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September 13 20142014-09-13A group of young boys seated on a floor mat play traditional instruments during a ritual performance. Several have shaved heads, white tilak markings on their foreheads, and wear saffron-orange cloth with red-brown rudraksha malas around their necks. Two large barrel drums with taut hide heads are played in the foreground, and a boy in the back raises a long brass horn. Others hold conch shells and small cymbals. A red curtain hangs at left and a white-framed glass door is behind them, with a white tiled floor below.2013-10-19September 06 20142014-09-06Photo of young male musicians seated on a pink floor mat playing devotional instruments during a kirtan. In the foreground a boy in an orange robe and rudraksha mala plays a wooden dholak drum, while another in an orange robe with a small hand cymbal sits beside him. Behind them a boy with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads plays a large green-draped mridangam, and a seated musician in a red robe with glasses plays a harmonium at left. Yellow flower petals lie on the floor and a brass vessel is at right.2014-08-16Several 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.2014-09-12Several young boys in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas sit on the floor playing drums and percussion instruments during a ritual. The foreground boy, with a white forehead band, strikes a large drum with a stick. Behind him, others play drums, a hand cymbal and a small metal bell. Brass plates hold flower petals, a lamp and small offering items on a glossy floor, and a pink-cloth-covered drum is at right. The pale pink wall stands behind them.2013-05-04A group of young boys seated on a cloth on the floor perform devotional music with drums and small hand instruments. Most wear saffron or orange cloth, rudraksha malas, and white vertical or horizontal forehead marks; the central boy wears white dhoti with gold borders and holds a red small drum. Another boy in maroon cloth plays a large orange drum with metal rims. A green embroidered drum bag lies at left. Background shows white doors and a pale wall, with other seated participants at right.2014-09-16A group of young male musicians in saffron-orange dhoti-style clothing and white forehead markings sit cross-legged on a tiled floor performing a ritual music ensemble. Two large barrel drums with woven rope tension lacing sit in front; one player beats a drum with bare hands. Several players blow long brass horns (ceremonial trumpets) raised high, and one player holds a small cymbal-like hand drum. Rudraksha-style beaded necklaces are visible. Behind them is a red curtain and white doors, with brass lamps and vessels on the floor at the lower left.2013-09-23September 13 20142014-09-13Four young men in saffron-orange robes perform drumming in a bare, pale-walled hall on a glossy floor. The nearest drummer, seated in front, strikes a large drum with a stick and wears a white forehead band; behind him another drummer plays a second drum, and a third youth beside him holds a drumstick and a long pink-and-white cloth is draped over another drum. Rudraksha malas hang around their necks and white ash marks their arms. Brass lamps, flower petals and a small oil lamp sit on the floor in front. No candidate for a person is visible in this image.2013-05-04October 23 20132013-10-23September 12 20142014-09-12