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Close-up photo of a shaved-headed young boy in orange saffron robes with a maroon striped border, wearing a rudraksha mala around his neck and a small red tilak on his forehead. He sits with eyes lowered, holding a brass dish in both hands on which a small brass oil lamp burns with a lit flame, with a few pink petals in the dish.

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April 17 20132013-04-17April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesA young shaved-headed boy in saffron-orange robes holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp cupped in both hands, gazing to the side. He has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and a red dot at the centre. Other seated people in orange and maroon robes with white ash-striped arms are partly visible at the edges, with ritual items and red cloths in the background. The scene suggests a puja or aarti setting. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2013-04-13April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesA young shaved-headed child in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in both hands, bringing it close to his face in a dim hall. A red tilak mark is on his forehead and a white ash line runs across his brow. Blurred figures and a steel cup with a spoon sit in the foreground, with more brass lamps glowing in the background. The scene reads as a temple or satsang ritual of lamp offering.2013-04-10April 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesApril 09 20132013-04-09 +2 copiesA young shaven-headed boy in saffron-orange robes with a red sash sits cross-legged at a ritual table, holding a small brass lamp with a flame in both hands while looking down. He wears a white sandalwood streak across his forehead with a red kumkum dot, white paste on his upper arms, and a beaded silver-toned necklace. In the foreground are brass vessels, a silver cup with a spoon, and a conch shell. Behind him, an older boy in maroon robes is blurred. The setting is a temple-like hall with warm, dim lighting.2013-04-10 +1 copiesJune 07 20132013-06-07April 12 20132013-04-12 +1 copiesApril 17 20132013-04-17A photograph of a young shaved-headed boy in an orange robe holding a small brass plate with a lit oil lamp or camphor flame in both hands. He wears white vertical tilak lines across his forehead and arm, a red bindi, and a beaded necklace. Behind him, blurred figures in maroon and orange robes sit in a row. The boy looks forward with a steady expression. Text on the image reads a pedia source credit, which is not included here2013-04-10