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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.2013-12-19Photograph 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.2013-12-20Two 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.2013-12-19Four 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.2013-12-17December 19 20132013-12-19October 20 20102010-10-20 +1 copiesNight-time outdoor ritual on a raised stone platform: a young man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border sits cross-legged at the centre, white vibhuti stripes on his arms and forehead, rudraksha mala and a thin wrist cord. Around him sit several young men in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, some chanting or reading from open books and a blue folder set on a stand with a microphone. Yellow marigold garlands, a brass bowl of sweets, a lit oil lamp, a brass kalasha-style vessel and a brass lamp rest on the platform, with a yellow flower garland in the foreground. A seated man in white stands behind at left, and a table with offerings sits in the background.2013-12-17Photograph of a group chanting session in an open hall with a striped red, white and orange wall behind. Two young men in front sit cross-legged on mats, singing into microphones on stands. The man on the left wears white dhoti and shawl, a gold bead necklace with a small pendant, and white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms. The man beside him wears a white dhoti, gold bead necklace and a small red-and-gold pendant, reading from a blue-covered sheet on a wooden stand. Behind them several men in white dhotis sit with palms pressed together in prayer, and smoke drifts through the scene near a brass vessel on the right. A man in orange robes sits at the left edge. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible people.2010-09-14Outdoor 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.2013-12-17December 20 20132013-12-20December 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copies