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Two people sit cross-legged on a red floor mat before an orange-painted wall with a wooden door and lattice windows, as at a satsang. A young woman on the left wears a red sari with gold border, a long rudraksha mala, a red bindi, and hands clasped in her lap with eyes lowered. On the right a young man in orange robes with a sleeveless orange top, a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead sits with eyes closed and hands resting on a notebook. Two microphones and open notebooks lie on the mat in front of them.

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Two people sit cross-legged on a red carpet in front of an orange-painted wall with a wooden door and lattice windows. On the left, a woman in a red saree with gold border and red blouse, with a red tilak on her forehead and a rudraksha mala around her neck, sits with hands clasped, eyes lowered. On the right, a young man in an orange ochre garment with a sleeveless top and orange pants, with white tilak markings on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, sits with hands resting on a book, a small lapel microphone clipped near his face. Two microphones and open notebooks sit on the carpet in front of them.2013-10-10October 31 20102010-10-31 +2 copiesNovember 10 20132013-11-10Two young women in orange saris with gold borders sit cross-legged on a red carpet, each holding a handheld microphone. Both wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. The woman on the left looks ahead while the woman on the right has her eyes closed and hands clasped at her chest, reading from a sheet of paper. In front of them on a low silver tray are brass oil lamps, small offering bowls, flowers and a small brass deity murti. A white air cooler stands in the background.2016-08-04A stage performance by a group of young people in saffron-orange robes, many with rudraksha malas, kneeling and seated in a row with palms pressed together in namaskar. A girl in a dark red top and white skirt stands among them, and a girl in orange stands near a small lamp on a stand. Behind them is a yellow stage set with gold-tinted columns and lattice windows. Keyboards and microphone stands sit on a purple-draped platform in front, and a speaker stands at the right edge. No a person candidate is visible, so the subject is the young performers.2013-10-10Two seated devotees in a ritual hall with red velvet cushions and draped red fabric. On the left, a young man with swept black hair and white vertical forehead marks, wearing bare-chest orange dhoti with gold border, a rudraksha mala, and holding a microphone with pressed palms. On the right, a young woman in a maroon sari with gold border, green patterned skirt, gold necklace, earrings and bangles, with a red bindi and sandalwood marks, hands in anjali. Brass puja plates with flowers, a small lamp, a bowl, kumkum and cups sit before them. Seated devotees in white fill the background, along with a pictured deity and brass lamp stands.2016-10-01A photograph of a group of young shaved-headed boys and older men in saffron-orange robes seated cross-legged on a white floor during a ritual. The boys wear orange cloths with magenta borders, rudraksha-style bead necklaces and white sacred ash stripes on their foreheads and arms. Several chant with mouths open and hands raised in gesture. In front of them lie brass plates, lamps, small bowls, flowers and garlands on a white cloth. Red curtains hang in the background. A figure on the upper left, in orange with beads and white markings, is partly visible.2013-08-02Two young boys seated cross-legged in orange saffron robes, hands pressed together in anjali mudra at chest level with eyes lowered in prayer. Both wear rudraksha mala necklaces and rudraksha bracelets, with white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. Open green-covered books or papers lie before them, and brass oil lamps with small flames and flower petals sit in the foreground. Behind them are large gold-coloured deity murti figures and a red-cushioned gilded seat, with a dark curtain behind. Incense smoke drifts across the frame.2013-10-16October 10 20132013-10-10September 13 20132013-09-13A photograph of two seated people with palms pressed together in namaste at a stage with orange drapes and microphones. On the left, a man in white dhoti with a bare upper body, white horizontal tilak marks on forehead and arms, and beaded rudraksha-style malas, sits with eyes closed. On the right, a woman in a red blouse and orange sari with gold border, wearing beaded necklaces and bangles, also sits with eyes closed, palms together. Papers sit on the floor before them and a gold-coloured ritual object is at the lower right. Garlands hang at the top of the backdrop.2012-03-31Indoor photo of young boys seated on the floor during a pada-puja ritual in a temple hall. Four boys in front wear red and maroon robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas, white sacred ash marks on their foreheads; the boy at center right wears a saffron robe with a shaved head and red bindi, and lights or tends a brass oil lamp. Brass plates hold flowers, offerings and lamps on the floor. Behind them, a man in white shirt stands, and red curtains and white wall fixtures are visible. Several boys and at least one adult are visible in the background.2013-07-28