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A seated devotional music performance on a red floor mat in an indoor hall. A man in white dhoti and shirt on the left sings into a microphone while holding a hand near his face. In the centre, a man in a green kurta with a red forehead mark and rudraksha malas sits cross-legged with hands folded at his chest, singing at a microphone stand, with a book and pen on the floor before him. Two more men in white sit at tabla drums on the right, and a harmonium is visible behind. Wooden cabinets, framed pictures and red curtains line the back wall.

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A seated man in a green silk kurta with a white and green dhoti sings with eyes closed, one hand pressed to his chest, at a microphone on a red-carpeted stage. He wears a white forehead band with a red central mark and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, musicians in white shirts play a tabla and harmonium-style instrument, and a water bottle sits on the carpet in front. The setting is a devotional music performance.2011-12-16A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on a red mat at a microphone stand, in a discourse or satsang setting. He wears a green silk kurta, white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, with a red bindi and white vibhuti on his forehead and glasses. He smiles with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a man in a white polo shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged, and a water bottle and a small book lie on the floor. A photo card or printed picture is tucked near his hands.2011-12-16A photograph of a musical performance on a red-draped stage in a hall. A man in a white dhoti and shirt sings into a microphone at a stand with a red music book, gesturing with his hand. To his right, a man in a green kurta and patterned dhoti sits cross-legged with a microphone, also singing. Behind them, musicians in white clothes play a mridangam drum and harmonium-style instruments. Framed devotional pictures hang on the wall and a black projection screen is above. The scene suggests evening devotional music.2011-12-16A photo of a musical performance on a red stage in an ashram hall. A singer in white dhoti and shirt sits cross-legged at a microphone on a red music stand, gesturing with one hand. To the left, a musician in white clothing plays a small hand instrument, and behind them a player in white sits beside a tabla-style drum. On the right, a man in a green kurta with a vibhuti mark on his forehead sits with his hands clasped, wearing spectacles. Other seated listeners are partly visible at the edges. Behind the stage a large screen shows a golden temple shrine, and a black projection screen hangs above.2011-12-16Photograph of two men performing music on a red carpeted stage. The man on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti with gold border, singing into a handheld microphone with a music stand in front of him. The man on the right sits cross-legged in a green silk kurta and green-and-gold dhoti, with a rudraksha-style mala, a tilak on his forehead and glasses, singing into a stand microphone while gesturing with his right hand. A tabla drum is partly visible at left, and a loudspeaker and blurred figures stand in the hall behind. No swami candidate is identifiable by appearance here.2011-12-16December 16 20112011-12-16A photograph of three musicians performing on a raised red-covered stage in a plain room with pale pink walls and a window. On the left a man in a maroon kurta plays a red barrel drum (dholak or tabla-style) with his hands. In the centre a man with swept-back dark hair and glasses, wearing a peach kurta and a red shawl, sings into a microphone while gesturing with one hand. On the right a man in a dark green kurta and white trousers sits cross-legged playing a harmonium-style instrument, with a microphone on a stand before him. Orange and purple cushions lie on the stage, and a gold-decorated element is visible at the far right edge.2010-12-22A cultural music performance on a raised stage with a red floor covering and a blue backdrop. A grey-haired man in a gold-beige kurta and dark trousers sits cross-legged before a microphone on a stand, with a white tilak on his forehead, gold rings and a wristwatch, and a small notebook on a wooden stand beside him. Two musicians flank the scene: on the left a man in a white shirt plays a Roland keyboard, and on the right a man in a maroon shirt plays percussion with sticks. A brown leather bag and a stack of papers sit on the stage, and a partly visible person in blue is seated behind the singer.2012-10-22Three men sit cross-legged on a red carpeted floor with small flower petals scattered around them, performing a sung or recited program before microphones on stands. On the left, a long-haired man in a white kurta with a white forehead marking plays a stringed instrument. In the centre, a man in a red-and-white checked kurta with a red bindi and white dhoti sits with hands folded, eyes lowered, speaking into a microphone. On the right, a man in a pink-orange silk kurta holds papers and sings with eyes closed. Cushioned striped mats sit beneath them and a pillar and lamps stand in the background.2010-12-26Three seated men perform a devotional music session on a red-cushioned floor with yellow flower petals scattered nearby. In the centre, a man in a maroon checked kurta with a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged before a microphone on a stand, eyes lowered, hands clasped. To the left, a man in white clothes with white forehead markings plays a stringed instrument near another microphone. To the right, a smiling man in a pink-orange silk kurta and cream dhoti sits with his hands near a microphone. The setting is a softly lit hall with curtains behind them.2010-12-26December 23 20092009-12-23A seated musical performance on a stage with several microphones on stands. A man in the centre wears an orange-peach kurta and a red shawl and sings while reading from a small booklet. A man on the right in a dark green kurta and cream dhoti plays a bamboo flute held to his lips. Behind them a woman in a red garment and a man are partly visible with a harmonium, and a white wall forms the backdrop.2010-12-22