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December 16 2013

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A photograph of young saffron-robed devotees seated on the floor in a ritual hall during a puja. In the foreground a boy with a shaved head and white forehead paste sits with eyes closed and chants, wearing an orange cloth, a long rudraksha mala and a small pendant. Behind him, other boys and young men in orange and red garments sit in rows, some with white tilak and arm markings, making mudras with their hands. Brass items, a small bowl and a green-and-white patterned floor mat are visible near the seated group.2013-12-16December 03 20132013-12-03November 16 20132013-11-16 +1 copiesDecember 22 20132013-12-22December 13 20132013-12-13December 16 20132013-12-16A seated group of devotees and young disciples in orange and maroon robes during a ritual gathering. In the foreground a bald boy in orange holds a small brass bell beside a tray of offerings, while a man in orange with rudraksha malas and forehead markings sits with hands folded, and a woman in orange with gold bangles sits with palms pressed together. Behind them rows of boys in maroon and orange, some with rudraksha necklaces, sit on mats near brass cups, flower-filled plates and small pots, and men in white shirts sit in the background.2013-11-28 +2 copiesDecember 05 20132013-12-05December 20 20132013-12-20December 19 20132013-12-19Two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor, palms pressed together in prayer with eyes closed. Both wear white horizontal tilak stripes on forehead and arms, and rudraksha malas. The man on the right has a red bindi and a gold bangle. Behind them, younger boys in red-maroon robes sit with hands folded, and brass puja plates with flowers, fruit and lamps lie on low tables. Red chairs and stanchions appear in the background of a hall.2013-12-04A 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.2013-11-22