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July 07 2017

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A night-time outdoor scene on a stone-paved courtyard with a tarpaulin canopy and bamboo overhead. Several young male musicians in orange-saffron dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, play long curved brass horns (kombu-style) and drums. A central young musician in white dhoti with gold border plays a brass horn with a flared bell. Some have tilak and white markings on their bodies.2017-07-07Night photograph of a group of young male drummers in orange-saffron dhotis and orange turbans, many with rudraksha mala necklaces and sandalwood-painted bare chests, playing large frame drums and hand drums on a paved courtyard beside tropical plants. One drummer in the foreground on the left plays a small yellow-brown frame drum. Others strike drums and small cymbals, and a brass horn player stands in the background. The group appears to be performing a drum procession. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2017-09-21Night photograph of a stone-paved walkway under a white canvas canopy, with bamboo and shrubs on both sides and string lights overhead. Several young male attendants in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments march away from the camera; the foreground pair have long dreadlocked hair and bare backs with white markings, and each holds a long curved gold horn-like instrument raised toward the canopy. Other attendants with bare upper bodies and white forehead markings follow, and a figure in white stands in the middle distance. This appears to be a ceremonial procession in progress.2017-07-07A night procession on a stone-paved path lined with low stone walls and a white canopy overhead. A man in a long orange-brown robe walks forward at centre, smiling, with his palms apparently near his chest. On either side, young boys and girls in orange and white clothing play long curved brass horns and a small brass trumpet, and one child at left holds hands together in reverence. In the foreground, children with long dreadlocked hair face the procession; one plays a drum set at right. Bare branches and string lights frame the scene.2017-07-07A group of young men in saffron-orange robes with white and yellow forehead markings sit on red stone steps at dusk, playing ceremonial instruments. Two drummers in the foreground strike large barrel drums with sticks, while others play curved brass horns and cymbal-like instruments. One young person in white dhoti and white top with a garland-like necklace plays a small instrument at the left. Several wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The scene resembles a temple band or procession ensemble on riverside steps.2014-09-15Night photograph of a courtyard where five young drummers perform a percussion procession. Four bare-chested drummers in saffron-orange dhotis with gold-bordered hems play round drums with pink sticks, wearing rudraksha malas, white forehead markings and turbans or hair swept back. One drummer in white dhoti stands among them, and a fifth drummer wearing a silver-coloured drum is on the right edge. Behind them, two men in orange and cream clothing stand with hands folded near a red pillar, with a hanging decorative cloth and flowering plumeria trees in the background.2016-10-21July 28 20142014-07-28Night photograph of a covered stone pathway lined with bamboo and shrubs, lit by tube lights. Several young boys wearing saffron-orange dhotis and bare torsos play long curved brass horns, seen from behind; the foreground boys have long dreadlocked hair and bands of white tilak on their foreheads. A figure in white and a bare-chested boy with ash markings stand to the left, and a few more ritual participants in orange are visible in the dim background, with brass horn bells raised into the air. Ritual horn blowing at a procession or ceremony.2017-07-07Night photograph of a procession with young drummers in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas, bare-chested with white forehead and body markings and orange head wraps, playing white round drums with sticks. A woman in an orange sari with gold border stands at left beside a video camera on a tripod. Behind them a trumpet player raises a brass horn and a crowd of devotees in white and cream clothing stands before a red corrugated metal fence and trees. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2017-12-02August 25 20172017-08-25October 23 20062006-10-23Evening procession on a red carpet at an outdoor shrine. In the foreground, a young boy in saffron-orange robes bends over a long curved gold horn, while a drummer in orange on the right plays a large drum. Behind them, a man in a maroon-and-gold garment with a white flower garland walks forward, flanked by people in white dhotis and orange robes. Behind the procession, a red-draped shrine with a gilded arch holds a deity murti, and a blue-topped umbrella and a decorated standard are raised near the crowd.2014-06-16