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Several young male devotees in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on the floor playing percussion. The foreground player on the left plays a orange dholak drum, while the central player holds a small teal hand drum. Behind them more musicians sit, and at right blue and red striped tabla-style drums stand in a row. Each player wears a white sandalwood tilak across the forehead.

Young men in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a light floor playing percussion, a kirtan-style ensemble. The nearest player, wearing a rudraksha bead necklace and wristbands, drums with his hands on a blue-and-red striped tabla-style drum set. A second player beside him strikes an orange-bodied drum, and others behind hold cymbals and drums, each with white vertical forehead marks.

September 12 2014

August 24 2014

A young man in a plain white shirt sits cross-legged on a concrete floor, playing a large wooden drum with a red velvet cover and brass rims bound with yellow straps. He has a red tilak mark on his forehead and a dark beaded necklace. Behind him, a striped woven mat lies on the ground and another person in white dhoti sits at the right edge, with others in colourful saris seated in the background. Evening light suggests a satsang or bhajan gathering.

August 04 2017

Three young male drummers play barrel drums outdoors on a concrete surface with palm trees and stacked stone blocks behind them. The drummer on the left wears orange clothing, glasses and a rudraksha mala and strikes a red-brown drum with a stick. The centre drummer wears orange garments, a rudraksha mala and red bangles and plays a drum with yellow cords. The drummer on the right wears white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders, a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets and smiles while playing. A partially visible person stands behind them in white. No a person candidate is visible.

A young shaven-headed devotee in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on a cloth-covered floor playing an orange drum (mridangam-style) with his hands. He wears a white forehead band with a central red dot and a long rudraksha mala across his chest, plus rudraksha armlets. Behind him, other robed devotees in orange and maroon sit in a satsang setting, and a wall is visible behind them.

July 07 2015

A man in saffron-orange dhoti and wrap sits on a carved wooden seat playing a large mridangam-style drum with two wooden sticks, smiling. He wears a long rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him, a hall with dark red drapes holds rows of seated devotees in white and orange clothing, some with orange shawls. A speaker and stage equipment are visible at left, and the drum has a dark body with rope tuning and a striped wooden cover.

A photograph of a temple musician ensemble performing in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a large two-headed drum (thavil) with a red and gold trim, held at his side, looking toward the camera. Behind him, a player in a red shirt and saffron-orange dhoti with a red tilak on his forehead plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram) with a bell-shaped end. Another drummer in white dhoti sits at left, and a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and horizontal sacred ash marks on his forehead stands at right beside a draped red and gold cloth on a stand. Several other people in white dhotis stand in the background, some with hands joined. No a person candidate is clearly visible.

June 01 2014