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November 14 20132013-11-14November 14 20132013-11-14A night procession of young devotees in saffron-orange dhotis and sashes with pink-magenta borders and rudraksha malas. Several play long curved brass horns raised overhead, and two drummers beat barrel drums with sticks. Behind them a decorated palanquin or ratha with a red-and-gold shrine canopy and a silver-topped parasol is carried forward, with more devotees and lamps visible in the dark background.2013-11-14A night procession of young drummers and horn players in saffron-orange dhotis and sashes walks across open ground. Front-row boys play large barrel drums with sticks, one carrying a bundled drum with white straps, while others play long brass horns. Each has white headbands, tilak marks and beaded necklaces. Behind them a crowd in orange and red robes follows, with ornate decorated parasols and a lantern-like standard raised above. Dark sky and a few distant lights frame the scene.2013-11-17A night procession of saffron-robed men and boys walks along a paved path. In the foreground a young drummer in an orange cloth beats a large barrel drum slung on a white strap, and a figure in white dhoti stands at left. Several men wear orange garments with maroon waist-cloths, white forehead bands and white body markings, and rudraksha malas. One man raises a long gold trumpet-like horn, and others carry gold staffs, a fan-shaped ceremonial standard and a ornate orange umbrella-style banner embroidered with flowers and a central emblem. Parked cars and trees are behind them under night lighting.2013-11-17November 14 20132013-11-14Night procession on a dirt path with young men in ceremonial dress playing traditional instruments. In the foreground, a drummer in white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala plays a barrel drum with a leopard-print covering and yellow tassels, while a boy beside him in orange cloth plays a long brass horn. Behind them, several musicians in saffron-orange dhotis and white garments play drums, cymbals and wind instruments, many wearing rudraksha malas and white forehead marks. A dark wall stands in the background.2015-11-16Night procession of young men in saffron-orange robes playing large drums, held diagonally with wooden sticks, with bordered gold trim and red bands. Several wear rudraksha malas, white headbands and gold armbands, while long brass horns are raised behind them. A man in white clothing stands at the right edge, and figures in darker robes appear blurred in the background on a dirt ground. The scene is a drum-led procession in the dark.2015-04-29Night photo of six young boys performing a ceremonial drum and horn procession on red stone steps. Several boys in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with magenta sashes blow long brass horns (kahalas or pipes) raised overhead; one plays cymbals. Two boys in red garments with gold trim beat large barrel drums. Each wears a white forehead band, beaded necklaces and rudraksha-style malas. Metal railings and a small stage light structure stand behind them in the dark.2014-02-03September 03 20172017-09-03November 14 20132013-11-14Night procession scene on a road lit by street lights and headlights. Several young boys in orange and white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white tilak, play drums and long brass horns (nagaswaram-style trumpets). Onlookers and a flickering flame stand in the background, with a vehicle and illuminated arch beyond. This is a drumming and horn-playing group at a procession, with no clear a person presence visible in the frame.2017-05-08