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A row of children and teenagers sits cross-legged on a concrete platform outdoors, facing forward with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Most wear saffron-orange robes with gold borders, several with rudraksha malas and bangles; one younger girl wears a pale blue top, and a boy in a pink-brown shirt sits at the right. Some have sacred ash or tilak on their foreheads. Palm trees and a stone wall stand behind them, a tripod-mounted camera is visible above, and an orange-robed man stands near the top right.

A photograph of a seated group of young boys and teenagers in an indoor hall with white marble flooring. Most wear orange and gold-bordered dhotis or wraps, and several have rudraksha malas around their necks. Some have white or sandalwood forehead markings, and one wears a red bindi. Their eyes are closed or lowered as they sit in meditation. Behind them, older men in white and orange sit on the floor, and a wooden door panel is visible on the wall. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.

2016-02-21 +2 copies

Seated young boys in saffron-orange robes with pink borders and rudraksha malas sit in rows during a ritual gathering in a temple hall. Several have white tilak stripes across the forehead and shaved heads. One boy in the foreground holds a white object in his hands, and brass dishes, flower petals and a red-and-white flower offering lie on the floor before them. Adult devotees in white and orange clothing sit in the background, and a wrist watch and red flowers are visible near the front. The scene resembles a puja or satsang, with the boys participating as young sannyasi-style students.

August 18 2016

October 02 2014

August 18 2016

A photograph of a crowded outdoor gathering of young and adult devotees in orange and saffron robes, many wearing rudraksha malas and white sacred ash (vibhuti) stripes on their foreheads. Several are sitting cross-legged with hands folded in anjali mudra or raised in devotion, while younger children and teenagers stand behind them. A bald man in orange wearing glasses sits in the front left with palms pressed together. A man in a white shirt stands in the background, and a red pillar and green trees are visible behind the crowd. The scene appears to be a satsang gathering. No individual is identifiable as the swami from appearance cues alone.

Several young boys sit on an orange-red mat outdoors, most wearing saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads. The boy at centre wears a grey sacred thread across his chest and smiles toward the camera; the boy at left wears glasses. Behind them, more boys in white and orange sit among green foliage, with a red-and-white wall and a blue plastic-wrapped tray at right.

September 21 2013

Several young boys seated cross-legged in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas around their necks and white sacred marks on their foreheads, hands pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Behind them older devotees in orange and red robes sit in a hall with red curtains, small brass cups and oil lamps placed on the floor, and flowers in the foreground. The scene appears to be a satsang or puja gathering.

April 03 2013

A photograph of a large seated gathering inside a hall during a satsang-style session. In the foreground, young boys and teenagers in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on mats, several with white tilak marks on their foreheads, some holding small objects or cupping their hands. Behind them, many adults in orange, red and white clothing sit in rows, a few wearing white. A bald man in orange robes sits near the centre-right.