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A man seated in a crowded hall speaks into a black handheld microphone with his eyes lowered. He has a white horizontal tilak across his forehead and a red bindi between his brows, long dark hair swept back, a gold stud earring, and a thick rudraksha mala with a small gold pendant. He wears an orange and red shawl over bare shoulders. Behind him, other seated participants in saffron and orange clothing are blurred. The scene suggests a satsang or puja gathering.

Two bare-chested men sit side by side on a stage before a microphone on a metal stand, with a silver pedestal and flower garlands behind them. The man on the left, with hair tied up, a forehead tilak and a beaded rudraksha mala with a gold chain, speaks into the microphone. The man on the right, with a red-and-gold pendant and beaded mala, listens with his head turned toward the speaker. A dark red curtain and a golden background with colourful flowers frame the scene, and a white cloth is draped over the left man's lap.

Photograph of three bare-chested men seated closely together at an evening event. The man on the left has a gold-toned ornate necklace and a gold-coloured tilak on his forehead, wearing white dhoti. The man in the centre has a long gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a rudraksha-style mala, with a tilak, and wears white cloth. The man on the right, holding a black microphone to his mouth, wears a gold-bordered yellow shawl over his shoulder, gold necklaces and a bangle, with a tilak. Behind them are white-clad attendees and wooden platform structures.

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September 11 2017

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Three men sit cross-legged on a red mat in front of microphone stands, reciting or chanting. The central man has a full beard, wears a white dhoti with a striped and checked orange-and-cream shawl over one shoulder, and has a rudraksha mala around his neck. The man on the left wears white and sits partly behind a brass lamp stand. The man on the right has his hair tied in a bun, wears gold earrings and a rudraksha mala, and is dressed in an orange garment. A deep red backdrop hangs behind them. The scene suggests a chanting session with mics set up for recitation.

December 25 2015

A seated crowd at a temple event, with three men in the foreground. The central man has wavy dark hair, a white tilak mark on his forehead, and wears a white dhoti-style cloth with gold border, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and a gold-edged shawl. Beside him on the left a man in white with a rudraksha mala and gold-bordered shawl smiles, and on the right a man with a gold-bordered white shawl and rudraksha mala looks toward the centre. Blurred audience members in white and colourful clothing fill the background.

December 26 2014

Three men sit in a row before a dark navy curtain, each behind a microphone on a stand, seemingly during a talk or chant. The man on the left, bare-shouldered in white cloth, has a white tripundra on his forehead, white stripes painted on his arms, and a gold bead necklace; his eyes are closed. The middle man wears orange robes and a gold bead necklace, with a shaved head and eyes lowered. The man on the right, in white with orange, has a shaved head, glasses, a white forehead mark, and palms pressed together in anjali.

November 20 2010

Two men sing devotionally into handheld microphones in a warmly lit hall with wooden paneling and green leafy plants behind them. The man on the left has a shaved head with white vertical tilak lines on his forehead, rudraksha malas worn across his bare chest and draped over a saffron-orange wrap, rudraksha bracelets on his arms, and a small earring; his palms are pressed together in prayer. The man on the right has long dark hair swept back, white tilak marks, a rudraksha mala, and white and saffron clothing, holding a microphone in prayer-folded hands with eyes lowered.

October 23 2010