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September 26 2016

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Outdoor photograph of a procession with young male drummers in the foreground. Shirtless youths wear saffron-orange dhotis with red-and-gold borders, long gold-and-amber beaded necklaces, rudraksha malas, and white horizontal body markings across their chests and arms. Each holds a round white drum and beats it with a pink stick. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and a man in a pink shirt stand watching amid green foliage and a metal scaffold frame. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2017-01-01A street procession of drummers in saffron and white ceremonial dress. In the centre, a bare-chested drummer wears a gold-and-bead necklace over an orange dhoti and a red-and-gold shawl, striking a large polished silver drum with pink sticks. Beside him, another bare-chested drummer with white sacred markings on his arms and a dark rudraksha mala plays a second drum. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and other drummers in orange walk along a stone-paved path. a person is not identifiable from appearance in this image, so no candidate is named.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23January 01 20172017-01-01A young man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl plays a wooden-framed drum with a stick during an outdoor procession. He wears rudraksha mala necklaces and bracelets, a white tilak mark on his forehead and a gold-trimmed sash. Behind him, several drummers in white and orange clothing carry tall orange and yellow ceremonial banners on poles along a paved road. Drums with yellow tassels and a blue road sign are visible.2015-11-16Night photo of a bare-chested man walking on a paved path carrying a large red-and-white wrapped drum (thappu-style percussion drum) slung over his shoulder by a green and white checked cloth and strap. He wears an orange dhoti with a yellow border, has a red tilak on his forehead, a thin gold chain, and a red thread on his wrist. Behind him, a golden ratha/chariot with decorated pillars and people in orange and red saris and clothing stands near red pillars, indicating a procession.2016-12-09August 25 20162016-08-25Outdoor photograph on a sandy ground beside a thatched-roof shed. Two men play large frame drums with wooden sticks. The man on the left wears a pale yellow shirt, an orange-and-gold bordered dhoti, sacred ash marks on his forehead, and a rudraksha-style bead necklace with a lanyard badge. The older man in the centre wears a white shirt, white dhoti with a gold border, a purple lanyard, bead necklaces and an identity badge, pointing with one hand while holding a drum. A man in a blue shirt stands behind them, and another drummer's hands are visible at the right edge.2009-12-24October 22 20152015-10-22 +1 copiesFour 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.2015-08-31Outdoor street procession with drummers in orange dhotis and gold-bordered cloths. In the foreground a young bare-chested drummer with long dreadlocked hair, a white cord across his chest, plays a large white-faced drum held at his side with a stick. Behind him other drummers in orange garments play similar drums, and a crowd and a bystander stand along the roadside under trees. The scene reads as a temple or devotional procession with drumming.2016-12-23November 29 20162016-11-29 +1 copies