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Several young boys sit in a row on a striped mat, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. The boy in front wears a dark blue top and a rudraksha mala around his neck. The boys behind him wear white kurtas. The background is a plain cream wall, blurred. This appears to be a gurukul prayer or meditation moment.

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July 06 20122012-07-06April 09 20132013-04-09A young boy sits cross-legged on a blue-and-white striped mat in a yoga or satsang hall, eyes closed, palms pressed together in anjali mudra. He wears a sleeveless light blue kurta-style top, blue jeans, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead, with a gold-toned bracelet on his wrist. Behind him, other seated participants sit on mats, one in a grey shirt and another in blue, and an orange cloth lies on the floor to the left. The setting is a plain tiled floor.2010-12-17April 10 20142014-04-10Photograph of a row of young male devotees seated in prayer, their palms pressed together in anjali mudra. They wear saffron orange monastic-style garments, and several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. A boy in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a white thread around his neck. Other boys beside and behind him keep their eyes closed or lowered in devotion. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering with blurred figures in white in the background.2017-05-08A row of men sits in profile with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered, in a prayer or satsang setting. Most wear orange-saffron cloth, rudraksha and red-orange beaded malas, and white horizontal sacred ash marks on their foreheads. In the centre foreground a shaved-headed man in orange cloth with a ceremonial gold bracelet and a red-orange mala holds his hands in anjali. Behind him a man in white clothing and another in dark clothing also sit with hands folded. Blurred figures fill the left and right edges. The background is a pale wall and red drape.2013-01-16 +1 copiesApril 25 20142014-04-25A row of young male devotees seated on the floor in orange saffron robes with white vibhuti horizontal marks on their foreheads and arms, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Several boys in the foreground and middle ground sit in a line, with more blurred figures behind them. In the lower left, rows of offerings such as small white dishes and food are arranged on the floor. No candidate for a person is visibly present in this frame.2017-05-08August 13 20112011-08-13A photograph of a young boy seated cross-legged on a blue meditation mat on an orange tiled floor, eyes closed and hands resting in his lap. He wears a light blue kurta with embroidered collar, white loose trousers, a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold bracelet, with a small red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, several other people sit on striped mats in a dim hall, including a young woman in a white t-shirt with a lanyard-style necklace. The scene suggests group meditation during a satsang session.2010-12-17May 08 20172017-05-08A boy in white ritual clothes sits cross-legged on a woven mat with his palms pressed together in prayer and eyes lowered. He wears a white shawl with red borders, a red and white sacred thread, a dot of red kumkum and white vibhuti on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala. Brass puja items lie before him, including a footed brass lamp, a small bowl, a plate with orange offerings, a handbell and a brass cup. Behind him, a girl in white and a boy in blue also sit with hands folded in prayer, and the room has light walls and wooden furniture.2009-11-14