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December 02 2016

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A night-time ritual gathering under a tent with red drapes and hanging cables. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a white dhoti sits on a striped mat with palms pressed together in namaste, a faint white marking on his chest. Beside him a boy in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala plays a small hand drum, and other boys in orange and saffron cloth sit with drums and malas. Behind them shirtless and white-clad men sit or stand, and a figure in a white garment stands near a sound system. A red cloth-covered seat occupies the lower right corner. No clearly identifiable a person is visible.2016-12-02A photograph of a night-time ritual in a open-sided pavilion with a dark maroon backdrop and a lamp-lit corner. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits cross-legged on a striped rug with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside and behind him, a row of seated young boys and men, mostly bare-chested, wear orange dhotis, rudraksha malas and ochre-marked shoulders, several playing small hand drums and a pair of sticks. Standing figures in white dhotis and a loudspeaker and laptop setup are visible in the background. A red cloth-covered object sits in the lower right corner.2016-12-02A night-time ritual gathering under a tent with red curtains and a stage speaker setup. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with white sacred markings on his chest and arms sits on a striped rug with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing a white dhoti and a white beaded necklace. Beside him, several boys and young men sit cross-legged in orange dhotis and rudraksha malas, playing hand drums and holding wooden sticks. Other shirtless men in white dhotis and beaded malas sit and stand in the background near sound equipment. A red cloth covers a seat in the lower right corner.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02April 23 20162016-04-23A group of young disciples in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on an orange cloth at a satsang or ritual hall, playing percussion. Several boys and girls play large silver drums, small hand drums and a metal instrument, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white ash markings on their arms and foreheads. Behind them, an older man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits on a chair. Wooden chairs with white and red covers are in the background.2017-09-30December 02 20162016-12-02July 17 20082008-07-17December 02 20162016-12-02A seated group of young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloths performs drumming at a red-draped stage. In the foreground a shirtless drummer with rudraksha malas and a wooden-bead necklace plays a large silver-shelled dhol-style drum, while a second player strikes a smaller drum beside him. Others behind hold sticks and small hand cymbals or metal bowls. The background shows a white-and-gold decorated altar, and a crowd of onlookers sits on the floor, including a figure in blue at left. The scene reads as a devotional music performance.2016-12-21Seated group of young male devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls sit on a floor with colourful striped mats, playing hand drums with pink sticks. Several drums rest on the mat in front of them, with a brass plate holding red powder or kumkum and a small bowl nearby. Some wear white shirts, rudraksha malas, sandalwood-paste tilak on foreheads and arms, and one has a purple cloth wrapped on his head. Others sit cross-legged watching, some with hands on cheeks. A devotional drum circle or satsang setting in a hall. Several more people are visible in the background, roughly a dozen or more.2017-05-24July 17 20082008-07-17