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KAILASA LOS ANGELES, USA on 1/18/2021

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September 15 20162016-09-15 +1 copiesThree men in saffron-orange robes with gold trim sit cross-legged on a blue and purple mat, playing large hand drums. The foreground drummer wears a rudraksha mala and a beaded bracelet and strikes the drum with a wooden stick tipped in red. The drum head is pale with a red mark at its centre and a leopard-print covering on the rim. The other two players sit behind him, one with a white forehead marking. The setting is dark.2015-06-02Close-up photo of a person in a maroon robe with a gold-striped waist sash holding a large round frame drum with a cured, brownish hide and woven rim. A thin stick rests against the drum head, and a red and orange cloth is tucked behind the drum. The person's hand grips the drum strap. The paved tiled ground and blurred green background suggest an outdoor ashram setting. Only the lower body and hands are visible.2013-05-14 +1 copiesJuly 12 20132013-07-12Close photograph of a drummer's hands playing a large wooden frame drum with a pale skin head, wooden body bound with metal bands, and a wooden stick held in the right hand. The drummer wears a pink-peach cotton garment and a tan sleeve. In the background, blurred bare feet with ankle bells and a green skirt with gold border move along a paved road.2006-09-17June 24 20182018-06-24A young man with long dreadlocked hair plays a drum held in front of him. He wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with gold border, and layered rudraksha and beaded necklaces with a round pendant. Behind him, orange-clad devotees and a woman in pink sari stand in a bright tent setting, with a brass vessel visible at left.2016-05-05June 26 20182018-06-26June 20 20182018-06-20A photograph of young boys in orange robes sitting on a white tiled floor, playing traditional drums. In the foreground a boy with a shaved head, white forehead markings and a beaded necklace plays a large wooden barrel drum with a skin head and rope-lashed frame. Behind him another boy in orange clothing with a red-trimmed waistcloth plays a small hand drum, and red floor cushions are stacked in the background. The scene suggests ashram ritual music or devotional drumming.2013-12-09December 20 20132013-12-20June 26 20182018-06-26