold ornate panel and a red-cushioned seat. Eyes are closed in chanting and devotion.2013-07-23April 25 20142014-04-25Several sannyasis in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on a white tiled floor at a ritual, with white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and white paste on their arms. Rudraksha malas hang around their necks. Each has brass and silver plates before him holding yellow marigold petals, pink flowers, small brass oil lamps, bells, a brass kalasha-style vessel and cups. Several men with shaved heads and orange robes sit in rows behind them, and a few younger boys in the background watch. Red curtains and framed pictures hang on the walls, and a small bag rests on the floor. The scene looks like a puja or abhishekam preparation.2014-01-28A photograph of a seated young man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, with white tripundra ash on his forehead, reading from an open book on a low table. Brass pots, a small brass bowl, a lemon-like fruit and yellow flowers sit on a copper tray before him, and a hand at right holds a brass bell. Behind him, several people in red and orange clothing sit in a hall, some with hands folded in prayer and others watching, with a bare-headed elder in glasses among them. Mood is a ritual puja or satsang setting.2013-11-18April 04 20142014-04-04April 09 20132013-04-09 +2 copies