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March 26 2013

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Two shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes with orange shawls sit side by side at a microphone during a ritual. Both have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. The man on the left wears a rudraksha mala and a gold bangle-like band on his wrist and is looking down, while the man on the right has his eyes closed and appears to be chanting. A tall polished brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at right, and a large painted deity figure with a golden dhoti or sash fills the background above pink and yellow painted decorations.2013-03-26Two seated men chant from an open green-covered book in a temple-style hall. The foreground man in front wears an orange-saffron robe, a thick rudraksha mala, a small hoop earring and white horizontal tilak and arm markings, and his eyes are lowered as he chants. Behind him a man in a white dhoti with a dark rudraksha mala and white tilak raises his hand in anjali mudra while chanting. Behind them a painted deity murti with orange and green garments and gold anklets stands on a pedestal, with a gold lamp stand at left.2013-11-03February 25 20132013-02-25Two men sit cross-legged on a raised platform before a microphone stand in a temple hall with pastel blue, pink and yellow walls and a painted deity figure in the background. The man on the left wears white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a rudraksha mala around his neck and a rudraksha bracelet, with tripundra on his forehead, eyes lowered and hands folded. The man on the right wears an orange-red robe and orange shawl, a rudraksha mala, and tripundra, reading from a sheet of paper. A brass oil lamp burns to the right. No distinctive appearance cues establish either man as the a person, so identity is uncertain.2013-04-30A seated ritual scene in a temple hall with pink, yellow and blue painted walls and a golden deity figure behind. A man in white ceremonial dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala around his neck sits at a microphone with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes lowered. Beside him a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robe and an orange shawl holds a paper and reads at a second microphone. Brass oil lamps stand in the background and at right. Visible sacred-thread-like beads and a bangle on the arm complete the scene.2013-04-30February 25 20132013-02-25A row of shaved-headed men in saffron and orange robes sits cross-legged on the floor, performing a seated ritual puja. Several wear long orange-beaded garlands and rudraksha malas, and each has white sacred ash markings on the forehead. The foreground man, in red-orange cloth with an orange shawl, holds a small lit oil lamp in his hands, and the man beside him holds a brass bell and a lamp. Brass vessels, a lit oil lamp and flower-filled plates sit on the floor before them, with red curtains and a white wall behind. A few people in white clothing sit at the far left.2013-03-25Two seated men lead chanting on an orange cloth at a microphone stand. The man on the left wears a white dhoti with maroon borders, bare upper body, gold beaded mala, and holds his palms pressed together with eyes closed. The man on the right wears an orange-saffron shawl over the shoulder, a long gold beaded necklace with a blue pendant, gold bracelet, and white horizontal tilak marks on his upper arms and forehead, and reads from a paper held open. A brass bell and a small glass bowl sit on the floor, and a gold-coloured decorative box is nearby. A person in red is partly visible at the right edge.2010-12-18March 04 20132013-03-04Two priests in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl sit cross-legged on a tiled floor performing a puja. Both wear rudraksha malas, white sandalwood-paste markings on their arms and forehead with red kumkum dots, and red-orange bangles. The priest on the left holds a small spoon over brass vessels and a tray of flowers, eyes lowered. The priest on the right, wearing a wristwatch, presses his hands together over a brass kalasha-type vessel and oil lamps on an orange cloth. Brass plates hold flowers, offerings and a lamp. Other people in white sit in the background, out of focus. No clear a person candidate is visible.2013-09-28Two seated men on a mat in front of a golden ornate throne with red cushion against an orange wall. The man on the left wears white dhoti and shawl with red border, white tripundra markings on forehead, and gold beaded necklaces; he speaks into a microphone while holding papers. The man on the right wears orange saffron robes and gold beaded necklaces with closed eyes, hands folded in his lap, seated at a microphone. A brass bell lies on the floor in front. A satsang discourse setting.2010-11-03Two shaven-headed men sit cross-legged on a mat in the foreground, wearing saffron-orange and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas around their necks and wrists. The man on the right has a red bindi and white horizontal markings on his arms and shoulders; the man on the left sits with hands clasped and eyes lowered. Behind them, a seated audience of devotees in orange and red clothing, some with white markings, faces a satsang gathering in a hall.2016-08-12