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September 26 20162016-09-26December 23 20112011-12-23July 09 20092009-07-09A photograph of four men seated closely together playing hand drums with wooden sticks indoors. Their drums have pale skin heads and wooden frames. The man at far left wears a blue-and-white checked shirt, the man second from left wears a white shirt with a lavender cloth over his shoulder, the older man in a light blue shirt leans in, and the man at right wears a white kurta and white dhoti while striking his drum. A red-and-white cloth hangs on the wall behind them.2009-07-09November 20 20102010-11-20Night 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 scene with a central figure with long dark swept-back hair, an orange-saffron robe, a long dark rudraksha mala and a vermilion mark on the forehead, standing among devotees. To the left a man in white clothes holds a drum on a strap. On the right a bald man in white with a red shawl raises an arm toward a decorated ratha-like structure with painted columns in red, blue and yellow and a lit golden shrine behind them. Other devotees in white and red stand nearby. Warm lamplight and dark surroundings. Presence of the central figure matches the long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues described by the page, so this is a probable Swamiji appearance in person.2010-11-19Two young male devotees sit close together during a musical session, one playing a pair of small brass cymbals with leopard-print wrist guards. The cymbal player is bare-chested with long dark hair, white ash markings on his forehead and arms, a red bindi, and layered beaded necklaces with gold-toned ornaments. Beside him a second young man wears an orange saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala, with a red tilak and white ash lines on his forehead. Behind them more devotees in orange and a large drum are partly visible, and a pink cloth covers the floor.2016-10-30Night procession scene in front of a colourful decorated float. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti, wearing glasses, plays a hand drum held in front of him while a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a leopard-print shawl stands beside him, with a wooden drum visible at his side. Behind them, saffron-clad women and white-clad attendants stand near a brass trident and ceremonial metal implements. A man on the right in saffron holds a tall ornate golden staff. a person: the long-haired figure in saffron and leopard-print shawl with distinctive long hair. Background shows a festooned float with flower garlands and painted pillars.2010-11-19A night-time outdoor performance under a corrugated metal roof beside leafy trees. Five men perform drumming and cymbal music. On the left, a smiling young man with curly hair, bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace, wears a purple and gold-bordered dhoti and clashes brass cymbals. Next to him, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a gold border and a garland plays a small hand drum. A third man in an orange dhoti with a gold waist sash and a beaded necklace plays a large silver-bodied drum. Behind him, a man with a white forehead band wears a white dhoti and plays a drum. On the far right, a man with long dreadlocks in an orange dhoti and a gold-bordered sash plays a drum with a stick. Other people have garlands and forehead markings.2016-11-06Night outdoor procession at a temple-style ground with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt beats a large frame drum (thappu-style) with a stick, and beside him a drummer in white plays a double-headed drum with maroon and white banding. In the centre a man in white dhoti with a red cloth sash and a garland-like adornment plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram/horn-style). Several women in orange and white saris stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and rows of white-clad devotees line the path. Two round ceremonial standards with emblems hang from poles on the right, and a green light glows in the background.2010-12-20November `4 2015 +1 copies