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Two young boys with shaved heads and white sandalwood markings sit on the floor in orange robes during a puja. The boy on the left, wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala, offers flowers to a small dark stone murti set on a wooden tray scattered with red petals and white flowers. The younger boy beside him in an orange wrap watches attentively. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe and several seated devotees with raised hands fill the hall, many in white shirts and orange or red garments.

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Two shaven-headed young boys in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor at a paduka puja. The boy on the left, wearing rimless glasses and a rudraksha mala, places white flower petals on a small grey stone paduka set on a bamboo mat over a silver tray, with scattered pink petals around it. The boy on the right, sitting beside him, watches with his hands folded. Behind them a standing man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white tripundra on his forehead looks on, while a seated crowd in white and red clothing raises open palms in devotion. Brass oil lamps and a brass vessel are visible on the floor. Several people are in the background.2013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16Two young boys with shaved heads wearing orange saffron robes and white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and arms sit on a mat for a puja. The boy on the left, wearing rudraksha malas and glasses, rests his hand near a small dark stone murti of a seated figure garlanded with white flowers. Red and white petals and white frangipani-like flowers surround the murti on a woven mat over a white platform. A brass vessel sits in the background. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala watches, and several people in white and orange clothing sit in a hall, some with raised hands.2013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16Two young shaved-headed boys in saffron orange robes sit on the floor during a paduka puja. The older boy on the left wears glasses and a rudraksha mala and smiles while guiding the younger boy's hand over a small dark stone padukas-like figure set on a bamboo mat strewn with white and pink flower petals and white frangipani blossoms. The younger boy wears a white vibhuti marking and red bindi and watches the figure. Behind them, a seated monk in orange with a rudraksha mala and a crowd of seated devotees, some with raised hands, fill the hall. An orange-robed man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and raises an arm.2013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16Two young shaved-headed boys and a girl in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a tiled floor during a puja. The boy on the left wears glasses and a long rudraksha mala and holds an orange cloth banner printed with Om Hreem Nithyanandaya text. The girl in the centre, with a red bindi and white forehead marks, touches the same cloth. A small dark stone figure of a seated deity sits on a bamboo mat strewn with red petals and white frangipani flowers, with an oil lamp nearby. Behind them an older monk in peach robes with a rudraksha mala watches, and devotees with raised hands fill the background.2013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16