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September 18 2014

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A street procession on a dirt road lined with palm trees. Two painted Ganesha murtis sit on a wooden cart pulled by a tractor at right. Several young men in saffron-orange clothes and rudraksha malas walk alongside, one playing a brass cymbal and another a hand drum, while a boy in a grey shirt and a red-shirted player blow long brass horns. A bare-armed figure in a black shirt holds the cymbals. Some faces and arms are smeared with purple and colored powder. Women in colourful saris stand in the background near the road.2014-09-18A photograph of young men in saffron-orange sleeveless tunics and matching dhoti-style cloth, with rudraksha malas around their necks, walking along a dirt path. Several have faces and scalps smeared with purple and pink colour. The man in the centre wears a dark grey t-shirt and black trousers and plays a pair of small hand cymbals (kartal). Coconut palms, a thatched open shed and a low pink-earth embankment stand behind them.2014-09-18September 18 20142014-09-18A group of young male devotees in saffron-orange sleeveless tunics and loose orange trousers walks through dry grass on a dirt path, many with faces smeared in green, pink and purple powder. Several wear wooden rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The foreground boy in front holds a small pastel-coloured clay Ganesha idol in both hands, another holds a pastel Ganesha figure on a wooden plate, and a taller boy at left carries a small clay figure on a tray. At right a young drummer plays a dhol drum slung over his shoulder. The scene suggests a Ganesha immersion procession in the outdoors with colourful powder on the participants.2014-09-18A procession of young men and boys in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white body markings, playing large round drums. Several drummers in the foreground strike white drumheads with sticks, while others behind wear orange turbans and stand in a crowd. The scene suggests a temple-style procession at dusk under trees, with devotees in the background.2017-12-02A 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.2014-06-19A photograph of a street procession on an unpaved dirt road beside a concrete wall with a barbed-wire top. Four drummers and cymbal players in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas lead the group. A drummer in the foreground plays a leopard-patterned drum with a white-headed drum beside it, and another cymbal player on the right clashes brass cymbals. Behind them, two men in white dhotis and shawls, one carrying a decorated ceremonial pot wrapped in gold ornaments and flowers, walk in the procession. A yellow excavator and a few onlookers in white are visible in the background.2016-09-15June 19 20142014-06-19A 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.2014-10-05October 31 20162016-10-31August 12 20162016-08-12Night photograph of a drumming group of young men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and dark rudraksha malas. The drummer in front has a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and holds a drum with a white head, while beside him another young man beats a drum with a white skin. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers in white and pale clothing watches. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2016-07-18