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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.

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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.2011-11-26October 09 20112011-10-09November 02 20112011-11-02A 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.2012-04-01May 07 20122012-05-07December 05 20112011-12-05May 07 20122012-05-07May 07 20122012-05-07Photograph 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.2011-11-30November 28 20112011-11-28A photograph of two people seated cross-legged on a red and patterned floor mat in front of a stage backdrop with painted orange, green and blue temple-style pillar motifs. A man on the left wears a dark red dhoti-style garment with gold border and a rudraksha mala, with white horizontal markings on his forearms and forehead, hands pressed together in anjali. Beside him a woman in a cream and gold saree with an orange-red shawl and small red bindi sits with palms joined, eyes lowered. Two microphone stands stand in front of them, and a sheet of paper rests on the man's lap. The scene suggests a devotional recitation or chanting.2011-12-30May 03 20122012-05-03