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December 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copiesDecember 02 20132013-12-02August 14 20142014-08-14Several young boys with shaved heads and white forehead markings sit cross-legged on an orange floor in a hall, pressing their palms together in anjali with eyes closed in prayer. They wear orange cloth wraps over the shoulders, rudraksha malas around their necks, and one wears a silver bangle. A large drum with a wooden frame sits at the left edge, and a red curtain hangs in the background. No adult a person candidate is visible.2013-12-04Several young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth sit on a tiled floor in a hall with red curtains and stacked chairs, playing traditional instruments. Two players at right blow long curved brass horns, while others strike large hand drums with bare palms and a small frame drum. Some wear white forehead marks and rudraksha beads. Two men in white clothing sit behind them on a red mat playing a wind instrument and drum, with a framed image visible in the background.2013-12-09September 10 20142014-09-10Photograph of a group of young boys seated on an orange cloth on the floor, wearing saffron-orange garments and rudraksha malas, with white vibhuti bands across their foreheads. A boy in the foreground holds a wooden hand drum frame, another plays a long brass horn, and brass cymbal-like instruments and a small plate with offerings lie nearby. A boy at left covers his face with his hand. Another drum rests at the lower right corner. Six visible physical people.2013-12-10September 27 20132013-09-27December 09 20132013-12-09September 15 20142014-09-15September 15 20142014-09-15Two young male devotees sit close together during a musical session, one playing a pair of small brass cymbals with leopard-print wrist guards. The cymbal player is bare-chested with long dark hair, white ash markings on his forehead and arms, a red bindi, and layered beaded necklaces with gold-toned ornaments. Beside him a second young man wears an orange saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak and white ash lines on his forehead. Behind them more devotees in orange and a large drum are partly visible, and a pink cloth covers the floor.2016-10-30