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A procession of devotees in orange and red saris and dhotis walks along a stone-paved path lined with trees and a red brick wall. In the foreground, a young girl in orange blows a long curved brass horn, while others beside her play hand drums and frame drums. A woman at left wears a red sari with a leopard-print drum slung on her shoulder. Men and women in white robes and orange garments follow behind, some wearing rudraksha malas. Sunlight filters through the trees in the background.2016-04-03June 07 20162016-06-07A photograph of a street-level procession of young people in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their foreheads. Several boys play large hand drums, one held by a shaved-headed youth in orange at right, while others blow long curved brass horns raised above the group. A taller man in a red-and-gold wrapped garment with a long dark braid and a red-beaded mala stands at left, facing the musicians. Pink bougainvillea and palm fronds frame the background wall.2014-06-19A group of young boys in saffron and maroon robes stands on a paved courtyard in front of a salmon-coloured building with pink flowering bushes and a palm frond at left. Several boys play long curved brass horns held upright, and two boys beat large barrel drums with bare hands; one drum is held at waist height by a boy wearing a saffron cloth and rudraksha beads. Others wear beaded necklaces, bangles and sacred ash marks on their foreheads. Older men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind them, watching. The scene resembles a temple procession or ashram ceremonial music ensemble.2014-06-19November 11 20132013-11-11July 12 20062006-07-12January 14 20182018-01-14A photograph of a procession on a dirt road lined with coconut palms and a low fence. Musicians lead the way: a man in a black shirt and maroon lungi plays a small hand cymbal, several men beat large drums, and a man in a maroon shirt and cream dhoti plays a long wind instrument. Behind them women in white saris with yellow garlands walk barefoot, carrying brass pots, and men in white dhotis follow. A red-and-white striped gateway and a truck appear at left. About twenty people are visible, and none is identifiable as a person.2009-12-28May 05 20152015-05-05A photograph of a smiling man with a long swept-back hair style and white tilak markings on his forehead, wearing a red-orange shawl over the shoulder, gold-bordered saffron dhoti and a rudraksha mala with a large ceremonial necklace. Around him stand a large group of children and young men in orange, red and saffron robes with white forehead marks, many wearing rudraksha malas. Several hold curved brass horns (long trumpets) and two men on the right play large drums with cords slung over their shoulders. The setting is a paved courtyard beside an orange building with balconies and green palm and flowering shrubs. Probable Swamiji is the smiling man in the foreground, identified by the long hair, rudraksha mala and gold-bordered robe.2014-06-19January 14 20182018-01-14A procession of devotees in orange and saffron robes walks along a stone-paved path lined with trees and a red brick wall. A young boy in front blows a long curved brass horn, and nearby musicians play hand drums, with one drummer in a red-orange sari and another in orange. Behind them, people in white dhotis and orange garments carry offerings and follow the group, with a small shrine structure visible in the distance. Several participants wear rudraksha malas and tilak markings. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this view, so the procession is described by roles and dress.2016-04-03