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A photograph of a large hall where many boys and young men sit cross-legged on mats with palms pressed together in namaskar, apparently during a prayer or satsang. In the foreground at right, a man with a shaved head wears a white dhoti with a gold border and sits with folded hands before a brass tray holding small brass vessels and offerings. Nearby, a boy in a black shirt and a boy in an orange-and-white striped shirt sit before brass plates and kumkum. Rows of seated participants in colourful shirts stretch back across the polished floor, with red chairs and a few figures standing near the back wall. There is no visible a person candidate.

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April AF 2012 +1 copiesA photograph of a large group seated cross-legged on a tiled hall floor during a devotional gathering. Many attendees, mostly boys and young men in colourful shirts and shorts, sit with palms pressed together in namaskar. Brass plates, small brass lamps, and steel pots holding offerings and flower petals sit on mats in front of them. A saffron-clad figure with a shaved head sits at the front right, and a bare-headed figure in white dhoti clothing sits at the left edge. Women in saris sit in the background, and a large orange bag lies near the bottom right.2012-04-04A large hall filled with rows of seated boys and young men performing a worship ceremony on mats. Each small place has brass plates with oil lamps, a small brass bowl, flowers and offerings, and incense sticks. In the foreground, a boy in a red shirt and light blue trousers sits with hands joined, while a boy in a blue striped shirt and blue shorts sits beside a brass plate. At the far right, an orange-shirted boy sits cross-legged. Near the back, a woman in white sits before a low table at the front of the room, with a white cloth on the floor and red curtains and chairs along the wall.2012-05-08April 29 20122012-04-29A seated group of boys and young men sits cross-legged on mats during a puja in a hall. Several wear white tilak or forehead bands and orange or saffron shirts, including a boy in a rust-orange kurta in the right foreground with hands folded. A boy in a khaki shirt sits centrally with eyes closed near a brass ritual plate holding a small ornate lamp. Brass oil lamps, a kalasha-style brass vessel, flower offerings and small plates are arranged on the floor, with a lit lamp in a clear container at left. Behind them, adults in white and blue shirts sit among rows of attendees and red chairs.2012-05-02May 13 20122012-05-13May 11 20122012-05-11May 02 20122012-05-02 +2 copiesA photograph inside a marble-floored hall during a group puja. In the foreground, several men in white dhotis with gold borders sit cross-legged on mats, palms pressed together or hands moving over brass trays of offerings, small oil lamps and brass kalasha-style vessels. Behind them a seated audience of many young boys and men, some in shirts, some in white, sits in prayer posture, with red chairs lining the back of the hall. A few men at the rear sit upright with hands folded. Brass lamps, plates of fruit and sweets, and plastic containers sit on the floor. No readable name or person is identified; ritual participants are described by role only.2012-04-09A photograph of a large hall where many children and adults sit cross-legged on mats in rows, hands pressed together in prayer or seated before brass plates with fruit, sweets and small oil lamps. Boys in striped shirts and shorts dominate the front, with a bright orange bag and a candle flame visible on the floor. Behind them, women in saffron, pink and yellow saris and men in white and orange clothes sit in devotional stillness. A man in an orange kurta with hands folded stands out near the right, and a shaved-headed man in white sits among the adults. Red curtains and a white door frame the room. The scene resembles a puja or satsang gathering.2012-04-04May 09 20122012-05-09A large group of children and young boys sit cross-legged on mats in an indoor hall with polished floors, many with palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with sandalwood tilak on his forehead sits with hands folded, and a brass multi-tier oil lamp stands at the front. Several brass lamps, a small oil lamp and a framed photograph lie near the front. Behind them an adult in white shirt watches from the back row. No printed name is visible in the scene.2012-05-12