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A young shaved-headed boy in orange robes with a red sash and a beaded necklace sits in a temple setting, holding a small brass plate with a lit oil lamp raised before his eyes with both hands. A white vibhuti band marks his forehead. Behind him, a blurred figure in maroon robes and other lamps suggest a ritual ceremony. A silver cup and a shell rest in the foreground.

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April 10 20132013-04-10A 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 12 20132013-04-12 +1 copiesApril 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesA young boy with a shaved head and a white sacred-ash band across his forehead, wearing an orange cloth wrap with maroon borders and a rudraksha bead necklace, sits cross-legged while raising a brass aarti plate with a lit oil lamp in his right hand and holding a small brass bell in his left. Behind him, blurred figures in orange and maroon robes suggest a ritual gathering. The scene appears to be an aarti offering during a ceremony.2013-04-12 +1 copiesA young shaved-headed boy sits cross-legged at a silver-covered puja table, wearing an orange saffron dhoti-style cloth with a red border and a rudraksha mala with a small pendant. He has white vibhuti (sacred ash) bands on his forehead and arms and a red kumkum dot between his brows. He touches a small brass bell-like object while silver bowls, a silver cup, red flower petals, an oil lamp and a conch shell lie on the table. Other people in maroon and orange robes are partly visible in the blurred background, and a gold-coloured vessel sits at the left edge.2013-04-10 +1 copiesApril 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesA 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 here2013-04-10April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 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 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.2013-04-13