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Six shaved-headed men in white dhotis with gold borders stand in a row on a stage before deep red curtains, reading from pink papers. The man second from the left wears a red turban and an orange cord with a pendant, and the man at far right holds a microphone. Several wear white shawls, sacred ash marks on their foreheads and glasses. A carved golden pillar stands at the right edge. This appears to be a recitation or vow-taking ceremony.

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May 21 20162016-05-21October 17 20102010-10-17April 22 20162016-04-22October 17 20102010-10-17Photo 11702377 +1 copiesTwo shaved-headed men in white dhotis and white upper cloths sit cross-legged on a green mat before a microphone on a stand, reciting from printed sheets. The man on the left wears dark-rimmed glasses, a red-brown rudraksha mala and a gold-bordered cloth; the man on the right wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant, a red-and-white bordered wrap and a red tilak. Behind them, several seated men in white cloths watch in an orange-yellow backdrop. The scene reads as a devotional recitation or satsang.2010-10-17A photo of a group of men in white dhotis and shawls seated cross-legged on a green mat before an orange-yellow backdrop. Two men in front lean toward a microphone stand and read from printed sheets while chanting. Both wear white garments with red-and-gold borders, gold beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas, and have tilak marks on their foreheads. Several other seated men behind them, some with glasses, listen or smile. The setting appears to be a Dasara celebration event.2010-10-17September 10 20112011-09-10April 06 20132013-04-06 +1 copiesSeptember 20 20152015-09-20Four men sit in a row with palms pressed together in namaskar and eyes closed, in a devotional gathering. The foreground man on the left is bald, wears thin round glasses and a rudraksha mala, and is wrapped in white cloth with maroon borders. The next man has white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms and wears white cloth. Two younger men further right also wear white garments with maroon edging and fold their hands. At the right edge, a figure in saffron-orange robes sits partly visible. Bronze and brass vessels sit in the lower foreground near bare feet.2011-09-25Photograph of a ritual scene on a stage before a large red-and-gold backdrop of a starry sky. A row of men in white dhotis and white kurtas, with gold-bordered dhotis and saffron-red shawls, stands in line holding papers; several have shaved heads and rudraksha malas. A shirtless young man in a gold-bordered white dhoti holds papers and stands near a decorated deity murti or throne garlanded with white flowers and red, green and blue garlands, with a golden kalasha-like finial above. A woman in a white sari with gold border stands beside him. Several men wear white kurtas with white dhotis. Dark red curtain at left.2017-09-26