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Close photo of a young boy in orange saffron robes seated with eyes closed and mouth open as if chanting. He wears a white tilak across his forehead with a red bindi, and a rudraksha mala with gold spacers around his neck. His hands are held together in front of his chest in a mudra. Behind him, another person in orange with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads sits with eyes lowered. Red chairs and a hall are visible in the background.

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September 26 20132013-09-26June 11 20142014-06-11September 25 20132013-09-25A young boy in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged with eyes closed, chanting, his hands joined in front of him. He wears a rudraksha mala with gold-capped beads and a black thread necklace, a white sandalwood stripe with a red bindi on his forehead, and small earrings. Behind him, several other boys in orange and maroon robes with white forehead marks sit in a row during a ritual gathering, with a brass lamp visible at the lower right.2013-09-06April 25 20142014-04-25June 11 20142014-06-11A young shaved-headed monastic in saffron-orange robes sits in front of the camera, hands raised palms-outward in a gesture of address or blessing while speaking. He wears layered brown rudraksha malas with silver spacers, a small dark pendant on a cord, a silver bangle and a small gold stud earring. A white vertical tilak and red bindi mark his forehead. Behind him, another shaved-headed monk in orange with a white forehead mark sits with hands folded, and a row of seated devotees with raised hands is visible against red drapery and a bright window.2013-06-13 +2 copiesClose photo of a shaved-headed young boy seated with eyes closed and mouth open mid-chant, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with gold caps. He has a white sandalwood band across his forehead with a red bindi, hoop earrings, and his hands are joined at the chest holding a small yellow-and-red object. Behind him, seated monks in orange robes and rudraksha malas sit in a hall with red fabric hangings.2013-09-20A young shaved-headed boy in an orange saffron garment sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra at chest height. He wears layered rudraksha mala necklaces and rudraksha bracelets on both wrists and upper arms, with a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him, other people in maroon and orange robes sit in a seated gathering.2014-04-25A young boy with a shaved head wears an orange saffron wrap and a dark rudraksha mala with a small pendant, his forehead marked with white and red tilak. He holds a small object in one hand and looks down with eyes lowered. Behind him, other saffron-clad monastics and seated devotees in white fill a hall with white pillars and draped red fabric.2013-07-13July 26 20132013-07-26October 11 20132013-10-11