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Four 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.

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Four 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 20132013-10-10A 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 20132013-10-10A stage performance by a group of children and teens in matching saffron-orange robes and dhotis on a red-carpeted stage with a painted cream and gold temple-style backdrop, latticed windows and gold pillars. Some performers wear rudraksha malas and stand with palms pressed together in anjali, while others bow or kneel. A microphone stand and keyboards sit in the foreground, and a child in black stands at the left edge. No single figure is singled out as a person in this image.2013-10-10Three young male devotees in saffron-orange sleeveless kurtas and matching dhotis stand before a peach wall with a white lattice panel and a golden pillar. The left youth wears a rudraksha mala and wrist beads, holds a dark tablet and reads aloud. The middle youth, with a white forehead mark, sings or recites while holding a microphone and the tablet. The right youth, with white tilaka, holds a pink tablet and looks down at it. Their shaved heads and ear studs are visible.2013-10-10A stage performance against an orange painted backdrop with lattice windows and a wooden double door. A standing young man in an orange sleeveless kurta and orange loose pants, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and beaded bracelets, gestures with one hand while speaking. Beside him, a younger boy sits cross-legged on a red stage in matching orange robes and a rudraksha mala, with a white tilak on his forehead, a headset microphone at his face, and a small book open on his lap. Both are barefoot. Microphones stand on the red floor. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable by appearance.2013-10-10A 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.2013-10-10July 20 20132013-07-20August 13 20142014-08-13November 02 20132013-11-02