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Three young boys perform with palms pressed together in prayerful namaskar on a stage against a purple backdrop. The boy on the left wears a red and gold turban and bare upper body with white markings and a floral yellow armband. The middle boy wears a black embroidered kurta with silver trim. The boy on the right wears a striped multicoloured kurta and stands at a microphone, eyes closed, singing. Each has a white urdhva-pundra style forehead mark. The scene suggests devotional singing or a cultural performance.

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Three young boys sit cross-legged on a red cloth before a blue backdrop, hands joined in anjali mudra with eyes closed. The boy on the left wears a red and gold headwrap with a peacock feather, a green silk lower garment with pink border, gold armbands and beaded necklaces, with white tripundra markings on his arms. The middle boy wears a black embroidered kurta and has a white tilak on his forehead. The boy on the right wears a striped brown kurta and white dhoti, holds a microphone in front of him, and has a tilak on his forehead. Sheets of paper lie on the red cloth in front of them.2012-10-23Four young people stand on a stage before maroon curtains and a small window, with a conch-shaped ornament at the left edge. Two figures on the left wear red dhotis and red shawls with gold-coloured chain necklaces and bead malas, hands pressed together in anjali. A younger figure in a red dress and gold necklaces kneels in front, smiling. On the right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a rudraksha mala holds a microphone, hands in namaste, while a bare-chested companion in a rudraksha mala holds a lapel badge. Faint white markings adorn several faces and arms.2017-06-17A photograph of a shaved-headed young boy in an orange and maroon sannyasi-style cloth, with a long rudraksha mala and a white vibhuti band with a red dot on his forehead. His eyes are closed and his palms are raised with fingers spread, as if in chanting or prayer. Behind him, several other young boys in maroon cloths and white forehead bands sit and chant or gesture similarly, one with hands folded at the right. The setting appears to be a group ritual or satsang with boys in ashram-style attire.2013-04-06 +1 copiesMarch 26 20132013-03-26Four young people in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders stand close together, singing into handheld microphones. Each wears a rudraksha mala and has white vertical marks and tilak on the forehead, with shaved heads. The person on the far left has long dark hair with a pink clip. The background is pink and purple with gold carved wooden panels. One wears a wristwatch and another a bracelet of beads.2013-04-21Three shaven-headed young boys in saffron-orange robes sit with palms pressed together in namaskar at a satsang or puja gathering. Each wears a rudraksha mala of brown seeds with gold spacers and a white vertical tilak with a red bindi on the forehead. The boy at left wears clear-framed glasses and is chanting, while the centre boy has eyes closed in meditation and the boy at right looks ahead. Other seated devotees in orange are blurred behind them. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2013-08-02May 19 20132013-05-19Three young men stand with palms pressed together in namaskar on a stage before a deep red curtain and a gilded background. The youth on the left wears an orange dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a brown rudraksha mala, and a red bindi. The one in the centre wears orange clothing with gold trim, a beaded necklace, a wristwatch, and a white forehead band. The man on the right wears a white dhoti with gold border, brown rudraksha malas, a white forehead band and dark bracelets, with eyes closed. A gilded deity murti or ornate golden backdrop stands at the right edge.2016-08-28December 12 20112011-12-12August 02 20132013-08-02August 02 20132013-08-02Four young boys seated closely together on a floor during a chanting session, their eyes closed and mouths open as they sing. They wear red and orange saffron-coloured robes with white vibhuti horizontal lines on their foreheads, and several wear rudraksha mala necklaces of dark beads. Their hands rest on their laps and one boy wears small earrings and glasses. Behind them, a red curtain, a sofa and a few seated adults in the background suggest an indoor satsang. Oil lamps are visible at the lower right.2013-09-25