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A seated group of young boys and men performing a puja in a hall with red chairs and a red-carpeted floor. Central figure sits cross-legged on a mat with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing an orange cloth, a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, with a small tray of offerings in front. Boys in orange and maroon cloths with rudraksha malas and white tilak marks hold brass oil lamps and small vessels. A bald man in an orange shawl on the right holds a lamp. Seated audience in white and light shirts watch and fold their hands. Drums rest at the back right.

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October 31 20132013-10-31October 31 20132013-10-31 +1 copiesA large indoor gathering of seated devotees on a white tiled floor, with a red curtain and white wall behind them. In the foreground, many young boys and teenagers wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, with white sandalwood stripes on their foreheads; several sit with palms joined in prayer. Among them are men in white dhotis and shirts, and some adults in red or maroon robes. Shaved-headed monks in orange robes sit near the front. A green-and-gold ritual brass plate and small offerings lie on the floor near the seated group. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so the scene is described by roles.2013-08-18A photograph of a seated group of young boys in saffron-orange robes and maroon shawls performing a puja at low tables with brass lamps, bells, small cups and offerings on silver trays. Several boys have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks; the boy in front left holds his palms together in prayer, while the boy centre-left lifts a small spoon and the boy centre-right stirs a dish. Behind them, adult devotees in white clothes and saffron-clad men sit in rows in a hall with pale walls. Hands are folded in prayer and some heads are bowed in meditation. The scene suggests a ritual offering or satsang setting.2013-05-05July 21 20132013-07-21April 24 20132013-04-24October 31 20132013-10-31 +1 copiesApril 13 20132013-04-13Indoor ceremony with seated monks in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, several with white sacred ash on the forehead, sitting on red mats before brass puja items and small plates. In the foreground a bald young monk with a gold necklace and gold armbands sits cross-legged, while boys in orange robes sit in front. Behind them, men in white and light clothing sit in rows, one with headphones and a man in white with palms pressed together. The setting appears to be a hall with a white marble-like wall.2013-04-24October 29 20132013-10-29 +1 copiesJuly 28 20132013-07-28Photograph of a seated ritual gathering indoors before red curtains. Foreground men and boys wear saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, rudraksha malas and white-and-red tilak marks across their foreheads; several hold brass oil lamps and small plates with flames. Behind them, a row of boys in maroon and red-brown robes sit or stand, some holding curved horns aloft, while a drummer plays a drum on the right. Shaved-headed and young participants fill the frame, with a white-clad older man at the upper left. Woven mats cover the floor and a few flower-decorated trays sit nearby.2013-07-01