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July 20 2013

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July 20 20132013-07-20Several young male devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor during a devotional music session. The central young man, with a shaved head, white forehead markings and a dark rudraksha mala, plays an orange barrel drum. To his right, a seated youth in orange clothing plays a teal hand drum, and to the left another plays a small wooden stick instrument. Others sit behind them in orange and red garments, with a plain light wall behind.2014-09-12August 27 20142014-08-27 +1 copiesDecember 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copiesThree young male devotees sit cross-legged on a light floor, chanting with eyes closed and palms pressed together. Each wears saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulders and wrapped at the waist with a maroon band, along with rudraksha beaded necklaces and bracelets. White sandalwood paste marks their foreheads, and one has a small red dot. A partially visible fourth person sits behind them, with additional figures at the edges of the frame. The background is a plain pale wall with a few green leaves on the floor.2013-11-10July 14 20132013-07-14A photograph of a group of young boys and teenagers seated in a devotional gathering, palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed while chanting. Several wear white or cream sacred ash marks on their foreheads and faces. The boy on the left and the center boy wear deep red robes, while the teen on the right wears saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, bracelets and a small pendant. Other seated participants in red and orange robes and white garments are behind them, with a pink wall and a framed picture visible in the background.2013-09-10August 27 20142014-08-27 +1 copiesA group of young boys seated on the floor in orange and maroon robes, wearing rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, playing devotional instruments. In the foreground a boy in a maroon cloth plays an orange drum with a gold trim, while another boy in orange plays small cymbals or a hand percussion. Behind them other boys play a drum and hand instruments, and a brass plate and kalasha-like items sit nearby. The white walls and pale pink panel suggest an indoor devotional music session.2014-09-16Two young women in orange saffron saris with maroon borders sit before microphone stands, singing or chanting. Each wears a white forehead band with a red kumkum mark, rudraksha malas, and bangles. The woman on the right holds a small brass hand bell, and the woman on the left holds a beaded rattle-like instrument. A brass oil lamp stands at the left edge in front of a painted wall with white and yellow arch motifs. A third woman in orange is partly visible at the far right.2014-08-13A photograph of several young boys in saffron-orange robes seated on the floor during a sacred performance. Each has shaved hair, white tilak marks across the forehead and white ash stripes on the arms and upper body, with rudraksha mala necklaces. The boy in the centre holds a black microphone and sings or speaks, while the others listen attentively. A red tambourine with small metal jingles sits in the foreground, and a red cloth and orange fabric hang behind. Other seated boys in orange are partly visible at the edges.2013-07-14September 10 20142014-09-10