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A young shaved-headed child in saffron-orange robes sits with palms pressed together in namaste before a ritual setup. The child wears a rudraksha mala with gold beads, gold hoop earrings, and white horizontal tilak lines with a red bindi on the forehead. Other orange-robed children and attendees are blurred in the background, and a brass lamp and a green-lidded plastic container sit in the foreground.

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A young shaven-headed boy in orange robes sits cross-legged on a woven mat with palms pressed together in namaste at his chest. He wears a rudraksha mala with gold caps and a red kumkum dot with white vibhuti on his forehead. Behind him, other robed figures in orange and maroon sit with brass lamps and metal stands.2013-11-18November 18 20132013-11-18April 10 20132013-04-10Close photograph of a young shaved-headed child in orange monastic-style cloth with red border, sitting with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. The child wears a rudraksha mala with silver spacer beads, a white sacred ash line across the forehead, a red tilak at the brow and white ash marks on the cheeks. Behind the child, another person in orange robes and a beaded necklace is partly visible. The child is the only clearly visible face, and the scene suggests a prayer or satsang setting.2013-04-15 +2 copiesApril 10 20132013-04-10A young boy with a shaved head and white vertical forehead markings with a red bindi sits with palms pressed together in namaste, gazing upward in prayer. He wears an orange cloth over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala with gold caps, and white markings are visible on his arm. Blurred devotees in orange and red clothing surround him in what appears to be a devotional gathering.2013-07-14April 09 20132013-04-09 +2 copiesA young shaved-headed boy sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, wearing an orange cloth wrap with a red-and-maroon border and a white vertical tilak with a red bindi on his forehead. His gaze is turned to the side, and white marks dot his upper arms. Other seated people in orange and maroon robes are blurred in the background.2013-04-10A shaved-headed young boy sits cross-legged in a saffron-orange robe with a maroon-red border, wearing a rudraksha mala with a small gold pendant. White ash stripes mark his forehead and arms, with a red bindi between the brows. He holds a brass or gold ritual implement in his hands, and a silver cup, a small oil lamp and a conch shell sit on a brass tray before him. Two other people in maroon or red robes are blurred at the left edge. The scene suggests a sannyasi-style ritual setting with brass puja items.2013-04-10April 10 20132013-04-10April 10 20132013-04-10 +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.2013-07-05