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August 04 20172017-08-04Several young people in saffron-orange cloth sit cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual. Their chests are bare and marked with white ash stripes, and they wear rudraksha malas. Long dreadlocked hair and white tilak marks on their foreheads are visible. In front of them are brass plates, small oil lamps, incense sticks and offerings, with a yellow container nearby. The boy at centre holds an offering and appears to be chanting. Others in the background are also seated in orange clothes. This looks like a puja or abhishekam scene.2018-03-06Seated young boys in saffron-orange robes with white forehead markings hold lit incense sticks in a hall, with smoke drifting across the frame during a ritual. Several older men in orange robes sit behind them with rudraksha malas, and a few men in white clothing stand in the background among red-orange draped structures. The setting appears to be a devotional gathering with incense offerings and brass trays nearby.2013-04-24Three young boys in orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor in a hall with many other orange-clad participants behind them. The boy in the centre has curly dark hair and a white ash marking on his forehead and arms, and holds his hands together while speaking. The boy on the right has long matted locks and a red and white forehead mark. Brass puja vessels, oil lamps, pink flowers and small offering bowls are arranged on a low white platform in front. A small purple bird logo appears at upper left.2017-07-20A young boy with dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha-style necklace sits cross-legged at the front of a hall, wrapped in orange saffron cloth with white ash markings on his shoulders and chest. He tends small brass lamps and a brass vessel with a lit flame on a white-draped table, beside a small white deity murti and offerings of pink flowers. Behind him, several people in orange robes sit on the floor in rows, and there are golden-ornamented stands at the edges.2017-07-20A large group of young boys and teenagers sits cross-legged on a white marble floor in a hall, many wearing saffron-orange cloths and rudraksha mala beads, with white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and bodies. In the foreground, a small boy in a white and gold dhoti with a white shawl holds a brass lamp-like object, while older boys in orange sit with brass oil lamps, bells and small metal vessels arranged on a cloth in front of them. Pink plastic bowls and tubs of offerings sit nearby, and framed portraits hang on the wall behind. The scene appears to be a group puja or ritual gathering with students in ceremonial dress.2017-07-23July 23 20172017-07-23Young boys with shaved heads and white forehead markings sit cross-legged on a floor, dressed in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas around their necks. Several hold brass bells and small oil lamps while performing a ritual. A boy in the foreground, wearing a small gold earring, rings a bell and holds a lit lamp, with a brass kalasha and offerings of flowers on the stone surface before him. Other saffron-clad participants sit in the background, and a brass lamp burns on the right. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall.2013-07-02Photograph of a seated group of young sadhus in saffron-orange cloth performing a meditative breathing practice, each with a hand raised to the nose in a nasal mudra. Several boys with long matted locks and white forehead tilak and body markings sit on mats in a bright hall. Brass oil lamps, incense sticks, small white figurines, marigold petals and a brass plate with offerings sit on a low tray in front of them. Behind them, adults in orange and white stand and sit in the background. Rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets are visible on several of them.2018-03-06A photograph of a seated ritual gathering of young boys in orange-saffron dhoti-style wraps, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and bodies. In the foreground a bare-chested boy with curly black hair and a thin white sacred cord sits cross-legged holding incense sticks, with smoke curling across his chest. Behind him other seated participants in orange cloth, and white clay offerings, small brass lamps and incense stands are arranged on the floor. The scene suggests a puja or homa-style observance, though no specific deity or a person presence is clearly visible.2017-08-04Photograph of a group of young sannyasi-style devotees in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on the floor during a puja. In the foreground, a young man with long dark hair, white vibhuti lines on his forehead and arms, and a rudraksha mala wears a gold-bordered orange cloth and holds a small ritual item in his hands. Brass plates, oil lamps, flower petals and a small brass vessel sit on low wooden stands before them. Several other children and adults in orange and white clothes sit behind, and a figure in white dhoti and shawl is seen to the right. The setting is a large hall with a pale floor.2016-08-16July 16 20172017-07-16