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Outdoor photo of a line of bare-chested male devotees in white dhotis with orange-gold borders, standing before red stone steps and orange-robed figures in the background. Several men hold small folded white papers and appear to chant or read aloud, one holding a microphone at left. Many wear rudraksha malas and pendants; one has a red tilak. Long and shoulder-length hair is visible on several. A purple and green cloth drapes the steps. No clearly identifiable a person figure is present; the men are devotees reciting in a ritual setting.

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August 14 20172017-08-14August 14 20172017-08-14Four bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold-yellow borders stand in a row, each reading from a sheet of pale paper. They wear rudraksha malas and small pendants, and the man at the far left is partly cut off. Behind them, an outdoor amphitheatre with red tiered steps is filled with rows of people in white and saffron-orange clothing, with flags and lamps along the rails. The scene appears to be a ritual recitation during a festival event.2017-08-14August 02 20172017-08-02A photograph of a group of shaved-headed and long-haired men and a young boy seated closely together in a ritual chanting setting. Several wear rudraksha malas and small ceremonial pendants on bare chests. The boy on the left, with hands pressed in anjali, wears an orange-red bead necklace. A young man in the centre with long dark hair and rudraksha beads reads from a printed sheet held before a microphone on a stand. Behind them an older man in an orange cloth and a rudraksha mala looks on. The scene suggests a satsang or chanting session. No clear appearance-based a person candidate can be confirmed here, so the figures are described by role.2017-08-02Photograph of a group of men in white dhotis with gold-bordered yellow edges, many bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas and gold chains, standing in a row and reading from pink-lilac printed sheets while chanting. A woman in a red-and-orange sari sits in the foreground, and a camera operator with a video camera on a tripod stands at right. Behind them, tiered red steps lined with small black lamp stands rise toward an orange-robed figure, and a brass trident-topped ritual object is visible at the right edge.2017-08-14Outdoor photo of a row of devotees seated on red stone steps beside rows of black stone shivalingams with brass bases. Two men in front wear saffron-orange shawls over bare chests, rudraksha malas and white vibhuti stripes on their arms and foreheads, singing into handheld microphones. Behind them a man with a short beard and glasses, bare-chested with rudraksha beads, sits with palms pressed in anjali. Another man at left holds his palms together in namaskar, and others in white dhotis with gold borders sit behind. The setting suggests a ritual chanting session. No one in the frame is clearly identifiable as a person.2017-06-26August 14 20172017-08-14August 25 20172017-08-25Night ceremony at an outdoor temple-style venue strung with coloured lights and flags. Four shaven-headed priests in white dhotis with gold borders, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas, stand reading from printed sheets before a microphone stand. Behind them, rows of seated devotees in saffron-orange robes fill the stepped seating. No individual a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible figures.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23June 26 20172017-06-26 +1 copies