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December 07 2016

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May 26 20152015-05-26Two 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.2013-07-18Night outdoor ritual photo at a homa or puja site. A bearded man with long dark hair, a red rudraksha mala and a pink-and-cream dhoti with bare upper body sits speaking into a handheld microphone while a younger man in a white dhoti with a gold border sits beside him holding a microphone on a stand. Before them stand brass and copper vessels, a kalasha-style bowl, heaps of herbs and grains, and a small fire flickering on a yellow altar. Behind them a dark-red shrine with garlands and a yellow railing, with more seated devotees in white clothes in the background. The bare-chested man has white markings on his chest and arms.2017-03-16Photograph 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.2015-09-17 +1 copiesThree young people sit cross-legged on orange cloth at an outdoor event, singing into handheld microphones on stands. The front figure, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets, has a long braided hairstyle and white and red markings on his forehead and body. The two singers beside him wear orange garments, beads and bracelets, with white forehead markings. Behind them a seated person in orange and others in white and blue stand on stone steps lined with dark pillars and brass pots.2016-10-31 +1 copiesNight-time photograph of an outdoor puja at a temple. A bearded man with a vertical tilak on his forehead and a bare upper body wears a yellow shawl and a red-and-clear bead mala. He holds a silver tray with a lit multi-flame oil lamp (aarti) in both hands, with smoke rising from the flames, eyes closed in devotion. Beside him a younger man in a white dhoti and a rudraksha-style bead mala holds a microphone and speaks. A third person in orange cloth stands at the left edge. Blurred coloured fairy lights hang in the background. Visible actions are aarti being performed with a microphone for narration. Appearance-based cues for the central lamp-holder include a shawl, bead mala and ceremonial dress, but the image alone does not establish his identity.2016-12-15 +1 copiesOutdoor chanting scene at a temple-style stone platform. Three young men in front sit cross-legged, bare-chested and wearing orange dhotis, with white and red tilak lines on their foreheads and white ash stripes on their arms and chests. Two of them hold black handheld microphones and sing; the front-centre singer has eyes closed. The man on the right wears layered rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets. Behind them, a girl in an orange garment and other devotees in white and orange sit among dark stone pillars and a brass kalasha-style vessel.2016-10-31July 15 20162016-07-15May 24 20182018-05-24July 09 20132013-07-09September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesA photo from a seated gathering in a hall, with a shirtless man in a saffron and red cloth wrap holding a microphone up to his mouth as he speaks. He wears a long rudraksha mala, a small pendant, a red-and-white sacred thread, and a beaded wrist band, and has his long hair tied back. Beside him, a bald man in glasses in a saffron and yellow wrap with a white beaded necklace sits with eyes lowered. Behind them, a blurred audience in orange, white and yellow clothing sits on the floor. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures in the foreground and background.2016-03-30