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A young girl sits cross-legged on a striped blue and yellow mat, making a mudra with her right hand while her left hand rests on her knee. She wears saffron-orange cloth draped over her shoulder, a long rudraksha mala, a pendant necklace, white sacred ash lines on her forehead and arms, and a red bindi. Behind her, a seated adult in orange robes with a bangle and white markings rests his arms on his knees, and another devotee in the background is blurred. The setting appears to be an ashram hall with a plain wall.

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A young girl sits cross-legged on a polished floor, palms pressed together in namaste at her chest. She wears an orange saffron dhoti and a tiger-striped shawl over her bare shoulders, with multiple rudraksha mala strands around her neck and a red bindi and white tilak on her forehead. Behind her, an adult in orange saffron cloth sits with white markings on the arms, and a cloth bag with maroon stripes rests on the floor. Blurred figures and pillars fill the background of a temple-like hall.2019-05-18June 15 20162016-06-15May 18 20192019-05-18March 31 20132013-03-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated ritual gathering in a hall. In the foreground two young boys with shaved heads and white forehead bands sit in orange robes; the boy on the right wears a dark rudraksha mala and the boy on the left wears a lighter bead necklace. Behind them a senior person in orange and maroon robes with a large gold pendant necklace sits with hands clasped. Brass pots, a small brass lamp, a silver tray, flower petals and red flowers sit on the floor between them.2012-04-23 +2 copiesThree young male devotees sit in meditation or chanting posture in a warmly lit hall, dressed in saffron-orange cloths with bare upper bodies. The front-left youth has dreadlocked hair, a white forehead band with a red mark, white body markings on his arm, and rudraksha malas. The centre youth wears beaded brown and white necklaces and a white forehead band, and appears to be chanting. The right youth has a white forehead line and a brown beaded mala. Behind them, an older man in white and other seated people are visible.2017-03-25Two young boys in saffron-orange sannyasi robes sit cross-legged on a floor during a puja. The boy on the left, with a shaved head and white tripundra on his forehead, rests his hands together in prayer. The boy on the right wears glasses, a long rudraksha mala, and holds a small offering near brass ritual items. Brass cups, a bell, a plate with red flowers and sweets, and a conch-shaped vessel sit on a tray in front. Behind them, many other orange-robed participants sit in rows behind a chain barrier.2014-09-06Close photo of a shaved-headed child in orange robes seated among a crowd of people in orange clothing. The child has a red bindi and white vibhuti-style markings on the forehead and wears silver hoop earrings. Behind him, an adult in orange wears a long rudraksha mala. Several other orange-clad figures are partly visible at the edges.2013-10-23October 26 20132013-10-26March 21 20132013-03-21Four young boys seated closely together on a floor during a chanting session, their eyes closed and mouths open as they sing. They wear red and orange saffron-coloured robes with white vibhuti horizontal lines on their foreheads, and several wear rudraksha mala necklaces of dark beads. Their hands rest on their laps and one boy wears small earrings and glasses. Behind them, a red curtain, a sofa and a few seated adults in the background suggest an indoor satsang. Oil lamps are visible at the lower right.2013-09-25A group of young boys seated on the floor in orange saffron robes, their foreheads and arms marked with white ash lines, performing a puja. Several boys have palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Brass plates, small brass cups, flowers, a brass lamp and a small framed image sit on an orange cloth before them. Behind them, adults in red and white clothing sit in a hall, and a yellow cloth bundle and plastic container lie at the edge of the frame. No a person is visible in this image.2014-04-25