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November 22 2013

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Night procession of young women in red and orange saris with gold borders, several playing long curved gold brass horns raised overhead, a drummer with a large hand drum at left, and a woman in orange holding a silver ceremonial axe with an ornate handle. Participants wear rudraksha malas, white vertical forehead markings and red bindis. Dark road and a low wall lit faintly in the background.2013-11-21July 22 20132013-07-22A photograph of a group of young devotees in orange and saffron clothing performing a ritual, seated on the floor against a white wall and white metal-framed door. Several people hold tall curved golden horns raised overhead, and one wears a red top with gold trim while playing. A woman in the foreground holds a lit oil lamp in one hand, with a rudraksha mala around her neck and a white headband, and a figure in front is holding a small kalasha-like brass vessel.2013-06-30Night procession on a dirt road with several people in orange and saffron garments. In the foreground, a young man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala plays a long curved brass horn raised overhead, while a companion in orange with gold-edged cloth plays a horn beside him, and a player on the left holds a long brass horn with a lit torch. Behind them, orange-robed drummers and devotees walk, and a decorated ratha with a golden canopy and an ornate deity murti moves in the background, with flaming torches and strings of lights glowing in the dark.2015-11-25June 30 20132013-06-30November 14 20132013-11-14Night photograph of a group of young women in saffron and maroon garments playing long curved brass horns raised overhead. Several wear sindoor-style forehead markings and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A conch-shaped shell is held by a player at the right edge. In the background, white-clad men stand at a lit doorway and a bare-chested man in a darker garment stands at the right. Brick wall and dim outdoor ground surround the performance.2013-11-25July 20 20132013-07-20November 14 20132013-11-14A photograph of several young boys in orange-red robes playing long curved gold brass horns raised overhead, with white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. A drummer's drum edge is visible at the lower left, and a white door with a metal frame stands behind them against a pale wall.2013-07-05October 19 20172017-10-19Photograph of several young women seated on the floor in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, playing ceremonial instruments. In the centre a woman blows a long brass horn, while a woman at lower left and another at right play a metal bowl-shaped drum with sticks. A metal drum stands behind them, and a small bowl sits on the floor. Other people in saffron clothing are partly visible at the edges. The setting is an indoor room with a wooden shelf and a basin at upper left.2017-08-10 +1 copies