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Two young men sit cross-legged on the ground at night, singing or chanting into a microphone on a stand. The man on the left wears an orange saffron wrap and a long rudraksha mala with a bead necklace, with white horizontal stripes on his forehead and arms. The man on the right wears a white dhoti and white shawl, with a rudraksha mala, bead bracelets and white arm markings. Behind them are a green metal cabinet, a blue stool and a plastic chair in a courtyard setting.

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December 19 20132013-12-19Two young men sit cross-legged on a floor covered with a striped cloth, singing or chanting into a black microphone on a stand. Both have shaved heads with white horizontal tilaka-style markings on the forehead and white stripes on their arms and shoulders. The man on the left wears an orange saffron wrap, a gold-beaded necklace and gold hoop earrings. The man on the right wears a white dhoti-style wrap, a long rudraksha mala and wooden bead bracelets. Behind them are a green metal cabinet, a blue stool and a potted plant, with marigold-like flowers at the lower right.2013-12-19December 19 20132013-12-19Photograph of young boys in saffron-orange cloth seated closely together chanting in a dim setting. Their foreheads and arms are marked with white ash stripes, and several wear rudraksha malas with bead necklaces and small earrings. The boy at right holds a microphone on a stand and sings, while another holds an open booklet. Another boy at left has ash marks on his head and shoulders.2013-12-20Four young men seated on an orange cloth at an outdoor ritual, with a bronze vessel, brass bowls and a vessel of yellow marigolds in the foreground. Three are dressed in white dhotis with bare upper bodies or orange shawls, wearing rudraksha malas and white tilaka on their foreheads; the man at left in white with a gold border speaks into a microphone while another in white holds a small ladle and a bundle of grass over a plate. A seated attendant at right in an orange shawl with rudraksha beads holds a wand near the marigold vessel. Flower petals are scattered on the cloth, and a vehicle wheel is visible behind them. No identifiable a person appears in the frame.2013-12-17Photo of several young men seated outdoors chanting into handheld microphones, bare-chested with white ash markings on their arms, chests and foreheads and red tilaka on the forehead. They wear saffron-orange cloths, rudraksha and bead malas, and gold-toned bead necklaces. The foreground man on the left has long dreadlocked hair and an orange shawl with a gold pendant, while the central man has short hair with a headband. Their faces are turned toward the microphones.2016-12-19Outdoor ritual on a cloth-covered floor at night. A shaved-headed young priest in white dhoti with gold border sits centrally, holding a stick, with white ash markings on his forehead and arms and a rudraksha mala. Three young men in saffron-orange cloth with white tripundra markings and beaded malas sit around him; the one at left sings from a book on a blue stand before a microphone, and the one at right holds a bundle of sticks. Brass vessels, a small kalasha-like pot, yellow and red flower garlands, a lit oil lamp in a brass cup and a metal tray stand in front. A green metal cabinet and foliage are behind them. a person is not visibly present in this image.2013-12-17September 06 20142014-09-06December 17 20132013-12-17Night photo of a seated group of young shaven-headed sannyasis in saffron-orange robes at an outdoor ritual. The central young man, with white vertical tilak on forehead and upper arms, wears a long rudraksha mala and reads from a blue folder on a cloth-covered floor, speaking into a microphone on a stand. Beside him another young man in white ritual cloth with white tilak and beaded mala reads from loose sheets. Two shaven-headed figures in orange are seen from behind in the foreground, one wearing a beaded mala. A tray of yellow and red flowers sits in the lower right, and a bearded man in white stands in the background near a green table holding brass vessels and orange cloth.2013-12-17December 20 20132013-12-20October 31 20162016-10-31