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Two young shaven-headed boys in saffron-orange robes sit on the floor performing a paduka puja. The boy on the left wears spectacles and a long rudraksha mala and holds his hands near the small dark stone figure. The boy on the right, with a red bindi and white tripundra, reaches toward the altar and scatters flowers. The stone figure is decorated with a white flower and surrounded by red rose petals and white plumeria on a woven mat over a silver tray. Behind them an older monk in orange with a rudraksha mala raises a hand, and a seated crowd in white and red clothing raises their hands in blessing. A brass lamp sits at right.

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Two young shaved-headed boys in saffron orange robes sit on the floor during a paduka puja. The older boy on the left wears glasses and a rudraksha mala and smiles while guiding the younger boy's hand over a small dark stone padukas-like figure set on a bamboo mat strewn with white and pink flower petals and white frangipani blossoms. The younger boy wears a white vibhuti marking and red bindi and watches the figure. Behind them, a seated monk in orange with a rudraksha mala and a crowd of seated devotees, some with raised hands, fill the hall. An orange-robed man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and raises an arm.2013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16A photograph of young shaven-headed boys in saffron-orange robes performing a paduka puja during a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a small boy with white vibhuti bands and a red bindi sits before a silver tray covered with a woven mat, scattered red and white flower petals, white frangipani blossoms, and a dark stone padukas-like figure. Behind him, an older boy in saffron robes wears a rudraksha mala and thick-rimmed glasses and raises his hand in blessing. Another boy in orange sits with hands raised, and a seated crowd of adults in white shirts and dhotis watches, many with hands raised. A brass bowl sits on the floor at right. Five or more people are visible.2013-10-16Two young shaved-headed children in saffron-orange robes sit on a mat during a ritual, one wearing glasses and rudraksha beads, placing red rose petals and a white flower around a small dark stone murti of a seated figure on a silver tray. Behind them, an older boy in orange with rudraksha mala raises both palms, and many devotees in white and orange clothing raise their hands in the background. Sacred ash marks are on their foreheads and a brass lamp sits to the right.2013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16Photo of young shaven-headed boys in saffron-orange robes seated on a floor mat, performing a ritual gesture with raised palms during a gathering. A small dark stone murti of a seated deity is placed on a bamboo mat decorated with white frangipani flowers and red petals on a low white platform. The boy in front wears glasses and a rudraksha mala and chants with open mouth; the boy in the foreground has eyes closed and a red dot and white vibhuti on his forehead. Behind them an older monk in orange wears a rudraksha mala, and a crowd of seated devotees with raised hands fills the hall. A red cloth band with printed text lies across the mat.2013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16Two young boys with shaved heads wearing orange saffron robes and white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and arms sit on a mat for a puja. The boy on the left, wearing rudraksha malas and glasses, rests his hand near a small dark stone murti of a seated figure garlanded with white flowers. Red and white petals and white frangipani-like flowers surround the murti on a woven mat over a white platform. A brass vessel sits in the background. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala watches, and several people in white and orange clothing sit in a hall, some with raised hands.2013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16October 16 20132013-10-16