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A group of young boys and young men seated on the floor in an ashram hall, dressed in orange saffron robes and wearing long rudraksha malas. Their foreheads are marked with white vertical tilaka lines and red bindi dots. The boy at centre, with short dark hair and gold hoop earrings, speaks while holding a folded orange cloth and gold bangles on his wrist. Beside him a shaved-headed boy sits with hands near his lap, and more devotees in orange robes sit behind, some with rudraksha necklaces. Background shows a red curtain and other seated people.

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A 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.2013-09-11September 12 20132013-09-12November 03 20132013-11-03July 01 20132013-07-01April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesThree shaven-headed young boys in saffron-orange robes sit with palms pressed together in namaskar at a satsang or puja gathering. Each wears a rudraksha mala of brown seeds with gold spacers and a white vertical tilak with a red bindi on the forehead. The boy at left wears clear-framed glasses and is chanting, while the centre boy has eyes closed in meditation and the boy at right looks ahead. Other seated devotees in orange are blurred behind them. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2013-08-02September 12 20142014-09-12A photograph of a ritual gathering with shaved-headed young boys and a man in orange robes, many wearing white vibhuti bands and red bindis. A seated man in the upper centre wears a saffron-orange robe, long rudraksha mala strands and a white forehead band with a red dot, looking forward. In the foreground a boy in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a small lit lamp or wick near brass plates and metal vessels. Behind them other boys in red and orange robes sit on red mats with brass items and flower-decorated plates.2013-07-30April 29 20132013-04-29Seated young boys in saffron-orange robes with pink borders and rudraksha malas sit in rows during a ritual gathering in a temple hall. Several have white tilak stripes across the forehead and shaved heads. One boy in the foreground holds a white object in his hands, and brass dishes, flower petals and a red-and-white flower offering lie on the floor before them. Adult devotees in white and orange clothing sit in the background, and a wrist watch and red flowers are visible near the front. The scene resembles a puja or satsang, with the boys participating as young sannyasi-style students.2014-06-06A photograph of a ritual gathering in a hall, with many young priests and devotees seated on the floor in orange and maroon robes. Foreground boys wear orange cloth and rudraksha malas, their foreheads and arms marked with white ash; some hold small items at their hands while sitting before brass puja vessels, small dishes and flowers on low tables. Behind them, rows of seated participants in maroon and red garments and white clothing sit behind rope barriers, with a few standing figures and an older man in white at the right edge. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam-style ceremony with brass vessels and oil lamps.2013-09-23Three 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.2013-11-05