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Crowded indoor gathering of boys seated on the floor on mats and cloth. Most wear white kurta-style shirts with rudraksha malas and pendant necklaces; several have beaded wrist bands. Centre, a boy in a saffron-orange wrap with bare shoulders sits bending over a white object held in hands, with a small pendant necklace. Orange fabric hangs at upper right, and a boy in glasses at right looks up with an open mouth. Scene suggests a kids' satsang programme at a person ashram, with no a person visible in the frame.

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A photograph of a seated group of boys at a kids' programme at the Nithyananda Peetham, Bengaluru. Most boys wear white kurtas, and some wear rudraksha malas and small pendant necklaces. A young monk in an orange saffron robe sits centre-frame, looking down and holding a small white object. To the right, a boy in white holds a similar item. A tall orange cloth hangs in the upper right, and pink and white mats cover the floor. Several boys smile toward the camera.2017-02-19A seated young man in saffron-orange robes sits centrally among a large group of children and adults dressed in white. He wears long rudraksha mala beads, a gold ceremonial necklace with a pendant, wrist beads, and a white vibhuti band across his forehead. Behind and around him, boys in white kurtas and an older man in white clothes sit closely together on a floor covered with cloth. The setting appears to be a group satsang or ritual gathering.2017-02-19February 19 20172017-02-19A seated group gathering on a floor with colourful striped mats and a green cloth. In the centre, a young man with long curly black hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange robe and a dark rudraksha mala, sitting cross-legged with hands clasped and speaking. Around him, men in white kurtas and orange shawls sit in rows, some with shaved heads; a brass container and a small stone block sit on the mat in front. The room has a plain pale wall and a red curtain at the upper left. The central figure shows long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha beads, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the a person candidate is uncertain; the seated devotees and priests are described by role.2017-03-03March 03 20172017-03-03Several young boys in saffron-orange robes sit close together outdoors, most of them looking forward with solemn or meditative expressions. The boy in the front centre has a shaved head, a folded saffron cloth across his shoulder and his hands together at his chest. Behind him another boy with folded palms and white forehead marks sits with eyes closed, and a boy at the far right holds a white paper. Adults in white and orange clothing sit in the background, one with a hand raised to his head. Several boys wear white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and beaded necklaces, and a child at left wears a white dhoti and sacred thread.2017-07-16May 27 20172017-05-27A crowd of boys and a few adult men dressed in white shirts and white dhoti-style clothing sit closely packed in an indoor hall, many wearing rudraksha beaded necklaces. Several boys have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. Some are smiling, others look attentively toward the front, and a bespectacled boy sits in the lower foreground. The scene suggests a seated assembly of young delegates during a person event, though no speaker or a person is visible in this frame.2017-02-13 +1 copiesA large indoor gathering of seated devotees on a white tiled floor, with a red curtain and white wall behind them. In the foreground, many young boys and teenagers wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, with white sandalwood stripes on their foreheads; several sit with palms joined in prayer. Among them are men in white dhotis and shirts, and some adults in red or maroon robes. Shaved-headed monks in orange robes sit near the front. A green-and-gold ritual brass plate and small offerings lie on the floor near the seated group. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the scene is described by roles.2013-08-18July 17 20172017-07-17 +1 copiesJuly 16 20172017-07-16A photograph of a group of young boys seated cross-legged on the floor during a ritual at an ashram hall. Most wear saffron-orange cloths over their shoulders and rudraksha malas, with white tripundra forehead markings, and several have shaved or short-cropped heads. A boy in white dhoti and shawl with a mala sits in the centre, flanked by others in orange and maroon robes. Brass oil lamps, small kalasha-style vessels, bowls, and a tray with offerings sit on low wooden stands before them, and a few are handling items. Behind them, an adult in red-and-gold dhoti and another in white stand or sit in the background, with a dark wooden box at the left edge.2014-08-26