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Close photograph of two young men in a temple-style hall with brass oil lamps and a golden lamp stand behind them. The man on the left wears a white turban with gold border, bare-chested, with rudraksha mala beads, a gold bangle and a hand raised to his cheek in a thoughtful pose. The man on the right wears an orange-saffron turban and orange shawl, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead and body, a small microphone clipped near his mouth, and gold earrings, looking toward the camera while speaking. No identification of either person is made from appearance.

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Two young men in traditional ritual attire sit side by side in a temple-like setting with brass lamps and gold-coloured pillars behind them. The man on the left wears a white turban with gold trim, a white shawl over bare shoulders and a long rudraksha mala. The man on the right wears an orange turban and orange shawl, has white vibhuti marks on his forehead and body, a small ornament in his nose and a rudraksha mala, and looks off to the side. Oil lamps and brass lamp stands are visible in the background.2013-09-25September 25 20162016-09-25September 25 20162016-09-25April 04 20182018-04-04September 18 20132013-09-18Two young men sit cross-legged on an orange mat in front of microphones, chanting from a music stand with an open book. The man on the left wears a white dhoti with gold borders, a matching cream head cloth, and a long gold and bead necklace, and his mouth is open mid-recitation. The man on the right wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a tall ornate gold and jewelled crown-like headdress, and a gold necklace with a large pendant. He sits with palms pressed together in a devotional posture. Both sit on carved wooden seats with round backs. A brass bell rests on the mat at the lower left. The background is a plain pale wall and dark curtain.2011-02-25 +1 copiesNovember 06 20132013-11-06Two men stand before a maroon velvet curtain performing a lamp ritual. The man on the left wears a white dhoti-style garment, a gold bead necklace, a gold bangle and white sacred markings on his forehead and arms, and he holds the stem of a silver oil lamp. The man on the right wears an orange turban, an orange saffron-coloured wrap, a long gold bead mala and a gold bangle, and he holds the lamp's bowl with a flame burning in it. He looks down at the flame. The lamp is an oil lamp, and the scene reads as an aarti-style lamp offering on a white floor with a patterned mat at the edge.2010-10-24Two young devotees in orange saffron turbans and orange shawls stand side by side with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed in prayer. Both wear white vibhuti on the forehead with a red kumkum dot, multiple rudraksha malas around their necks, and rudraksha bracelets and armbands. A red-draped backdrop and a blurred golden deity murti or ornament appear at the left edge. The image is a photograph of two people, not a person.2013-09-24September 25 20162016-09-25Two seated men in ritual attire at what appears to be a temple-style event. On the left, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a red sash, a white tilak across his forehead and white ash markings on his arms, wears a long rudraksha mala and red-brown beaded bracelets, with eyes lowered and lips moving as if chanting. On the right, a man with short dark hair wears a white unstitched cloth draped over one shoulder, a rudraksha mala and red bangles, and speaks while looking forward. Behind them is a golden ornamental backdrop and red draped fabric. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual gathering.2013-11-06July 12 20162016-07-12