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Two shaved-headed young boys sit side by side in ceremonial dress before a painted serpent-headed backdrop with a blue-and-white painted ledge. The boy on the left wears a purple silk garment with gold zari border, a white jasmine garland with red flowers, and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace. The boy on the right wears a red and orange silk garment with a long white garland and red flowers, and a beaded necklace. Both have white sacred ash markings with red kumkum dots on their foreheads. Behind them are red and white striped steps and a yellow curtain at the right edge.

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October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03A seated group of young boys and a few adults in a hall with red curtains, sitting attentively during a satsang. Foreground boys wear saffron/orange cloth with rudraksha malas, and one younger boy on the right wears white jasmine garlands, a gold necklace and a red-and-green cloth with a bare chest and white tilak marks on his forehead. Behind them, others wear white shawls over white and orange garments and white forehead marks. Many participants are visible in the background.2013-08-18Several shaved-headed young boys sit in a row in front of a colorful deity murti with a lion-like figure, holding bunches of thin grass stalks. The boys wear white jasmine garlands and red rose garlands, with white sacred ash lines (vibhuti) on their foreheads, and are dressed in green, blue, red and purple cloths. A ritual officiant's hand, adorned with gold bangles, appears at the right edge while marigold flowers and brass vessels lie nearby. No a person candidate is visible in the image.2014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03October 10 20162016-10-10Three shaved-headed boys sit cross-legged in a row at an outdoor gathering, each with white vibhuti tripundra marks on the forehead and a red bindi. They wear white jasmine garlands, rudraksha malas, and colourful silk: the left boy in purple and gold, the centre boy in green with a gold border, the right boy in blue and orange. Behind them, more children in orange and red clothing and garlands sit in rows, some with kumkum and white marks. The boys' hands rest calmly in their laps and they look forward attentively.2014-10-03Several young boys sit closely together on a floor, most with shaved heads and white vertical urdhva pundra markings on their foreheads. The foreground boy smiles and wears a purple silk garment with gold border and a long white flower garland with a red flower. Beside him another boy in a green garment with a similar white garland sits, and behind them older-looking people in orange robes sit in a gathering.2014-10-03Young boys with shaved heads and white vertical tilaka marks on their foreheads, some with red bindi dots, chant with eyes closed in a hall with red chairs. They wear red dhoti-style garments with gold borders and rudraksha malas around their necks and shoulders. Behind them stand other seated devotees in white and an older man in an orange-red shawl.2013-10-22January 02 20132013-01-02