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September AFP 2013

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A young boy with a shaved head and a white horizontal tilak stripe on his forehead sits cross-legged in an orange robe with magenta trim, holding a small silver plate with a lit oil lamp flame close to his face while gazing upward. A rudraksha bead necklace hangs on his chest. Behind him, another orange-robed child is partly visible, with brass vessels and ritual items on a low table in the background. The scene suggests a ritual lamp offering in a temple or ashram setting.2013-04-06September 09 20132013-09-09April 06 20132013-04-06April 06 20132013-04-06March 22 20132013-03-22Close photo of a young boy in saffron-orange monastic cloth with a deep red waist sash, sitting and holding a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in his left hand and a brass bell in his right. He has white sacred ash marks on his forehead with a red kumkum dot between the brows, and his eyes are lowered as he chants. Behind him, a figure with rudraksha beads on the chest and white horizontal arm markings is partly visible. The plain white wall forms the background. Shows gurukul children performing puja with oil lamp and bell.2013-09-20A young person with short dark hair, a red bindi and small gold hoop earrings holds a silver oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand. They wear an orange garment with a red velvet shawl draped over one shoulder. In front is a tray of ornately engraved silver bowls, one holding red flower petals, and a red cloth with rudraksha beads. The background is dark, and the lamp is part of a puja offering. No a person candidate is visibly present.2013-06-02March 31 20132013-03-31April 02 20132013-04-02A photograph of young boys in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a woven mat during a puja. The central boy has a shaved head and a broad white vibhuti stripe across his forehead with a red kumkum dot, and his hands are raised in a ritual gesture. Behind him, other boys in orange clothing sit with eyes closed or hands folded. In the foreground stand brass plates holding flowers, a small brass cup, a brass lamp and incense sticks, and a brass bell is visible at the right. The scene shows children performing a ritual in an ashram setting.2013-03-31Photograph of a young boy with a shaved head, white vertical tilak on his forehead and a small red dot, dressed in orange cloth with maroon-edged borders and a maroon velvet waist sash. He holds a small brass handbell in his right hand and stands with a serious expression. Behind him, other orange-robed people stand with palms pressed together in namaste.2013-03-31March 31 20132013-03-31 +1 copies