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Three 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.

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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.2013-10-10Four 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.2013-10-10A 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 20132013-10-10November 10 20132013-11-10November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesPhotograph 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 20132013-10-10Three young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor during a meal offering. The man in the centre holds an open yellow book with coloured illustrations and reads aloud, while the man on the left rests his hand on his knee and the man on the right sits with palms pressed together in prayer. Each wears a rudraksha mala, white sacred ash marks on the forehead, and a red-brown bindi. Banana-leaf plates hold rice, fried breads, vegetables and sweets, with white paper cups set around them. An orange cloth hangs behind and a standing figure in white is partly visible at the top.2013-07-10 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20142014-09-12November 10 20132013-11-10Three young male sadhaks stand side by side on a stage in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold pendant necklaces. White ash markings decorate their foreheads and arms. The young man on the right holds a black microphone and speaks, gesturing with his right hand. The two on the left stand listening with hands together. Behind them is an ornate gold-carved temple-style backdrop with a colourful tassel decoration at the top left.2017-03-26