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July 05 2017

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A smiling young boy sits in an indoor hall, looking up to the side with an upward gaze. He has white vibhuti lines and a dark kumkum or tilak dot on his forehead, wears a rust-orange shawl printed with script, and is draped with rudraksha malas and a small silver pendant locket on a red cord. The blurred background shows a white-clothed adult at left and a wooden chair and warm beige wall at right.2017-07-05A young boy with a shaved head sits smiling in a maroon upholstered chair. He wears white vertical tilak marks and a dark red bindi on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace over bare shoulders, and an orange-red shawl with gold border draped over one shoulder. Behind him are orange drapes and white fabric, with a blurred indoor hall floor.2017-06-21April 10 20132013-04-10 +1 copiesClose photograph of two smiling young boys. The boy in front has a shaved head and wears a saffron-orange shawl over bare shoulders, with a white beaded necklace and a rudraksha bead with a small oval pendant at his chest. Behind him, a second boy with short dark hair wears a white garment and a white beaded necklace. A third person is partly visible at the upper right edge. The background is soft pink and white.2017-07-08September 30 20162016-09-30July 05 20172017-07-05 +1 copiesA photograph of a young boy seated close to the camera, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders with a red-and-maroon border, and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace. White sacred ash lines mark his forehead and arms, with a red kumkum dot between his brows. Behind him, other seated people in maroon robes and brass ritual vessels, including a brass lamp, are visible on a cloth-covered floor.2013-05-01A young shaved-headed boy in an orange saffron robe with a red-and-gold border sits upright facing the camera. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck, a small gold pendant, and small earrings. A broad white vertical tilak runs across his forehead with a red dot at its centre, and white ash marks his arms. Behind him, blurred figures in maroon and red robes sit in a hall, one with hands folded. The boy's expression is calm and serious.2013-04-10A shaved-headed young boy sits cross-legged in a saffron-orange robe with a maroon-red border, wearing a rudraksha mala with a small gold pendant. White ash stripes mark his forehead and arms, with a red bindi between the brows. He holds a brass or gold ritual implement in his hands, and a silver cup, a small oil lamp and a conch shell sit on a brass tray before him. Two other people in maroon or red robes are blurred at the left edge. The scene suggests a sannyasi-style ritual setting with brass puja items.2013-04-10A young boy with shoulder-length dark hair sits bare-chested, wearing an orange cloth wrap at his waist and a white sacred thread draped over one shoulder. He has white sandalwood paste and a red dot on his forehead and wears a long necklace of brown rudraksha beads with two small oval pendants showing a portrait. Background shows blurred figures and a chair.2017-07-08April 10 20132013-04-10April 09 20132013-04-09