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A stage performance with four young men in matching saffron-orange sleeveless kurtas and loose orange dhoti-style trousers, barefoot. Three stand in a row holding tablets and reading from them, with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bangles. One kneels at the right playing a large barrel drum with a wooden stick, in front of a microphone on a stand. Behind them are ornate golden pillars, a yellow lattice screen, a red curtain and a black speaker. A seated man in orange robes with a mala is visible at the far right edge. The stage floor is red.

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A photograph of a stage performance with four young people in saffron-orange robes. Three standing figures on the left, wearing rudraksha malas and wristbands, look down at handheld tablets or phones, one with a sandalwood forehead mark. A seated young drummer on the right plays a large brown barrel drum called a mridangam or similar, with a microphone stand in front. The backdrop has ornate gold pillars, lattice windows painted in orange and cream, red carpeting and a pink curtain, with a speaker on a stand.2013-10-10October 10 20132013-10-10Four young sannyasis in saffron-orange robes perform on a stage with a painted orange backdrop, gold pillars and a lattice window. Three standing youths in orange kurtas and loose pants hold small books or tablets and read or sing from them; the left youth wears rudraksha beads and bangles. A fourth youth kneels at right on red carpet, playing a large wooden barrel drum with a microphone stand before him. Sound speakers stand on the right. No senior figure is clearly identifiable in the foreground.2013-10-10Photograph of a stage performance with four young men in saffron-orange kurta and loose dhoti-style trousers with rudraksha malas. Three stand in a row on a red-carpeted stage before an orange backdrop with lattice windows and gold-painted pillars, each holding a tablet or book and reading or chanting. A fourth performer kneels at right playing a large wooden barrel drum with a microphone in front of him. A speaker stands at upper right, and an older man in orange robes sits partly visible at the far right edge.2013-10-10October 10 20132013-10-10Four young men in matching saffron-orange sleeveless kurtas and loose orange dhoti-style pants stand and sit on a red stage in front of an orange and cream painted backdrop with gold pillars and lattice windows. Three standing men hold papers and small books and appear to be reading or chanting; the man on the far left wears a rudraksha mala and bracelets. The fourth performer kneels at right beside a large dhol-style drum on a microphone stand, wearing a rudraksha mala and an earring. Black speakers stand beside the stage.2013-10-10Photograph of a stage set with orange-painted walls, two lattice windows and a central wooden door with a red carpeted floor. A standing young male performer in orange sleeveless top and orange loose trousers, wearing a rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak, holds his hands together at his chest while looking upward and speaking into a headset microphone. Seated cross-legged on the floor to the left, a second young performer in matching orange clothes and rudraksha beads holds an open book. Microphones stand on the stage floor in front. No identifiable a person candidate is visible; both are presented as performers in orange robes.2013-10-10Several young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a peach-coloured mat, playing percussion instruments during devotional music. The boy in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and a bracelet and plays a small instrument; the boy at left plays a barrel-shaped drum with a leather head, and the boy at right holds a tambourine-style frame drum. Their foreheads bear white sacred ash markings. A microphone on a stand sits in front of them, and a tall wall and white panels form the background. Some boys hold small devices and one wears glasses.2014-08-13Five young girls sit cross-legged on a red floor mat in front of a cream wall with a lattice window, singing at a floor microphone on a stand. All wear matching saffron-orange dresses with pink-red trim, rudraksha mala necklaces and bindi or sandalwood markings on their foreheads. Two girls hold small hand cymbals or cords near their chests while the others look ahead, one with eyes closed. No a person figure is visible, so this is a group choir performance.2013-10-10September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesFour young girls in matching saffron-orange dresses with pink-red borders sit cross-legged on a red floor in front of a peach-coloured wall with a latticed cream window. Several wear rudraksha bead necklaces, and some have white and red forehead markings. The girl at centre holds a small object near her mouth and speaks or sings into a microphone on a stand at left, while the others sit attentively beside her, one holding a small object in her hands at right.2013-10-10Several young male devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor, playing drums during a devotional music session. Their foreheads bear white sacred ash markings and they wear wooden rudraksha-style beaded malas. The foreground drummer, in the centre, plays a barrel drum with a wooden tabla-style stick while a seated player to his right plays a large orange drum with a metal frame. A metal stand and a small plate with offerings sit in the lower right. Other seated people fill the background, faces turned toward the drumming.2014-09-12