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A photograph of a young shaved-headed boy in an orange robe holding a small brass plate with a lit oil lamp or camphor flame in both hands. He wears white vertical tilak lines across his forehead and arm, a red bindi, and a beaded necklace. Behind him, blurred figures in maroon and orange robes sit in a row. The boy looks forward with a steady expression. Text on the image reads a pedia source credit, which is not included here

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March 26 20132013-03-26April 12 20132013-04-12 +1 copiesA young shaved-headed boy in saffron-orange robes holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp cupped in both hands, gazing to the side. He has white sacred ash marks on his forehead and a red dot at the centre. Other seated people in orange and maroon robes with white ash-striped arms are partly visible at the edges, with ritual items and red cloths in the background. The scene suggests a puja or aarti setting. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2013-04-13April 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesApril 10 20132013-04-10A 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.2013-04-10April 17 20132013-04-17 +2 copiesApril 10 20132013-04-10June 07 20132013-06-07April 10 20132013-04-10A young shaved-headed boy in an orange saffron robe with a maroon-and-gold trim sits in front, wearing a rudraksha mala and a small gold pendant, with white sacred ash marks on his forehead and arms and a red bindi. Behind him, other boys in maroon and orange robes sit blurred in a temple or ashram setting. No a person candidate is visible in this frame.2013-04-10May 03 20132013-05-03