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Night-time photo of a ritual scene with a young boy in the foreground playing a long brass wind instrument. He wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and has dark rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Behind him, a second young person in orange robes with a rudraksha mala watches, and other blurred figures in white and orange clothing fill the background.

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A young boy with dreadlocked dark hair and a red kumkum mark on his forehead blows into a brass horn held in his right fist. He wears an orange saffron shawl over his bare torso, with dark rudraksha beads on his wrists and chest. Behind him, several people in orange saffron robes and a drummer with a frame drum are visible in a dim, crowded procession setting.2017-05-31Night procession on a dirt road with several people in orange and saffron garments. In the foreground, a young man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala plays a long curved brass horn raised overhead, while a companion in orange with gold-edged cloth plays a horn beside him, and a player on the left holds a long brass horn with a lit torch. Behind them, orange-robed drummers and devotees walk, and a decorated ratha with a golden canopy and an ornate deity murti moves in the background, with flaming torches and strings of lights glowing in the dark.2015-11-25July 27 20172017-07-27 +1 copiesMay 18 20192019-05-18A young boy seated on a white tiled floor plays a long brass horn held to his mouth with both hands. He wears an orange saffron cloth wrapped over his shoulder and a necklace of rudraksha beads, with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms, and a wristwatch. Behind him, other seated boys in orange cloths sit beside a large drum with a patterned skin. The setting suggests a ritual musical performance.2019-05-18A young girl in an orange saffron wrap sits on a pale floor playing a long brass horn, a kahal-style wind instrument, with its bell pointing left. Her hair is oiled and tied back, she wears white tilak lines on her forehead and arm, beaded bracelets, a rudraksha-style necklace and a wristwatch. Behind her a large drum with a leopard-print cover and white drumhead is played by another child. Several other children in matching orange robes sit in the background, some with white facial markings, during a group ritual performance.2019-05-18A young boy in an orange saffron dhoti-style garment blows a brass bugle-like horn, with a white vibhuti marking on his forehead and multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and arms. Behind him, drummers in orange clothing play drums, and another performer in orange stands near a wooden railing with a red brick wall in the background.2015-11-16May 06 20172017-05-06Dimly lit photo of a group of young people in saffron-orange clothing performing a drum-and-staff procession at night. In the foreground a young person wearing an orange turban and beaded necklaces plays a hand drum and looks sideways; behind them another person in an orange wrap carries a long wooden staff with a metal-capped tip. Several drummers in orange robes and rudraksha beads play round drums, and a person in white dhoti and shawl stands in the background. The scene appears to be a night ritual or procession among ashram members. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-09-03A group of young boys seated on the floor in front of a white metal door and red curtain play ceremonial instruments. Several boys hold long curved gold-coloured brass horns upright with both hands and blow into them, while others play two-headed hand drums and a small hand cymbal. The boys wear orange and red robes with yellow borders, white forehead markings, and wooden rudraksha-style bead necklaces. Some have bead bracelets and dark thread. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a plain light wall.2013-07-11November 18 20152015-11-18May 18 20192019-05-18