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November 05 2016

Night procession scene on a road lit by street lights and headlights. Several young boys in orange and white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white tilak, play drums and long brass horns (nagaswaram-style trumpets). Onlookers and a flickering flame stand in the background, with a vehicle and illuminated arch beyond. This is a drumming and horn-playing group at a procession, with no clear a person presence visible in the frame.

A nighttime outdoor procession on a sandy ground beside a large truck with stacked black speaker boxes and an open cargo bed. Several shirtless boys play drums and a long brass horn; two wear rudraksha malas, one in a yellow dhoti and one in an orange dhoti with white round drumheads. Around them, men and women in white dhotis and sarees with gold and red borders clap and dance. A few people stand at the left in white with gold-bordered shawls. A figure in orange robes stands inside the truck bed, and a string of coloured lights glows at the upper left. Dark trees fill the background.

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A row of drummers performs outdoors at night beneath hanging decorations and lights. Six young men and boys play round frame drums with pink sticks. Most wear orange dhoti-style cloths with gold borders, bare chests, rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their faces and torsos. One drummer in the centre wears a white dhoti with a gold border. Behind them, another person in white and orange clothing stands near a pillar, with greenery and red and orange festive banners in the background.

Night outdoor scene at a bamboo grove with people in procession-like activity. A man on the left in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala, hand placed on his chest, stands among others. A shirtless boy in a yellow dhoti beats a drum held at his waist with sticks, while a boy in a blue cloth stands beside him holding a large cymbal-like plate, and a girl in a white dress holds a brass horn-like instrument. Women in white and an orange saree stand nearby. Devotees in white ritual clothes are visible around them, with bright night lighting.

May 08 2017

Night procession scene with several young boys performing drumming and horn playing outdoors on a sandy road lit by street lights. Shirtless boys wear orange dhoti cloths with gold-bordered white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and gold chains. One boy in the centre wears a white forehead tilak and a rudraksha mala, standing with hands near a drum. Another boy plays a long brass horn beside a large drum, and drumsticks are visible. Vehicles and a truck sit in the background, with a light flare at left.

Night 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.

Night procession on a paved street with a lit float in the background. In the foreground a young boy in orange cloth and a bare chest plays a white drum with a stick, beside a teenage drummer in orange garments with a rudraksha mala. A girl in white with a gold border plays a long brass horn. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti carries a tall gold trident. A woman in orange with a rudraksha mala beats a second white drum. Figures in white and orange move behind, with a decorated figure atop the float and an umbrella at left.

November 05 2016

Night procession with drummers in the foreground. A man at left wears orange clothing, a saffron shawl with gold trim, long dreadlocks and beaded necklaces, playing a drum. Beside him, a young drummer in orange and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with gold border play frame drums. A bare-chested boy with rudraksha malas drums in the centre, and dancers in orange and red saris surround them. Red and gold umbrellas and ceremonial parasols rise in the background under a floodlight, with a crowd of onlookers at the edges.

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