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A seated man plays an acoustic guitar at a microphone during a kirtan. He wears a white dhoti-style cloth, a bare upper body, a rudraksha mala with brown and dark beads, and white sacred ash lines with a red bindi on his forehead. Two men sit behind him, one with a microphone and white forehead markings, the other bare-chested with dark beaded necklaces and white markings. A large drum sits at the lower right and a golden deity murti stands in the background.

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A young man with light-skinned features sits performing on an acoustic guitar at a microphone during temple kirtan. He wears a white dhoti-style cloth with a yellow-orange border and long rudraksha malas around his neck, with white sandalwood stripes on his forehead and arms and a red bindi. Beside him, a bare-chested man with a shaved head, white forehead markings and rudraksha beads sings into another microphone, and a drum with a red-and-blue body sits at left. Gold deity murti and a golden altar are visible in the background.2014-09-30December 18 20162016-12-18September 30 20142014-09-30December 18 20162016-12-18A photograph of a devotional kirtan performance indoors. In the foreground, a man with a clean-shaven head wearing white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, rudraksha mala, and white sacred ash on his forehead and arms sings into a microphone while holding an open book. To the left, a young man in white clothes with a gold-bordered shawl, rudraksha beads, and white forehead markings sits beside an orange drum (mridangam-style). Behind them, musicians wearing rudraksha malas and sacred markings sit near a guitar-like instrument, and a golden deity murti is visible at the upper right against a red curtain.2014-09-30A seated man with long hair swept back wears a white dhoti with a gold border and an orange-red rudraksha mala over his shoulder, eyes closed in meditation with a white tripundra and red bindi on his forehead. Surrounding him, several people in saffron and orange robes and red garments sit on a mat, some holding small oil lamps. Brass lamps and offerings lie on a low platform at right. Brass lamps, oil lamps and offerings suggest a puja. Seven or more physically visible people appear in the scene.2014-06-10October 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of young people in orange saffron wraps seated on the floor during a chant or ritual session. A young man in the centre, with a tilak on his forehead and rudraksha malas around his neck, sings into a handheld microphone with eyes closed. Around him, shaved-headed and long-haired boys and girls in orange cloth sit cross-legged, some smiling, with white ash markings on their foreheads and arms. A brass-coloured drum is visible on the right, and a blurred figure in white sits in the background near a table.2017-05-08A bare-chested man with shoulder-length dark hair tied back sits holding a handheld microphone, wearing a white dhoti with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala. A woman with glasses holds another microphone on a stand beside him, and a red and gold wrist thread is visible. A green draped cloth and a pink-and-gold fabric hang in the background. Watermarked archive photo. The man is a devotee or satsang participant, shown speaking into the microphone at a Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam event.2014-08-24July 03 20172017-07-03Indoor group gathering with several people seated closely together, mostly dressed in white and cream traditional kurtas and loose trousers. In the foreground, a young man with long dreadlocks, a rudraksha mala and a pendant necklace holds a black handheld microphone and speaks toward someone seated in front with white hair. To his left, a man in cream clothes with a rudraksha mala sits with arms folded and eyes lowered. On the right, a bearded man in a white kurta with a vertical tilak on his forehead smiles and looks down. Behind them, more participants sit, including a person in an orange-red headwrap and a woman in an orange top. A brass lamp stand is visible in the background. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.2017-04-05Photograph of a seated musical performance on a red floor covering before a pale lavender drape. On the left, a young man with a shaved head wears an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala and a bangle, singing into a microphone. Beside him, a man with a tilak and a rudraksha mala sings. In the centre, a young man in a red kurta with a rudraksha mala plays a tabla pair. On the right, a young man with long hair and beige trousers, wearing a red kurta, plays an acoustic guitar. A frame drum is at the far left, and microphone stands are in front of the musicians.2016-09-04