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Several young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor covered with woven mats during a ritual setup. They wear white vibhuti horizontal stripes on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks, with maroon borders on their cloth. Silver trays hold brass lamps, small brass bowls, a red-and-white flower offering, and conch shells. In the foreground a small bald child in orange robes and a rudraksha mala reaches toward the tray. On the right, a pair of wooden sandals decorated with flowers and orange cloth rests beside brass dishes. Oil lamps are lit on the trays, with a pink plastic container nearby.

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April 10 20132013-04-10April 10 20132013-04-10A photograph of a group puja in an ashram hall. Rows of young men and boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on mats, several with white sacred ash marks across their foreheads and wooden rudraksha-style malas around their necks. A small boy in the foreground, wearing saffron and a mala, holds white flowers toward a brass vessel. Brass plates, small oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass pot, incense sticks, flower petals and a pair of wooden padukas sit on the mats before them. Pink curtains and windows line the background wall.2013-04-03A group of young boys in saffron-orange robes with red borders sit cross-legged on mats during a puja. Several have shaved heads with white vibhuti stripes across their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Bowls of offerings, small oil lamps, and brass plates sit on silver trays in front of them, with white shells and red flower petals among the items. The boy in the foreground at right holds a small object in his hands, and the child in the centre sits with his palms together. Some boys in the background have their hands folded in prayer.2013-04-10Photograph of a large seated puja in a hall with a white floor. Rows of young boys and youths in orange clothes sit cross-legged behind silver trays laid with small brass bowls, kumkum, flowers, lit oil lamps and offerings. Many wear white forehead markings and rudraksha malas; one foreground boy in an orange wrap holds a small lit lamp, and another holds a brass plate. Nearby, silver plates hold fruit, flowers and a pink covered box. Many participants are visibly performing a pada puja ritual while seated in a line.2013-04-05 +1 copiesA seated puja scene with several shaved-headed young boys and a few adults in saffron-orange robes sitting cross-legged on the floor behind brass ritual vessels, oil lamps, small bowls and a silver tray with flower petals. The foreground boys wear orange cloth, rudraksha mala necklaces and white sacred ash with a central mark on their foreheads; the boy closest to camera wears glasses and is speaking or chanting. A man at left wears white dhoti-style cloth with orange garments and rudraksha beads, with a bare upper body and a white wrap. Brass lamps, a kalasha-like pot and small silver dishes are arranged on a red and pink cloth. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.2014-06-01May 03 20132013-05-03November 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesJuly 23 20132013-07-23April 04 20142014-04-04 +1 copiesApril 03 20132013-04-03July 07 20132013-07-07