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A photograph of an outdoor procession beside a red brick wall with pink and blue ceremonial umbrellas overhead. Several drummers in saffron-orange dhotis, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha malas and marigold garlands, play white-faced drums with sticks. At centre a shaved-headed man in an orange-red shawl and a long rudraksha mala stands with one hand on his chest, facing forward, while drummers and attendants surround him. Clothing and garlands show a temple-style ceremonial event, with a small yellow pendant visible at his chest.

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A photograph of a crowded festival procession at night with drummers in the foreground. Two young men in front play small hand drums; the one on the left wears a white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala, the centre drummer wears an orange saffron cloth with gold trim and a long rudraksha mala. Behind them, people in orange and white ritual clothes play large drums and horns, with vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Spectators fill the background. The scene suggests a temple procession, with an orange and red fabric canopy overhead.2016-03-07A photograph of a crowd of young men and women in orange and red sannyasi-style clothing, many with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, gathered outdoors beside a pink building and flowering bush. In the foreground a figure with hair tied up and a red wrap stands facing two drummers; one drummer in orange with a bald head and white markings holds a drum and a stick, while another in orange with a shawl plays a second drum. Several people behind them play brass horns, and a row of onlookers stands nearby. No figure is clearly identifiable as a specific individual from appearance alone.2014-06-19A photograph of young men and boys in saffron-orange robes playing large barrel drums with wooden sticks, their bare torsos and shaved heads marked with white tilak. Their necks and arms are hung with rudraksha malas and wrist beads. Behind and beside them, a crowd of girls and young women in red and maroon saris with gold borders, with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas, stand watching. The setting is an outdoor area with green foliage and an ochre wall.2014-06-19January 01 20172017-01-01A photograph of a street-side gathering of young men in saffron and orange robes playing large hand drums and brass horns. On the left, a man with long dark hair tied back wears a red-maroon garment with a gold-yellow waist band and a heavy rudraksha mala around his neck, facing the drummers and smiling. Drummers in orange cloths with pink lower wraps beat wide frame drums laced with rope; one shaved-headed drummer wears hoop earrings and white forehead markings. Behind them, a crowd of boys and men in orange and red robes with white tilak stripes watch, some holding curved brass horns. Pink flowering bushes and an orange building stand in the background.2014-06-19Outdoor procession on a sandy courtyard before a red brick wall, under a multicoloured fringed parasol. Drummers in bare-chested dress with orange cloths and beaded necklaces play drums in the foreground. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti holds a microphone or instrument, while a man with a long dark beard, a white garland and a yellow-orange shawl walks at the centre, with a paste mark on his forehead. Around them, men in white dhotis with dark rudraksha malas and women in brown and orange saris walk in the procession.2017-03-11 +1 copiesA procession of devotees moves along a paved path in front of green bamboo and shrubs. In the centre, a young drummer in white dhoti with gold border and tilak on forehead plays a silver drum, with a red cloth draped over it. Beside him another drummer in white plays a drum, and on the right boys in saffron-orange dhotis with rudraksha malas play drums. Women in orange and red saris carry brass kalasha pots and flower arrangements, and saffron banners with embroidered emblems are raised behind them.2016-07-19Outdoor photograph of a procession with young male drummers in the foreground. Shirtless youths wear saffron-orange dhotis with red-and-gold borders, long gold-and-amber beaded necklaces, rudraksha malas, and white horizontal body markings across their chests and arms. Each holds a round white drum and beats it with a pink stick. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and a man in a pink shirt stand watching amid green foliage and a metal scaffold frame. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2017-01-01April 16 20162016-04-16A photograph of a drum ensemble at an outdoor event with a red carpet. Several young performers in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with rudraksha malas and white tilak markings play large drums and cymbals; one player in the foreground carries a drum slung on a strap, another plays a drum with long sticks. Behind them, more performers in orange and maroon robes stand and watch, and a woman at right in a pink sari with rudraksha beads plays a drum with yellow-wrapped cords. Concrete block wall and a black speaker in the background. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2018-01-14May 18 20122012-05-18December 03 20162016-12-03