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Photograph of young boys in orange and maroon robes seated on mats performing a ritual puja on the floor. Brass lamps, a small oil lamp with a flame, brass bowls, plates of flowers and petals, a brass kettle and incense sticks surround them. The boys wear grey-white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha mala necklaces. A boy in the foreground holds a small brass spoon near a flame while a taller boy behind him holds a stick of incense. Other seated boys in orange robes are visible at the edges. No identifiable figure of a person is present.

Photograph of a ritual session in a temple courtyard. A shaved-headed young boy with white vibhuti bands on his forehead and chest wears an orange cloth over his shoulder and rudraksha beads, standing with hands folded in front of a gold deity shrine. A woman in a striped yellow-green top has her hands raised near another child's head, with a flame visible beside her. Behind them a standing figure in a red-orange shawl and rudraksha mala appears on a large backdrop, a golden kalasha-style vessel sits on the ledge, and a brass bowl rests in the foreground. The gold shrine holds a small blue-robed deity murti with a garland. Foreground audience members are partly visible.

A photograph of two young men in saffron-orange robes seated on a cloth-covered platform inside a hall with red drapes and ornate gold pillars. The man on the left, with a shaved-head style and a rudraksha mala, sits beside a silver tray holding two brass kalashas, flowers and a red cushion. The man on the right, kneeling with his palms pressed together in namaskar, wears an orange shawl and bead necklaces with white tilak markings. Wooden sticks lie stacked at left and a blue cloth lies beside them. Seated devotees and a framed portrait appear in the background, possibly in a puja or satsang setting.

June 05 2012

Several young boys in saffron-orange robes with magenta borders sit on the floor during a puja, with white ash marks on their foreheads and arms. Rudraksha malas hang on their chests. The closest boy, smaller and crouching, places a flower near a pair of wooden sandals (padukas) decorated with pink flowers on a bamboo mat. Brass lamps, a small brass lota and a brass plate with red offerings sit nearby, and other robed boys with trays of offerings are seated behind them on a tiled floor.

2012-04-23 +2 copies

September 13 2014

A photograph inside a temple hall with maroon drapes and gilded shrine structures. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti with a gold border and bare chest, wearing a rudraksha mala and pendant, gestures over a brass plate of yellow and white flowers and a kalasha-style vessel. Opposite him sits a young man in saffron robes, bare-chested with a leopard-print headband, body markings, and beaded necklaces, holding a hand near the offering. Behind them, seated devotees in orange and red garments fill the hall, with other priests in white dhotis near the shrine. a person candidate is not clearly established from appearance.

A seated figure in an orange turban, orange and maroon robes and layered red-and-white flower garlands, with a gold-coloured necklace and rudraksha-style beads, extends a hand toward a kneeling young man in a yellow kurta with purple trim and a shaved head who holds out cupped hands over a wooden box of offerings. Behind them a bald priest in a saffron shawl with white sandalwood-marked arms and forehead holds a silver tray of sweets, and a standing man in a blue polo shirt watches.

Three young boys with shaved heads and white sacred marks on their foreheads sit cross-legged on a mat, wearing saffron-orange robes with red-maroon borders. The boy on the left wipes a pink cloth on a brass tray, the middle boy holds a small red-tinted offering, and the boy on the right holds a small item over a brass plate. Brass oil lamps, a brass kalasha-like vessel, incense sticks, flower petals and small brass bowls are arranged on a silver-toned tray in front of them. Behind them, older men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas and a man in white stand in a hall with red curtains and a microphone stand, appearing to take part in a puja.

September 13 2014

A seated man with long dark hair, a white vertical forehead mark, a red-brown dhoti and a gold armband and bangles receives a stack of orange cloth from a shirtless boy wearing a white sacred thread and a red beaded necklace. A flowing garland of white flowers and red roses hangs on the man's shoulders. Behind him a woman in a dark red sari holds a silver staff with a small silver ornament, and gold carved pillars and a red cloth frame the setting. A white air conditioning unit sits at left. The photo is watermarked with an archive copyright notice. a person: the seated man wears long swept-back hair, a garland and gold ornaments, matching the page's reference to a person attending.

A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a long rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, smiling as he offers a handful of yellow grain or prasad from a large silver tray. A shaved-headed young boy in orange cloth and rudraksha beads, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and arm, sits in front of the tray with his cupped hands extended to receive it. The setting appears to be a ceremonial hall with a white backdrop. The seated man has long swept-back hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold necklace, consistent with the probable Swamiji (probable) candidate on the throne.