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A ritual scene during a puja with several young boys in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas. In the foreground a boy with short hair and a wrapped orange cloth sits at a brass-and-flower ritual setup, a small oil lamp burning nearby. Beside him a smiling young boy with a shaved head, white-and-red forehead markings and earrings holds his hands near the offerings. On the right a boy in glasses and orange robes holds a small offering. Behind them an adult man with a shaved head, tripundra markings and rudraksha beads sits in the background, with rows of red chairs and seated audience members beyond. Marigold flowers and brass vessels lie on the cloth.

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October 30 20132013-10-30November 03 20132013-11-03A group of young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor performing a ritual. Several have white and red sacred ash markings on their foreheads and shaved heads. Some hold small yellow items and brass plates with oil lamps and flower offerings before them. Behind them, adult men in white and red clothing sit on red chairs, one wearing a rudraksha mala and another in a saffron wrap. The setting appears to be a hall with a tiled floor.2013-10-29Several young boys seated cross-legged on the floor in a hall, wearing saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, with white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms. Their eyes are closed and some are chanting with mouths open, hands folded or resting on laps. Small pink and red flower petals, a small golden figure and a pair of dishes with offerings sit on the low silver-covered mats in front of them. Behind them, adults in orange and maroon robes and one person in white sit in a satsang-style assembly with red chairs visible at the back. Total visible people: about 12.2013-09-24Two young boys in saffron-orange sannyasi robes sit cross-legged on a floor during a puja. The boy on the left, with a shaved head and white tripundra on his forehead, rests his hands together in prayer. The boy on the right wears glasses, a long rudraksha mala, and holds a small offering near brass ritual items. Brass cups, a bell, a plate with red flowers and sweets, and a conch-shaped vessel sit on a tray in front. Behind them, many other orange-robed participants sit in rows behind a chain barrier.2014-09-06September 12 20132013-09-12October 29 20132013-10-29 +1 copiesNovember 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesThree young boys with shaved heads sit cross-legged on a floor mat during a ritual, dressed in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha mala necklaces. The boy on the left wears a red kumkum dot on his forehead, the middle boy has white and orange tilak marks, and the boy on the right has a red dot and tilak. Brass puja items sit on a tray in front: a small oil lamp, a bell, a cup, a pink-and-white flower arrangement, and a small figure. Behind them, adults in white and red clothing sit on mats in a room with red curtains and framed religious pictures on the wall. Ritual items are arranged in front of the children.2013-11-05A photograph of seated monastic devotees during a gathering. In the foreground, two young boys in saffron-orange robes wear long rudraksha mala necklaces and have white horizontal tilaka bands across their foreheads and upper arms. Behind them, a shaved-headed young man in orange and peach robes sits with a rudraksha mala, white forehead marking and calm gaze. Other seated participants in red and maroon robes, and women in saris, fill the background. Some seated figures appear to be in meditation with eyes lowered. The setting is an indoor hall with red chairs.2013-09-11April 29 20132013-04-29July 01 20132013-07-01