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Outdoor ritual on a raised white platform with red-and-white striped walls and tropical banana-like plants behind. Several young boys and a bespectacled priest sit cross-legged. Boys in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads sit facing a microphone, one with a shaved head and another in a red garment with gold trim stands at left. A brass vessel and a large round drum rest near the seated group. The scene suggests a devotional chanting or puja gathering.

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August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of several young boys seated on a white raised platform outdoors, with green banana-leaf plants behind them and a red and white striped wall. Three boys wear saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha malas, one seated in the centre handling a brass vessel and a shallow bowl near a small metal stand. A boy on the right wears a red cloth with gold borders and a bead mala and holds a microphone on a stand. A standing boy on the far left wears a red and gold garment and beads. Brass bowls and a lamp sit on the platform.2014-08-24Outdoor scene of several young monks seated on a raised platform with microphones before them, one in a red and yellow garment and others in orange robes with rudraksha malas. Green banana-like plants and palm fronds frame the view, with a red-and-white striped temple wall behind and a blue tarpaulin in the background. Some seated figures appear to be chanting or speaking into the microphones.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24July 04 20132013-07-04 +1 copiesA photograph of young sannyasi boys seated in a row during a ritual, all in saffron-orange robes with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. The boy in the centre wears clear-rimmed glasses and a plain orange wrap, while the boy on the right wears a rudraksha mala with a red mark on his forehead. An older sannyasi in brown-red robes sits behind them, and small brass vessels and offering plates sit on a low table in front. Attendees in white sit in the background beside a red curtain.2013-11-22A photograph of a homa or fire ritual in an open courtyard. In the centre, a bald man in orange-red robes with a white forehead band and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a smoking fire pit, with a brass bowl of offerings in front of him. Around him, many young boys and youths in saffron-orange robes, white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and arms, and rudraksha malas sit closely together, several with palms pressed in anjali. A bald elder in red-brown robes sits to the left, and an older man in a white shirt stands at the upper left. Trees and red pillars frame the outdoor setting.2013-06-13April 25 20142014-04-25December 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copiesA photograph of a seated group of young boys in saffron-orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and white tilak or vibhuti marks on their foreheads, sitting in a meditative or chanting posture in a hall. In the foreground, a bespectacled boy with a shaved head and a younger boy with his eyes closed sit with hands resting on their laps, while brass puja vessels and a small brass deity figure sit in the lower left. Other seated youths in orange robes and white head bands fill the background, with a few people in white attire visible at the edges.2014-04-04