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September 26 20132013-09-26A group of young boys and novices in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged in a hall, eyes closed and mouths open as if chanting or singing together. Many have white horizontal tilak lines across their foreheads and wear rudraksha malas around their necks; the front boy in the centre also has a red bindi. Some have their hands folded in prayer, and small brass plates and offering dishes sit on a silver tray in front of them. Behind them, adult devotees in white and orange clothing sit and stand in the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible in the frame.2013-04-12 +1 copiesJune 21 20132013-06-21July 05 20132013-07-05April 17 20142014-04-17A photograph of a seated group of young boys in saffron-orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and white tilak or vibhuti marks on their foreheads, sitting in a meditative or chanting posture in a hall. In the foreground, a bespectacled boy with a shaved head and a younger boy with his eyes closed sit with hands resting on their laps, while brass puja vessels and a small brass deity figure sit in the lower left. Other seated youths in orange robes and white head bands fill the background, with a few people in white attire visible at the edges.2014-04-04August 15 20132013-08-15A group of young boys seated on a tiled floor during a devotional ritual, dressed in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas around their necks and white sacred ash lines across their foreheads. The boy in the foreground has his hands pressed in anjali, while others sit with hands folded or raised. Brass kalashas, brass lamps, small brass bowls and plates stand on silver-toned platforms in front. Some boys wear red robes, and the scene suggests a kalpataru-darshan style satsang or puja.2014-08-16July 23 20132013-07-23Several young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged in prayer, palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, with white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. A boy in the centre wears a rudraksha mala. Brass puja vessels, a small framed picture, a kalasha-style bowl, flower petals and yellow turmeric offerings are arranged on orange cloths in front of them. Behind them, other devotees in red and maroon clothing and a figure in dark clothing sit in a hall with red chairs. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2014-04-25July 26 20132013-07-26Young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor performing a ritual at a puja setup. The foreground boy wears thick-framed glasses, a rudraksha mala, a red bindi and white sacred ash lines on his forehead, and he holds a small object with both hands above a brass vessel and offerings of flowers. Beside him another boy in orange robes with white forehead markings looks down at pink and yellow flower petals on a tray. Several more similarly dressed boys sit behind them in a hall, some with white tilak marks. Brass lamps and a small platform with offerings are visible in the lower foreground.2014-10-05