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October 31 2016

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October 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesOctober 31 20162016-10-31November 22 20162016-11-22June 26 20172017-06-26 +1 copiesSeptember 15 20142014-09-15Outdoor photo of a ritual drumming group seated on red-and-grey stone steps beside a row of black stone shivalingams and a metal railing. Several young boys and girls play large white drums and snare drums with sticks; one girl wears an orange skirt and gold-trimmed blouse, a boy wears white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and a child in orange sits at the left edge. Behind them, adults in white dhotis and white shawls play long brass horns and cymbals, with white and orange-clad devotees further back. Several figures have white sandalwood or ash markings on their skin.2016-12-09 +1 copiesSeveral drummers sit on red steps playing large drums in an outdoor procession or ceremony. A young boy on the left wears white dhoti and a white forehead mark and plays a drum with a stick. In the centre, a shirtless young man with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking plays a drum wearing an orange cloth. Beside him, a player in orange and another with a white forehead line play drums. A shirtless man sits in the background on the upper steps.2016-11-22A group of young men in saffron-orange robes with white and yellow forehead markings sit on red stone steps at dusk, playing ceremonial instruments. Two drummers in the foreground strike large barrel drums with sticks, while others play curved brass horns and cymbal-like instruments. One young person in white dhoti and white top with a garland-like necklace plays a small instrument at the left. Several wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The scene resembles a temple band or procession ensemble on riverside steps.2014-09-15A photograph of several young drummers seated on red steps during a ceremony. In the foreground a shirtless boy with a white forehead mark plays a large white drum, while beside him another young drummer with a rudraksha mala and orange cloth strikes a metal drum with pink sticks. Other boys in white dhoti and orange cloth play drums with white sticks. A shirtless man sits in the background. A yellow and orange ceremonial canopy with tassels is visible at the upper right.2016-11-22Outdoor photo of young boys in saffron-orange robes seated on red tiered steps, playing ceremonial instruments. Several boys wear white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. One seated boy in front plays a long curved brass horn, and another behind holds a large frame drum with a wooden barrel body. Potted plants line the left side, a chain-link fence with red and white bunting stands behind them, and orange garlands hang at the top.2013-07-01October 04 20142014-10-04Photograph of a pool or tank with red-painted stone steps. Several young men sit on the steps playing large silver-coloured drums with white drumheads; most are bare-chested, some wear white dhotis and one wears an orange cloth. A man in white sits at the upper left beside a yellow machine and green hose. Blue and orange cloth items lie nearby, and the scene is reflected in the still water below.2016-12-02