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June 04 2013

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A close profile photograph of a person blowing a white conch shell (shankha) held to the lips with both hands. The person has a white tilak band across the forehead, closed eyes, and wears orange saffron clothing with a rudraksha mala necklace and small gold earrings. The background is a soft-focus green tree foliage in warm daylight.2013-06-04Close side-profile photograph of a young person in saffron-orange robes blowing a white conch shell held in both hands, a common ritual sound in Hindu worship. The person has a white vertical tilak on the forehead, a wide rudraksha mala of rust-brown beads around the neck, small gold drop earrings, and a dark wristwatch on the left wrist. Green out-of-focus trees form the background, with a red cloth visible in the lower right.2013-06-04June 23 20132013-06-23Two young boys in saffron-orange robes stand outdoors, each raising a long curved golden horn to their lips, as if sounding it. Both have a white tilak mark on the forehead and wear bangles on their wrists. Behind them are green trees, a pale sky, piles of gravel and sand, a low red wall and a covered shelter at the right edge.2014-08-05June 27 20132013-06-27 +1 copiesA young boy with a shaved head and white vertical tilaka marks on his forehead, wearing a maroon sleeveless garment edged in gold trim and rudraksha beads, plays a long curved golden brass horn raised high above his head with one hand, his cheeks puffed as he blows into the mouthpiece. A plain white wall and white-framed window stand behind him.2013-06-27 +1 copiesClose photo of a shaved-headed boy in saffron orange robes sitting on red stone steps, holding a long golden staff upright with one raised arm while his other hand touches his face. He has white sacred ash on his forehead with a red dot, white painted stripes on his upper arm, rudraksha beads on his neck, and small hoop earrings. Other people in orange robes sit behind him.2013-07-29Two young men in saffron-orange dhotis and wraps stand on a rooftop railing behind terracotta pots of flowering plants, both raising long brass horns high overhead toward a pale grey sky. Each wears a rudraksha mala around the neck and has white markings on the forehead. A chain-link fence and a small floodlight are visible behind them, with buildings in the background.2013-06-06Two young men in saffron-orange cloth blow long curved brass horns raised above their heads against a bright white sky. The man on the left wears a dark rudraksha mala and a black wristwatch and has small gold earrings; the man on the right wears a red-and-orange wrap and a beaded bracelet. A railing runs horizontally behind them, a rope hangs at right, and a third person's head is partly visible at the bottom centre.2013-06-03June 03 20132013-06-03September 21 20132013-09-21November 16 20152015-11-16