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A night procession of young ashram musicians in saffron-orange robes with maroon borders and rudraksha malas. Several boys play long brass horns (kahalas) and one plays a conch shell, while a boy at left beats a large drum. A brass parasol with a kalasha-like finial and ceremonial staffs are carried above them, and devotees in white and orange stand behind in the dark. A vehicle is visible at right. The scene is lit by dim night light.2013-11-14November 11 20132013-11-11Night procession with a large ornate palanquin canopy topped with a golden finial and fringed with multicoloured tassels. Beneath it, a garlanded figure in a white and pink turban-like crown and robe, reading as a deity murti or portrait-type form, is carried forward. Around it, saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas and vibhuti on their foreheads play long golden horns and a large drum, while others hold golden staffs and a ceremonial mace. Some wear orange turbans and others white dhotis. A kolam design is drawn on the ground. Roughly a dozen physical people are visible.2021-07-23Outdoor festival procession on a village road under a bright sky. At the centre, a man in a rust-red robe with a fresh marigold and white flower garland raises one hand, flanked by saffron-clad sannyasis wearing rudraksha malas. A white-shirted musician plays a saxophone at left and a drummer beats a dhol with a stick, while a woman in an orange sari holds a metal dish of burning flame at right. Behind them, a tall golden umbrella and ornate embroidered standards with a trident rise above the crowd of devotees in white and orange.2013-11-11A 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.2014-06-19December 18 20132013-12-18A street procession on a dirt road beside a village house and palm trees. Four musicians lead: at left a man in white dhoti and green-gold shawl plays a frame drum; beside him a man in a yellow shirt plays a gold saxophone; in the centre a man in white kurta and dhoti with a lilac shawl plays a saxophone; at right a man in white shirt and dhoti plays a large drum slung over his shoulder. Behind them women in saris and a bald saffron-robed man with a rudraksha-style mala stand near women carrying flower-decorated brass pots and kalasha vessels on their heads. A ceremonial yellow-and-red flag or banner rises at left.2013-11-11A photograph of a group of young boys in saffron-orange robes performing a musical ensemble seated on a floor. Several raise long curved brass horns (ceremonial trumpets) high in the air while blowing them, and two play barrel-shaped drums with wooden sticks. They wear white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads, rudraksha mala beads around their necks, and small earrings. Behind them is a plain pale wall and a grey metal door. The setting appears to be an indoor ashram hall, with a pink mat and plastic items on the floor.2013-11-20 +1 copiesNovember 11 20132013-11-11An outdoor procession on a paved courtyard under palm trees, with a covered open-sided pavilion at right. Shaved-headed men and boys in saffron-orange and red-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, play long brass horns (tutari-style) and hand cymbals, and one man at centre carries a brass tray holding an orange cloth and offerings. A boy in front blows a horn and others carry a drum and small cymbals. Several young boys have white tilak markings on their foreheads. The scene reads as a temple-style ritual procession.2013-12-18Outdoor procession on a stone-paved path beneath trees and palms. In the foreground, several young musicians in saffron-orange dhotis and tunics with gold borders play long curved gold brass horns raised overhead. Behind them, drummers in orange and white clothing play a large drum and a tabla-style drum, and a man in white dhoti and shirt walks among the crowd. Rudraksha malas hang on the performers' chests. Spectators in white shirts and dhotis line the right side and stand behind the musicians. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2016-01-03November 11 20132013-11-11