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Photograph of several young male monastic disciples seated cross-legged on a mat during a ritual session. They wear orange-saffron robes, bare-shouldered draped cloth, and rudraksha mala beads; several have white ash or sandalwood markings on their chests, arms and foreheads. The central man holds a round bronze-and-hide frame drum with a cord, and another man at right has a wrist bead bracelet. In front are small stacks of white paper cups and green and white cloths. A pink wall and a blurred seated figure in yellow appear in the background.

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A seated row of young male sannyasi disciples in saffron-orange robes, several bare-shouldered with white ash markings on their arms and shoulders. The nearest disciple holds a barrel-shaped hand drum with a dark blue and gold patterned head and rests it on his lap while playing. Others wear rudraksha mala beads and bracelets and sit with eyes lowered or gazing forward in a hall with cream walls. A white paper cup sits on the floor in the foreground.2017-05-08August 13 20142014-08-13Several young male devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor during a devotional music session. The central young man, with a shaved head, white forehead markings and a dark rudraksha mala, plays an orange barrel drum. To his right, a seated youth in orange clothing plays a teal hand drum, and to the left another plays a small wooden stick instrument. Others sit behind them in orange and red garments, with a plain light wall behind.2014-09-12Photo of young male musicians seated on a pink floor mat playing devotional instruments during a kirtan. In the foreground a boy in an orange robe and rudraksha mala plays a wooden dholak drum, while another in an orange robe with a small hand cymbal sits beside him. Behind them a boy with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads plays a large green-draped mridangam, and a seated musician in a red robe with glasses plays a harmonium at left. Yellow flower petals lie on the floor and a brass vessel is at right.2014-08-16September 15 20142014-09-15November 11 20172017-11-11A group of young male disciples in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth sit closely together outdoors on a stage or hall floor, many with bare upper bodies, rudraksha malas, beaded necklaces and white tilak markings on their foreheads. The central young man holds a black handheld microphone to his mouth and appears to be speaking, while the others listen attentively. Several wear gold pendants and some have gold-coloured beaded necklaces. Behind them, other people in orange and white clothing are seated or standing in a blurred hall. No individual is identified as a person in this frame.2017-05-08July 16 20172017-07-16 +1 copiesSeptember 10 20142014-09-10December 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copiesSeptember 15 20142014-09-15September 13 20142014-09-13