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October 04 20142014-10-04A group of young male students in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a peach-coloured mat indoors, playing musical instruments as a devotional ensemble. Several have white horizontal forehead markings and rudraksha mala necklaces. The foreground student beats a small cymbal-like plate with a stick, another plays a dholak-style drum at left, and others hold tambourines and hand drums. White-framed glass doors sit behind them. Several players have shaved heads. This appears to be a satsang or nithya kirtan musical session.2014-09-13A group of young male devotees in saffron-orange robes sit on an orange mat performing music in a hall with a wooden door behind them. Several wear rudraksha malas, white forehead markings and long dreadlocked hair. One beats a silver drum with a stick, while two others play small metal drums with pink sticks in front. Brass poles stand at the right edge. Several bare-chested musicians smile, and one in the foreground wears layered beaded bracelets. A tall brass staff stands at right beside the seated group.2017-10-03 +1 copiesA group of young men in saffron-orange robes with white and yellow forehead markings sit on red stone steps at dusk, playing ceremonial instruments. Two drummers in the foreground strike large barrel drums with sticks, while others play curved brass horns and cymbal-like instruments. One young person in white dhoti and white top with a garland-like necklace plays a small instrument at the left. Several wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The scene resembles a temple band or procession ensemble on riverside steps.2014-09-15Outdoor photo of young boys in saffron-orange robes seated on red tiered steps, playing ceremonial instruments. Several boys wear white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. One seated boy in front plays a long curved brass horn, and another behind holds a large frame drum with a wooden barrel body. Potted plants line the left side, a chain-link fence with red and white bunting stands behind them, and orange garlands hang at the top.2013-07-01April 23 20162016-04-23Photograph of a group of young musicians in saffron-orange robes seated on red-brick steps among potted plants, with a chain-link fence behind them. Several play long brass horns (ceremonial trumpets) held up or to the mouth, one plays a small side instrument, and others sit with drums (large barrel drums with tan heads) at the upper right. Some have shaved heads, white forehead markings, and beaded necklaces. Their robes are orange with red trim.2013-11-06Outdoor photograph of a procession descending red-tiled steps at dusk under a pale blue sky, with strings of small lights above. A bearded elder in a long saffron-orange robe walks at the centre, flanked by a bare-chested younger man wearing saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha-style mala, and a figure in deep red-brown ceremonial dress with gold trim. Around them, young boys and men in orange robes carry long brass horns (ramsinghas) raised to play, one holds a small drum and another a metal pot, and a figure in orange holds a bundle of green leaves. A hand drum rests on the steps at right and a drummer in orange stands at left. Metal railings and a small booth frame the stairway.2013-11-06January 12 20152015-01-12September 15 20142014-09-15Photograph of a group of young musicians in matching saffron-orange robes seated on red-painted steps lined with potted green plants. Several play long curved brass horns, and two drums stand behind them on the upper steps. One boy in the center holds a horn to his mouth while others sit and wait. A red building and chain-link fence form the background. The scene appears to be a ceremonial procession or temple-style musical ensemble.2013-11-04November 06 20132013-11-06