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Two devotees sit cross-legged on a white floor mat before microphones, hands in anjali, reciting from open booklets during a temple ritual. The woman on the left wears a white sari with a yellow blouse and an orange-red shawl, with a bindi and a red-tinted hair parting. The man beside her wears a white dhoti with gold border, rudraksha mala, bead bracelets, and sacred ash markings on his arms and chest. Behind them a large brass oil lamp stands before a painted deity figure in red and orange garments with a green sash, its feet resting on a pedestal. A potted plant sits at left.

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Two people sit cross-legged on a red mat before microphones and music stands with printed sheets, reciting from the pages. A woman on the left wears a white sari with a yellow blouse and an orange shawl, palms pressed together in prayer, with a small bindi. A man on the right wears a white dhoti and shawl with a dark rudraksha mala, white vertical tilak marks on his forehead and arms, and beaded wrist bands. Behind them stands a tall brass oil lamp and a potted plant against a blue and pink wall.2012-04-03April 03 20122012-04-03April 03 20122012-04-03A photograph of two people seated cross-legged on a red patterned mat before two microphones on stands, reciting in a devotional setting. A man on the left wears a white dhoti with gold border, bare upper body with white ash markings on his arms, a dark rudraksha mala around his neck and a red-brown bead bracelet, with white tilak on his forehead. Beside him a woman in a gold-bordered cream blouse and white sari with a red shawl across her shoulder holds her palms together and holds an open book. Behind them a painted deity figure in red garments and bare feet stands against a colourful temple backdrop. The page indicates a Bhagavad-Gita satsang context, but the visible scene shows chanting before microphones with no clear a person candidate.2011-12-28May 03 20122012-05-03April 15 20122012-04-15April 08 20122012-04-08December 30 20112011-12-30Two people sit cross-legged on a cream mat at microphone stands during a recitation or satsang. On the left, a woman in an orange sari with a maroon border, a rudraksha mala, a small white tilak on her forehead and a gold bangle reads from a ring binder while gesturing with her hands. On the right, a man bare-chested except for a white dhoti with a gold border and a white shawl draped over his shoulder, wearing beaded rudraksha malas and a red pendant, reads from papers held on his lap and gestures with his hands. Behind them stand a brass lamp stand, a potted plant and a pink-and-green painted wall.2012-04-08 +1 copiesA photograph of two people seated cross-legged on a red and patterned floor mat in front of a stage backdrop with painted orange, green and blue temple-style pillar motifs. A man on the left wears a dark red dhoti-style garment with gold border and a rudraksha mala, with white horizontal markings on his forearms and forehead, hands pressed together in anjali. Beside him a woman in a cream and gold saree with an orange-red shawl and small red bindi sits with palms joined, eyes lowered. Two microphone stands stand in front of them, and a sheet of paper rests on the man's lap. The scene suggests a devotional recitation or chanting.2011-12-30A photograph of two seated performers at microphones on a stage, reciting or chanting from printed sheets placed on a stand. The man on the left wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered edge, bare upper body with white sacred ash marks on his arm, a rudraksha mala, a gold bangle and a white tilak on his forehead, and gestures with his hands. The woman beside him wears an orange sari with a red border, a rudraksha mala, gold bangles and a small bindi, and also gestures with her hands. Behind them hangs a large red backdrop showing a red garment and red beaded necklaces, and a tall brass lamp stands on the right.2011-10-09Two people sit cross-legged on a red floor mat before microphone stands, hands pressed together in namaskar while chanting from open books. The man on the left wears a white dhoti and shawl with gold border, rudraksha beads on his neck and arms, and white tilak markings on his forehead and arms. The woman on the right wears an orange sari with maroon border, a red bindi, a white forehead mark, rudraksha mala and gold bangles. Red velvet drapes hang behind them.2015-05-05