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August 26th 2015

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Photo of a group of young boys playing traditional drums at a satsang-style gathering inside a hall. Several boys wear white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas; others wear orange saffron-coloured robes with gold trim. Foreground drummers strike large cylindrical drums with rope-laced red and brown shells, holding wooden sticks. One boy at right has white paste markings across his forehead with a red tilak and a rudraksha mala. Standing figures in orange robes stand behind the drummers, and a pillar and light-coloured wall fill the background.2015-08-26July 07 20152015-07-07September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesThree young male drummers play barrel drums outdoors on a concrete surface with palm trees and stacked stone blocks behind them. The drummer on the left wears orange clothing, glasses and a rudraksha mala and strikes a red-brown drum with a stick. The centre drummer wears orange garments, a rudraksha mala and red bangles and plays a drum with yellow cords. The drummer on the right wears white dhoti-style cloth with gold borders, a rudraksha mala and beaded bracelets and smiles while playing. A partially visible person stands behind them in white. No a person candidate is visible.2015-08-31July 07 20152015-07-07July 07 20152015-07-07June 01 20142014-06-01Four young men in traditional ashram dress play dhol-style drums outdoors in front of stacked stone blocks and palm trees. The drummers wear saffron/orange dhotis and shawls with gold borders, and the man on the right wears white. Several have white vertical tilaka marks on the forehead, rudraksha malas and beaded bands on their arms. They hold drumsticks and strike barrel drums with rope-laced skins. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2015-08-31September 12 20142014-09-12Five young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with gold borders play drums on a red carpeted stage under a tent. Several wear rudraksha malas and bracelets. They strike a large barrel drum, tabla-style drums and a frame drum. Behind them, a man in a maroon shirt and white-clad attendants watch, and colourful umbrellas and tassels hang overhead.2016-05-05December 20 20102010-12-20Photograph of a row of young male drummers standing in an open hall at night, each playing a barrel-shaped drum (chenda/thavil style) with sticks, some with drums slung in front. They are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold-bordered cloths and pink or maroon shoulder cloths, with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads and beaded necklaces. Behind them, devotees in white clothing stand watching, and a decorated altar or deity area with garlands is visible at right. A red-painted wall and a banner with partially legible lettering are in the background. Their bare feet rest on a mat-covered floor.2010-12-20