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June 26 20202020-06-26A 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.2016-08-12August 25 20162016-08-25A photograph of a street-level procession of young people in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their foreheads. Several boys play large hand drums, one held by a shaved-headed youth in orange at right, while others blow long curved brass horns raised above the group. A taller man in a red-and-gold wrapped garment with a long dark braid and a red-beaded mala stands at left, facing the musicians. Pink bougainvillea and palm fronds frame the background wall.2014-06-19October 19 20172017-10-19A photograph of young boys in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans playing drums outdoors in a dusty courtyard. The boy in front centre holds a drumstick on a large green-and-gold drum, while others on the left and right play barrel drums and cymbals. Several wear rudraksha malas. Behind them stands a figure in white dhoti and white kurta with a mala, and a red-and-white painted border, palm trees and a small building appear in the background. Some of the boys wear face masks.2014-08-17August 04 20132013-08-04May 14 20132013-05-14 +1 copiesOutdoor photo on a paved courtyard beside an orange building and palm fronds. A bare-chested man with long hair tied up, wearing a red-brown dhoti with a gold border and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, stands with his back to the camera facing a large group of boys and young men in saffron-orange robes with pink borders. Many have white forehead markings and bead necklaces. Some hold brass horns (long curved trumpets) and others hold drums with leather heads, while several gather close around them. Two men in white shirts stand at the back left. Flowering shrubs and a tiled wall frame the scene.2014-06-19May 30 20132013-05-30A group of young male drummers and horn players in saffron-orange and red dhoti-style garments performs outdoors on a paved courtyard. Several wear rudraksha malas and white or ash forehead markings, and one drummer beats a large drum while others play smaller double-headed drums. A player on the right holds a long brass horn, and a figure in the background works at a table with a laptop beneath palm trees and greenery.2014-10-05A group of young boys in saffron and maroon robes stands on a paved courtyard in front of a salmon-coloured building with pink flowering bushes and a palm frond at left. Several boys play long curved brass horns held upright, and two boys beat large barrel drums with bare hands; one drum is held at waist height by a boy wearing a saffron cloth and rudraksha beads. Others wear beaded necklaces, bangles and sacred ash marks on their foreheads. Older men in white shirts and dhotis stand behind them, watching. The scene resembles a temple procession or ashram ceremonial music ensemble.2014-06-19