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A young boy with a shaved head stands centrally in a bright hall, wearing a long white jasmine garland with red flower accents, gold and gemstone necklaces, rudraksha beads, orange and green silk garment and white sacred markings on forehead and arms. Behind him, seated rows of boys and young men in orange and white robes, some with rudraksha malas, sit on the floor and drums are visible at the right edge. The setting is a white-tiled hall with red curtains.

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August 18 20132013-08-18August 18 20132013-08-18 +1 copiesAugust 18 20132013-08-18 +1 copiesA 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.2013-08-18A young boy sits cross-legged with eyes closed and hands folded in his lap, meditating during a ritual gathering. He wears an orange-saffron cloth with a gold brocade border draped over one shoulder, multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and arms, and a small pendant. A white sacred ash line marks his forehead with a red dot at the centre. Behind him, other boys in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls also sit quietly with eyes lowered.2015-11-08A seated group of young boys in a hall, many with shaved heads and white vertical tilak or sandal marks on their foreheads. The foreground boy wears an orange sanyasi-style cloth, a long rudraksha mala and a pendant, and looks forward. Beside him a small boy in orange wears a red-dotted forehead mark. At the right front, a young child sits bare-chested with a white floral garland, ornate gold and jewelled necklaces, rudraksha beads, and white marks on the arms, wearing a green skirt. Other boys in orange and red robes and white dhotis sit behind, with a crowd visible further back in a white-walled hall with red curtains.2013-08-18April 10 20132013-04-10April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesA shaved-headed young boy sits cross-legged in a saffron-orange robe with a maroon-red border, wearing a rudraksha mala with a small gold pendant. White ash stripes mark his forehead and arms, with a red bindi between the brows. He holds a brass or gold ritual implement in his hands, and a silver cup, a small oil lamp and a conch shell sit on a brass tray before him. Two other people in maroon or red robes are blurred at the left edge. The scene suggests a sannyasi-style ritual setting with brass puja items.2013-04-10February 23 20162016-02-23April 10 20132013-04-10A young boy seated cross-legged on a silver-toned ornate tray or pedestal, dressed in saffron-orange robes with a red satin waist sash. He wears a long rudraksha mala with gold spacer beads around his neck and a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and holds a thin reed or grass strand in his hands. Behind him, other children in orange robes sit in a row, and pink flower petals and yellow marigolds are scattered on a colourful striped cloth. The setting suggests a ritual or initiation gathering.2013-10-13