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A night-time ritual gathering under a tent with red curtains and a stage speaker setup. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with white sacred markings on his chest and arms sits on a striped rug with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a white dhoti and a white beaded necklace. Beside him, several boys and young men sit cross-legged in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas, playing hand drums and holding wooden sticks. Other shirtless men in white dhotis and beaded malas sit and stand in the background near sound equipment. A red cloth covers a seat in the lower right corner.

A photograph of a night-time ritual in a open-sided pavilion with a dark maroon backdrop and a lamp-lit corner. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits cross-legged on a striped rug with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside and behind him, a row of seated young boys and men, mostly bare-chested, wear orange dhotis, rudraksha malas and ochre-marked shoulders, several playing small hand drums and a pair of sticks. Standing figures in white dhotis and a loudspeaker and laptop setup are visible in the background. A red cloth-covered object sits in the lower right corner.

December 02 2016

A night-time ritual gathering under a tent with red drapes and hanging cables. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a white dhoti sits on a striped mat with palms pressed together in namaste, a faint white marking on his chest. Beside him a boy in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala plays a small hand drum, and other boys in orange and saffron cloth sit with drums and malas. Behind them shirtless and white-clad men sit or stand, and a figure in a white garment stands near a sound system. A red cloth-covered seat occupies the lower right corner. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.

April 23 2016

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A group of young disciples in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on an orange cloth at a satsang or ritual hall, playing percussion. Several boys and girls play large silver drums, small hand drums and a metal instrument, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white ash markings on their arms and foreheads. Behind them, an older man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits on a chair. Wooden chairs with white and red covers are in the background.

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Photograph of a group of young male musicians seated on a striped mat indoors, playing large steel drums, smaller hand drums and a brass horn. Most wear saffron-orange cloth draped over bare shoulders, and several wear rudraksha malas around their necks. One musician in the foreground, with a red tilak on his forehead, beats a drum with thin pink sticks while another in the right foreground plays a steel drum. A shell or conch sits near the drums, and a woman in white with rudraksha beads sits behind the drummers. Background people in white and orange clothing sit on chairs and floor, and a metal grille is visible at the upper right.

April 23 2016

Several young boys sit cross-legged on red mats indoors, playing traditional instruments. On the left, a boy in orange and gold clothing with a rudraksha mala plays a barrel drum with yellow rope laces, a bowl of yellow powder and a small plastic box beside him. Foreground, a boy in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl, wearing a long rudraksha mala and tilak, sits with his hands on a wrapped object. Behind them, others in orange and white play a flute and a drum. A red and gold cloth lies at the right edge.