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Four young boys in red sannyasi-style robes with gold borders sit cross-legged on a red mat during a ritual. They wear white vibhuti stripes and red kumkum dots on their foreheads, and the boy on the right wears a long rudraksha mala. Two boys have hands folded in namaskar and one holds a hand out palm-up. In front of them sit small brass vessels, a brass bell-like pot, and white paper cups. Behind them, adult men in white kurtas and white shirts sit on the floor, and red chairs line the hall.

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December 10 20132013-12-10A row of young boys seated cross-legged on the floor in a hall with red curtains, dressed in red-maroon robes with gold borders and beaded rudraksha necklaces. Their foreheads bear white vibhuti lines and they sit with hands folded or resting on their laps, eyes closed in meditation. In the foreground a boy wears glasses. Behind them an adult man in a white dhoti with gold border, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas and wristbands, sits among them. Brass puja vessels, lamps, flower petals and a yellow container with a swastika sit on the floor in front. A man in white shirt stands at the back near a low altar table.2013-12-16December 11 20132013-12-11A row of young boys sits cross-legged on the floor in a hall during a puja, wearing red and orange saffron-toned robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Brass puja vessels, plates, bells and small lamps sit on low silver-covered tables in front of them, with flowers and red cloths visible. The boy in the foreground holds his hands together, while others sit with eyes closed or hands folded. Behind them, a man in white sits on a red carpeted platform with his hands joined in namaste, and red chairs line the right side of the room. Framed posters decorate the walls above red curtains.2013-12-06Young boys in maroon-red dhotis with gold borders sit cross-legged in rows on a mat during a ritual. Many have white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, and some wear rudraksha malas. The boy at right in front has palms pressed together in anjali, eyes closed in meditation. Gold and brass puja vessels, lamps and small bowls are arranged on a checked cloth and a low altar at left. Behind them, adults in red and an orange-robed figure sit in a hall with red curtains and framed pictures on the walls.2013-12-10A photograph of a row of seated young boys and teenagers in red sannyasa-style robes with gold borders, many wearing long rudraksha mala necklaces, performing a ritual. Several boys sit cross-legged on mats in front of brass conical horns and steel vessels set on a grey platform, and some hold brass horns to their mouths or lean toward them. A boy in the foreground with a vertical white tilak sits with palms joined. One boy near the centre wears an orange robe and has a shaved head. At the far right, an adult man with a shaved head, white dhoti and white shawl with gold border sits beside the row. The setting is a bright hall with framed posters on the wall behind.2013-12-02April 04 20142014-04-04July 02 20132013-07-02May 08 20132013-05-08December 11 20132013-12-11Several young saffron-robed devotees sit cross-legged on the floor in a hall, palms pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed. Their foreheads bear white sacred ash markings with red bindis, and they wear rudraksha malas. Brass vessels, flowers, a small oil lamp and a folded orange and red cloth with a gold chain lie on a low table in front, with a tray of offerings to the right.2013-11-12December 11 20132013-12-11