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August 12 2016

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January 14 20172017-01-14November 16 20152015-11-16November `4 2015 +2 copiesSeptember 29 20162016-09-29A band of musicians performs outdoors on a paved courtyard beneath coconut palms and flowering shrubs. Seven men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders play drums and a long brass horn. The man in front on the right blows a brass trumpet, wearing rudraksha malas and an orange cloth across his chest. Others beside him play frame drums and one in the rear wears a white dhoti with gold border. Several have tilak marks on their foreheads and bare feet. Dry leaves lie on the stone pavement and a small green-roofed building stands behind them.2016-08-12June 07 20162016-06-07August 16 20172017-08-16 +1 copiesAugust 12 20162016-08-12A procession of devotees moves along a paved path in front of green bamboo and shrubs. In the centre, a young drummer in white dhoti with gold border and tilak on forehead plays a silver drum, with a red cloth draped over it. Beside him another drummer in white plays a drum, and on the right boys in saffron-orange dhotis with rudraksha malas play drums. Women in orange and red saris carry brass kalasha pots and flower arrangements, and saffron banners with embroidered emblems are raised behind them.2016-07-19May 13 20152015-05-13A procession on a dirt ground outdoors under trees, with several young men in white dhotis with gold borders and bare chests blowing conch shells and long brass horns. Behind them, devotees in orange and saffron robes carry staffs and a tall ornate ceremonial stick, and a drummer in orange plays a drum at the right. A decorated pink-and-gold parasol is held overhead. Several men in white kurtas and shawls stand in the background, and a dark-haired figure in white is near the centre-right. Trees and a pavilion roof frame the scene.2015-08-09A group of young men in traditional temple-musician attire performs outdoors on a dirt ground with palm trees and trees behind them. Several wear orange dhotis with gold borders and others wear white dhotis with gold borders; they have rudraksha malas and sacred ash marks on their foreheads. Some play large decorated drums with red fabric covers, others play long curved horns, and one plays a small hand drum. A man in white stands at the left edge in the background, and a yellow metal frame structure is visible on the right. The scene appears to be a drum and horn ensemble performing near an ashram setting in the early evening.2015-08-31