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Two smiling young boys with shaved heads wearing orange sannyasi robes and rudraksha mala necklaces stand together, raising open palms and holding pink and red hibiscus flowers. One boy wears glasses and a white forehead mark; the other has a red hibiscus tucked behind his ear and a white tilak. Behind them, adult devotees in orange and white clothing with white forehead markings clap and smile in a crowded hall with metal poles and red draping.

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September 21 20132013-09-21September 21 20132013-09-21Close photo of a young shaven-headed child in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, smiling broadly with a red hibiscus flower tucked behind one ear and a white tilak with a red dot on the forehead. Beside them, another child in orange with rudraksha beads holds a pink hibiscus flower. Blurred onlookers and a hand are visible in the background.2013-09-21September 21 20132013-09-21Photograph of seated young sannyasi-style devotees in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, holding pink and red hibiscus flowers raised in devotional gesture during a ritual gathering. Two boys in front smile or speak, one with bare shoulders and gold earrings. Behind them an older bald man in deep red-orange robes and rudraksha mala sits in meditation posture, and other seated participants in orange and red clothing fill the room, with brass cups and folded cloths on the floor in front.2013-09-21Seated group of saffron-robed sannyasi and young disciples in a hall, many with white vertical tilak bands and red bindis. Foreground: two boys in orange robes and rudraksha malas each hold up pink and red hibiscus flowers and raise open palms, appearing to chant. Behind them a bearded man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a shaved-head man in orange with ornate earrings and bangles also raise hands. Background shows more seated devotees in white and orange and a few standing people. A small brass vessel and white paper cups sit on the floor, with red and green cloths nearby.2013-09-21September 21 20132013-09-21 +1 copiesTwo young saffron-robed boys sit on mats holding pink and red hibiscus flowers aloft, smiling, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. Behind them, several monks and devotees in saffron and maroon robes, some with white forehead markings and rudraksha beads, raise hands in greeting while others sit in a hall. Brass bowls, a folded cloth and paper cups sit on the floor in front. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering; no identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.2013-09-21September 18 20132013-09-18September 21 20132013-09-21Two shaved-headed young monastic devotees in saffron-orange robes sit side by side with palms pressed together in anjali mudra during a satsang, with white vibhuti horizontal lines on their foreheads. Both wear rudraksha malas; the one on the left also wears small gold earrings and glasses, and the one on the right has gold earrings and a beaded bracelet. Other monastics in orange sit blurred behind them against a red drape, with hands raised in prayer.2013-06-25September 21 20132013-09-21