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November 02 2011

Photograph of a seated man in a white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth draped over his shoulder, hands pressed together in anjali, chanting at a microphone stand. He wears a rudraksha mala across his chest and upper arm, with white horizontal sacred markings on his forehead and arm. Beside him, a woman in a red sari with folded hands also faces the same direction. Behind them is a golden deity murti or ornate golden structure, and in front are open chant books on a stand. The setting appears to be a temple or satsang hall with painted panels and red garlands. The man's role appears to be a priest or devotee leading chanting; his identity is not established by visible cues.

A seated man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, bare-shouldered with white horizontal ash stripes on his forehead and arms, wearing rudraksha mala necklace and armlet, palms pressed together in anjali while chanting at a microphone. Beside him a woman in red garment with palms joined, eyes closed. An open ritual booklet rests on his lap and an orange-toned backdrop with potted plant behind.

November 28 2011

November 15 2011

A man in white ritual dress sits before a microphone with his palms pressed together in namaste, eyes lowered as if chanting. He wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a long rudraksha mala around his neck, rudraksha bracelets on his wrist and upper arm, and white horizontal sacred marks on his shoulder and forehead. A second person in a red top with white forehead marks, hands folded, sits behind a second microphone against a saffron-orange curtain. In the lower right, a brass or orange-toned ritual object and flowers are visible.

A photograph of a seated man in white ritual dress with a gold-edged white dhoti and wrap, sitting with hands joined in namaskar. He wears white tripundra marks on the forehead, white ash stripes on his arm and chest, a rudraksha mala, and a gold bangle. Beside him a woman in orange robes with a red-orange forehead mark sits at a microphone stand holding papers open in her lap. Behind them a large banner reads DHYANA, in orange and white. The setting appears to be a stage or hall. The man's appearance does not clearly match the candidate cues, so he is described by role only as a ritual participant.

A man and a woman sit cross-legged on a red mat in prayerful namaste, eyes closed, in front of a microphone and an orange backdrop. The man wears a white dhoti with gold borders, bare shoulders with white ash stripes on his arms, a rudraksha mala around his neck and an arm mala, and white tripundra marks with a red dot on his forehead. He holds an open booklet. The woman beside him, in a red garment with gold bangles, is also praying with hands joined. Two people are visible, and no identifiable candidate for a person is present by appearance.

A photograph of two people seated cross-legged on a red patterned mat before two microphones on stands, reciting in a devotional setting. A man on the left wears a white dhoti with gold border, bare upper body with white ash markings on his arms, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red-brown bead bracelet, with white tilak on his forehead. Beside him a woman in a gold-bordered cream blouse and white sari with a red shawl across her shoulder holds her palms together and holds an open book. Behind them a painted deity figure in red garments and bare feet stands against a colourful temple backdrop. The page indicates a Bhagavad-Gita satsang context, but the visible scene shows chanting before microphones with no clear a person candidate.

September 22 2011

A seated man in white ritual clothing with a gold border and a rudraksha mala, a white forehead tilak and white body markings, sits with palms pressed together in namaste and eyes closed. Behind him, a large hall holds devotees in orange and cream clothing, two men in pink and white, and many more people seated in prayer or satsang. The setting is a blurred temple-like hall with warm lighting.