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A photograph of young boys dressed as novice monastics in saffron-orange robes, seated or reclining on a white marble floor in an ashram hall. The boy in front, with a shaved head, white headband and wooden rudraksha mala, rests his chin on his hand while looking down. Another boy behind him lies prone with his bare feet visible. Ritual objects lie on a low silver-edged wooden stand, including a brass lamp, a small bowl and a folded cloth, with a brass vessel at the right edge.

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Two young shaved-headed monks in saffron-orange robes with red-maroon borders sit cross-legged at a ritual setting. The monk on the left rests his chin on one hand and holds a small brass spoon over a brass vessel. The monk on the right, wearing a wristwatch and a rudraksha mala, holds a red flower or offering above a small brass lamp with a lit flame. White vibhuti bands mark their foreheads. Brass oil lamps, a brass plate with rose petals and fruit, and a small offering bowl sit on the metal tray in front of them. Their faces are lowered in devotion. Other monks in orange sit partly visible at the right edge.2013-04-13A row of young boys and a few older youths in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged at a long table of ritual offerings. Several have white vibhuti tripundra marks on their foreheads and arms, and some wear rudraksha malas. Brass oil lamps, flower petals, small plates of fruit and smoking incense sticks lie on the table in front of them. The boy in the centre rests his cheek on his hand while holding a small ritual spoon, and others in the background are also attending the puja. Scattered blurred figures in orange fill the background.2017-07-21July 08 20172017-07-08A photograph of young saffron-robed monastic students seated at a ritual table during a puja. In the foreground a small child with shaved head, white tilak stripes and a red bindi wears an orange robe with red border and a rudraksha mala, reaching toward brass items. Beside him an older student with shaved head, white forehead marks and a rudraksha mala sits in orange cloth. Brass kalasha, a brass bell, small silver cups, a lit oil lamp and offerings in a plate cover the table. Several other students in orange and red robes sit behind in a hall with a red curtain.2013-04-10 +1 copiesPhotograph of a seated group of young boys in saffron-orange dhoti-style robes with gold borders, many wearing rudraksha malas and white vertical tilak or forehead markings, sitting cross-legged on a floor in a hall. Behind them, rows of adult men in white ritual clothing and folded hands are seated on red chairs with lanyards. A boy at left holds a gold plate. a person is not visibly identifiable among the people shown.2015-06-18July 08 20172017-07-08April 24 20132013-04-24April 24 20132013-04-24April 10 20132013-04-10Indoor ritual scene with several young sannyasi-style boys seated on the floor in saffron-orange robes with red-maroon borders. The foreground boy at left, with a shaved head, white sacred ash band across the forehead and a red bindi, holds his cupped hands near a small brass vessel while the older boy at right, also in orange with a dark rudraksha mala, guides his hands. Behind them other boys in maroon and orange sit in meditative posture. Brass pots, a small lamp, a silver cup and flower petals sit on a cloth in front. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2013-04-10June 05 20132013-06-05April 18 20142014-04-18