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A group of young men in white ritual clothing and orange shawls sit on the floor of a plain hall with white draped cloth walls. Two players in the foreground beat brass drums, while others sit around them, several with rudraksha malas and one with a crossed orange cloth. A small wooden table stands at right with a framed image and microphone. A flower-wrapped pillar with a palm frond stands at left, and women and a boy in the foreground watch the performance.

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August 24 20142014-08-24A group of young male students in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a peach-coloured mat indoors, playing musical instruments as a devotional ensemble. Several have white horizontal forehead markings and rudraksha mala necklaces. The foreground student beats a small cymbal-like plate with a stick, another plays a dholak-style drum at left, and others hold tambourines and hand drums. White-framed glass doors sit behind them. Several players have shaved heads. This appears to be a satsang or nithya kirtan musical session.2014-09-13December 24 20142014-12-24October 17 20102010-10-17April 04 20082008-04-04Night outdoor photo at an ashram gathering. Around him, many people sit on the ground in white and orange clothing, some with orange shawls. A standing man in a white kurta and dhoti stands at right, and a person in white bends forward in the foreground. A striped white-and-maroon wall runs along the back. Several people sit in rows, listening attentively.2006-08-20December 24 20142014-12-24February 23 20072007-02-23April 17 20162016-04-17August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a crowded indoor hall with white walls, a thatched ceiling and sunlit windows. Many seated devotees wear white and orange-saffron clothing, with women in white saris and yellow shawls prominent. On a striped floor mat, a person in white kneels with head bowed toward a central figure, while a woman in an orange top reaches out toward a microphone on a stand. Several men in orange shawls sit in the foreground beside open notebooks. A blue cushioned seat and yellow flowers are visible on the right. a person presence cannot be confirmed from appearance.2008-12-31A photograph of a ritual gathering in a whitewashed hall with a shrine and deity murti at upper left, draped in orange cloth and garlanded. A standing man in an orange robe with a shaved head and tilak, holding a small bell or hand instrument, is flanked by a man in white dhoti and shawl with arm extended and a man in white with an orange shawl holding a ritual object. Seated devotees in orange and yellow shawls line the floor, with brass lamps and ritual vessels in the foreground.2009-02-16