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A photograph of a group of devotees seated cross-legged on a red-draped stage, singing or chanting into microphones on stands. They wear saffron and rust-coloured clothing with rudraksha malas. Some hold sheet music on stands, and one woman plays a red tambourine. Behind them, a large gilded shrine with carved figures and rows of oil lamps glows.

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October 04 20142014-10-04 +1 copiesOctober 03 20142014-10-03September 30 20142014-09-30A group of women in saffron and rust-red sarees sit cross-legged on a red-draped stage before a gold-embossed carved backdrop with warm string lights, performing a kirtan with microphones on stands in front of them. The singers wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; the nearest woman in rust-red holds an open songbook, and the leading singer in orange-saffron at left sings into a mic. Some women are seen with eyes closed, absorbed in chanting.2014-09-30Six women seated cross-legged on a red draped stage perform devotional singing before an ornate gold-carved wall lit with rows of small oil lamps. Four singers in deep maroon and rust saris with rudraksha malas front the frame, several at microphones on stands with paper song sheets on low wooden book stands; one holds a red tambourine. Two women in saffron-orange saris sit behind them, one with a long rudraksha mala. The setting suggests a nithya kirtan session. No a person candidate is visible.2014-10-04A row of women and one man seated behind microphone stands on a red cloth-covered platform, singing or chanting in a satsang-style group. The women wear rust-red and orange saris with gold borders, rudraksha malas, bangles and small earrings, and some have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. The man at far left has long hair tied back, bare shoulders with white markings, and rudraksha beads. Sheet music sits on stands in front, and a red-and-gold drum or instrument is partly visible. a person is not clearly visible.2014-10-06A group of seven devotees in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged on a red-draped stage before gold ornate carved panels, singing into microphones during satsang. Several have white forehead markings and wear rudraksha malas and bangles; the bald man at right wears an orange shawl with red border. Papers rest on the table, and one woman at the centre gestures with her hands while singing.2015-01-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a row of seated devotees chanting at microphones on a red draped stage in front of ornate gold carved panels. Most wear orange or rust-red robes with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. The second figure from left is bald with glasses and wears an orange robe; a woman in the centre wears a red robe and holds a red object; other women wear saffron and red saris. Several hold small paper sheets. A small amplifier sits at the right edge, and a few blurred heads appear at the bottom left.2014-11-05 +1 copiesOctober 05 20142014-10-05October 05 20142014-10-05November 03 20142014-11-03 +1 copiesA row of devotees seated on a red-draped stage performs devotional singing with microphones on stands. Women wear maroon and rust sarees with gold borders and rudraksha malas; a bald man in orange robes and a bearded man in orange with a mala sit at left, and a woman in white sits at far right. One woman plays a tambourine and sheet music stands rest on the stage. Behind them stands an ornate gold temple facade with lit lamps and carved lion figures, and framed portraits hang on the wall at upper left.2014-10-04 +1 copies