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A young boy sits cross-legged on a floor during a puja, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border, a bare chest, rudraksha beads, and a green thread necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, several people in saffron-orange robes sit with rudraksha malas, and a woman in orange draped garments is visible. Incense smoke drifts in front of him. Brass oil lamps, a brass vessel, pink flowers and an incense stick lie on the floor in front. The scene is a temple-style ritual setting.

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A young boy sits cross-legged on a mat in the foreground, bare-chested with white and ash markings on his forehead and arms, wearing a white upper cloth and gold-bordered white dhoti, with multiple rudraksha malas around his neck. In front of him are brass lamps, a bell, flowers, banana leaves and a small brass aarti or puja setup. Behind him, several children and youths in saffron-orange robes sit in rows, one girl with long dark hair and a red-orange garment holds incense sticks, and smoke drifts across the frame. Red and white flower offerings and a red cloth bundle lie on the floor. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-08-04July 16 20172017-07-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated ritual gathering of young boys in orange-saffron dhoti-style wraps, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and bodies. In the foreground a bare-chested boy with curly black hair and a thin white sacred cord sits cross-legged holding incense sticks, with smoke curling across his chest. Behind him other seated participants in orange cloth, and white clay offerings, small brass lamps and incense stands are arranged on the floor. The scene suggests a puja or homa-style observance, though no specific deity or a person presence is clearly visible.2017-08-04A photograph of a young shaved-headed boy in an orange robe holding a small brass plate with a lit oil lamp or camphor flame in both hands. He wears white vertical tilak lines across his forehead and arm, a red bindi, and a beaded necklace. Behind him, blurred figures in maroon and orange robes sit in a row. The boy looks forward with a steady expression. Text on the image reads a pedia source credit, which is not included here2013-04-10Young boys and a girl seated on the floor in a ritual gathering, wearing saffron/orange cloth and rudraksha malas, with white sacred ash (vibhuti) smeared across their foreheads and bodies. The boy in front left wears a white dhoti-style cloth and sits with hands folded near brass puja vessels, small oil lamps (deepas) and a kalasha-like brass pot; the boy at right, in orange with a red-brown rudraksha mala, sits with hands clasped gazing upward. Behind them, more seated participants in orange and white, and pink flower petals scattered on the tray.2017-07-21A seated group of boys and young men in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white sacred ash on their foreheads perform a ritual with brass oil lamps, bells and small offering vessels. In the foreground a shaved-headed boy in orange holds a small brass lamp, while a boy beside him in white dhoti and shawl holds a lamp and incense near a tray of flowers, fruit and brass dishes. Smoke from the offerings rises through the room. Clear plastic containers sit at the lower edge.2017-07-21August 04 20172017-08-04August 02 20172017-08-02A young boy with short dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged in saffron-orange robes with gold borders, palms pressed together in prayer. Behind him, several devotees in orange and white clothing sit with eyes closed, some with white-painted markings on their arms and chests. Brass puja plates, small oil lamps, a small bowl of offerings and a yellow flower are arranged on the floor in front.2016-08-04 +1 copiesA young boy with a shaved head and white vibhuti marks on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron robe and a long rudraksha mala, sits on the floor with eyes lowered in a devotional posture. Behind him, seated monks in orange robes have their hands folded in prayer. A small brass oil lamp and a white flower sit on the floor in front of him. Other people are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2013-07-05A young boy with short dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste, gazing ahead. He wears a white dhoti and a white cloth draped over his bare shoulders, with white sacred marks on his arms. Behind him, several other boys in orange-saffron cloth sit in a row, some with white markings, while incense smoke drifts through the frame. A brass lamp stand is visible at the lower left. No a person candidate is visible in this image.2017-07-20May 03 20132013-05-03