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September 27 20172017-09-27August 31 20142014-08-31Night outdoor procession at an ashram courtyard under string lights and a metal-framed canopy. Many young people in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans play large silver drums and hand drums, some with dark hair worn loose and long. A girl in white with a gold-bordered sari and a white head wrap plays a small drum at right. A tray of pink flower petals sits on the ground at lower left. Behind the drummers, a crowd in white and orange stands near decorated ceremonial umbrellas and a red flag. Orange rudraksha-style beads are visible on several chests. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance alone.2017-09-03A photo inside a large hall with cream floor tiles and orange carpet runners, showing an orange-clad procession of young drummers and attendants. In the foreground, a bare-chested boy with rudraksha malas and forehead markings plays a large orange-covered drum, while another boy beside him plays a silver drum. Behind them, a row of attendants in saffron and orange robes walks along a path lined with gold stanchions, some holding offerings. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands with palms pressed together in greeting, and other people in white and mixed clothing stand nearby. Framed photographs and posters hang on the wall behind.2017-11-17Outdoor scene on a paved brick path at dusk with palm trees and leafy trees behind. A line of young men in orange-saffron dhotis and bare upper bodies, with rudraksha beaded necklaces, play large hand drums hung from cords and brass horns, standing in ranks before a red stone shrine structure at right. In the foreground, a few figures in white garments with gold borders and beaded necklaces stand or sit with their backs to the camera. A tall decorated pole with a painted geometric pattern stands at left, and a red pillar rises behind it. No identifiable central figure is clearly shown.2014-11-26September 03 20172017-09-03November 26 20142014-11-26Photograph of a drumming and wind-instrument ensemble performing barefoot on a bare dirt ground with a red carpet strip, in front of a concrete block wall. Several young performers wear saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and vibhuti-style markings; they play large silver-toned drums, hand drums and long brass horns. At left a cameraman in a white dhoti with gold borders films the group with a video camera on his shoulder. Behind them, others in pink and green garments stand and watch near a red structure and plastic water bottles.2018-01-14August 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesA courtyard procession under a corrugated roof at an ashram, with many devotees in saffron and orange robes and others in white dhotis and saris. A young man in orange with a red and orange rudraksha mala holds a white drum, and a man in white with gold-bordered cloth and beads stands beside him. Orange and red decorated umbrellas and kolam patterns are on the paved ground, with a banner of a world map nearby. Several dozen people are visible in the scene.2016-01-15Outdoor photo on a paved courtyard beside an orange building and palm fronds. A bare-chested man with long hair tied up, wearing a red-brown dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, stands with his back to the camera facing a large group of boys and young men in saffron-orange robes with pink borders. Many have white forehead markings and bead necklaces. Some hold brass horns (long curved trumpets) and others hold drums with leather heads, while several gather close around them. Two men in white shirts stand at the back left. Flowering shrubs and a tiled wall frame the scene.2014-06-19October 05 20142014-10-05