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Several children in white shirts and white dhotis sit cross-legged on a red mat during a ritual. A boy in the foreground holds a silver plate with ash or powder, dipping his fingers into it while a red shawl printed with repeated a person script hangs beside a standing figure in white dhoti on the right. Other seated participants, some with wrist threads, sit behind them in a meditative group setting.

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February 20 20162016-02-20February 20 20162016-02-20 +1 copiesOctober 28 20102010-10-28A young boy in white dhoti and shirt with a red-bordered cloth sits cross-legged on a woven mat in front of a brass lamp stand and brass vessels, holding a small oil lamp in his right hand toward the seated group. Around him about twenty boys sit on colourful striped mats in a classroom with yellow walls and wooden desks, mostly in white clothes with rudraksha malas and vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A man in white clothes with a gold chain stands at the back near a blue chair, and a boy in dark clothing sits at the far right. The scene resembles a gurukul lamp ritual or aarti in a school setting.2009-11-14October 21 20152015-10-21 +1 copiesOctober 06 20062006-10-06December 22 20122012-12-22A group of devotees gathers on the floor of a hall for a ritual offering. In the foreground, a young woman in white with a yellow shawl pours liquid from a small silver cup, while a shaved-headed priest in white with a yellow shawl holds a silver bowl over a large brass tray. A young man in white with a rudraksha mala reaches toward the silver vessels, and another woman in white stands at right. At left, a figure in orange robes sits beside silver bowls, flower petals and fruit on the tray. Behind them, other devotees in white and yellow sit with hands folded. No clear a person candidate is visible; the central figures are attendants and priests.2010-08-08July 01 20092009-07-01Photograph of a group ritual in an indoor hall with maroon curtains behind. Several shaved-headed men in white dhotis with maroon borders and bare upper bodies stand at a table, holding silver plates piled with folded orange cloths. Some wear rudraksha malas and forehead markings, and one wears glasses and a red tilak. Seated devotees in the foreground, including a person with dark hair and a woman with a red flower, reach toward the offerings on the table, which holds glass bowls and brass vessels. A microphone stands at the left edge. Visible people total about 9, and the scene shows a puja-style offering rather than a named event.2011-01-21A photograph of a seated group of young boys and a few adults in a ritual setting with a red curtain behind them. The foreground boys wear maroon and red robes with yellow borders and have sacred ash marks on their foreheads. A woman in an orange and white sari with a red bindi sits among them, and a small child with a red tilak sits nearby. In the lower right, a silver tray holds brass lamps and incense sticks. a person's presence is not visibly established in this scene.2013-07-06A photograph of a ritual offering scene. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala sits on an orange cloth, with a horizontal white tilak on his forehead, bending forward with his hands over a golden tray of silver bowls holding milk, offerings and red kumkum. Women in white and red saris with gold bangles and yellow blouses, one with hands folded in prayer, sit around the tray, and a man in white is seated to the right. In the foreground, the orange and red garments of sannyasis are visible. The scene appears to be a pada puja offering.2010-08-04