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October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03Several young boys in orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor during a ritual setting. In the foreground, a boy wearing glasses and a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala arranges pink, yellow and red flower petals into a circle on a low silver-grey stand, a small framed picture placed within the floral ring. Beside him a round tray holds more scattered petals. Behind, other boys in orange clothing sit with their hands folded, and a boy at right with a white forehead mark holds a small object. Yellow petals are scattered on the floor and a striped mat lies at left.2014-10-03Young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor performing a ritual at a puja setup. The foreground boy wears thick-framed glasses, a rudraksha mala, a red bindi and white sacred ash lines on his forehead, and he holds a small object with both hands above a brass vessel and offerings of flowers. Beside him another boy in orange robes with white forehead markings looks down at pink and yellow flower petals on a tray. Several more similarly dressed boys sit behind them in a hall, some with white tilak marks. Brass lamps and a small platform with offerings are visible in the lower foreground.2014-10-05A photograph of a seated young monk in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha mala draped over his chest, wearing clear-rimmed glasses and a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead. He holds pink flowers and appears to be offering them over a black stone Shiva linga on a bamboo mat. Silver bowls, a small cup and additional pink flowers sit beside it. Beside him, an older monk in orange with a dark rudraksha mala and white forehead markings also sits, and blurred seated devotees and a red-clad attendant appear in the background, consistent with a puja or abhishekam.2013-10-17Several young boys with shaved heads and white vertical forehead marks sit cross-legged on the floor during a puja, dressed in saffron-orange robes with red borders. The boy in front wears glasses and a long rudraksha mala, and holds a white flower in his hand while placing an item on a small offering tray. Brass vessels, a brass lamp, a small brass bowl, a silver bowl and a plate of food sit on a silver-covered altar cloth. Other boys in orange robes sit in the background.2013-04-10A photograph of young sannyasi boys seated in a row during a ritual, all in saffron-orange robes with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. The boy in the centre wears clear-rimmed glasses and a plain orange wrap, while the boy on the right wears a rudraksha mala with a red mark on his forehead. An older sannyasi in brown-red robes sits behind them, and small brass vessels and offering plates sit on a low table in front. Attendees in white sit in the background beside a red curtain.2013-11-22Several young male devotees in saffron-orange clothes sit in rows performing a puja on low silver-grey platforms. Each wears a white forehead band, rudraksha malas and white-painted arm markings; some hold white flowers or offerings over brass plates, lamps and small bells. Brass vessels, a conch-shaped object and red cloths lie before them in a hall with a dim shrine in the background. Overlay text reads Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam and2014-07-26A photograph of a seated group of young boys in saffron-orange robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and white tilak or vibhuti marks on their foreheads, sitting in a meditative or chanting posture in a hall. In the foreground, a bespectacled boy with a shaved head and a younger boy with his eyes closed sit with hands resting on their laps, while brass puja vessels and a small brass deity figure sit in the lower left. Other seated youths in orange robes and white head bands fill the background, with a few people in white attire visible at the edges.2014-04-04October 30 20132013-10-30April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesAugust 02 20132013-08-02