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A photograph of young men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas, seated in a crowded hall with hands pressed together in anjali mudra and eyes closed. The central young man, with a shaved head and white sandalwood tilak with a red dot on his forehead, wears a small earring. Two other young men on either side also have white forehead markings and malas, and a seated crowd in white and orange surrounds them.

May 08 2017

August 04 2017

Photograph of a seated group of devotees in a hall during a courtyard session. In the foreground a young man with long dark hair, a small earring and a thin white sacred thread over his bare chest, wears orange cloth and holds his palms together in anjali while his eyes are closed. Beside him a boy with a shaved-looking head, white tilak and a beaded necklace also sits with hands folded in orange cloth. Others in orange and white cloths sit behind them, many with white sandalwood or ash markings on their arms and shoulders. Blurred oil lamps and the room are visible in the background.

April 25 2014

Photograph of a seated devotional gathering in a hall with cream walls and framed pictures. In the foreground a young man with swept-back brown hair, a small tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck, sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali. He wears an orange cloth over his shoulder and bare chest with white markings on the skin. Beside him a man with long dark hair and a white sacred thread also sits in prayer, with others in orange garments and a seated child in the background. Offerings and small items are on the floor in front.

A close photograph of a shaven-headed young boy in an orange robe with hands pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, in a row of similarly dressed boys in orange. A white vertical tilak mark marks his forehead, and he wears a dark beaded necklace and a small earring. The background is blurred, showing more orange-robed figures seated in a devotional gathering.

January 25 2017

A photograph of a row of young devotees seated outdoors in orange saffron robes with hands pressed together in anjali mudra during a puja. Their faces and arms bear white vibhuti or chandan markings. A boy in front wears a saffron shawl over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala with a white beaded necklace, gazing forward. Another smaller boy beside him, also in saffron, joins his palms. Blurred figures in white stand in the background. The scene suggests a collective devotional ceremony.

A photograph of young shaved-headed monastic students in saffron-orange robes with red borders, seated closely together with palms pressed in anjali mudra. Their foreheads bear white vibhuti stripes. The foreground student on the right wears a dark rudraksha mala, an orange and red shawl, and a black digital wristwatch, and looks upward with lips slightly parted as if chanting. Neighbouring students and blurred figures behind them share the same robes and prayerful posture. A red curtain and warm beige walls form the background. No one in the frame is identified as a person.

Photograph of a row of young male devotees seated in prayer, their palms pressed together in anjali mudra. They wear saffron orange monastic-style garments, and several have white vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads and arms. A boy in the foreground wears a rudraksha mala and a white thread around his neck. Other boys beside and behind him keep their eyes closed or lowered in devotion. The setting appears to be a ritual gathering with blurred figures in white in the background.