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A photograph of a procession with several young boys performing as drummers. The foreground boy has long black hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange cloth wrapped at his waist, playing a drum held in front of him. Nearby boys wear orange dhotis, bare chests, white ash marks on their arms and foreheads, and rudraksha malas; one wears a leopard-print cloth. Their drums have pink drumsticks. An orange canopy with gold trim is visible overhead, and devotees in white clothing stand behind them. The boys are the main subject, not an identifiable teacher.

May 13 2015

Photograph of young boys in a procession drumming on handheld drums. Several shirtless boys wear saffron-orange dhotis and long rudraksha mala necklaces, with white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and bodies. The boys in the foreground play round drums with pink and blue drumsticks, while a blurred brass horn is visible at the left edge. Behind them, an orange canopy with beaded fringe and adults in white garments move through the procession. The a person candidate is not clearly visible.

October 16 2016

A group of drummers sits on red sandstone ghat steps in front of a chain-link fence and green trees. Several bare-chested young men wear orange dhoti cloths, rudraksha malas and white tilak markings. Two play large metal-rimmed drums with pink sticks, one plays a small hand drum, and another plays a flat cymbal-like instrument. A boy in the foreground strikes a large drum with a stick, and another seated figure at right holds a drum. A red flag flies at upper right.

December 22 2018

2018-12-22 +1 copies

A procession of drummers in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, many wearing rudraksha malas and wrist bands, plays large white-faced drums and cymbals on a sandy path beside a red carpet. A young drummer in front wears an orange shawl, a white sash and a mala, with white tilak marks on his forehead, while others in the group carry drums slung at the waist. A row of colourful ceremonial umbrellas in red, green and yellow stands behind them, and a rangoli of red, yellow and white flower petals lies on the ground. Scaffolded stone pillars and a half-built temple hall with a tiled roof frame the background, with palm trees beyond.

May 08 2017

September 02 2017

Night photograph of a drumming group of young men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and dark rudraksha malas. The drummer in front has a white horizontal tilak on his forehead and holds a drum with a white head, while beside him another young man beats a drum with a white skin. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers in white and pale clothing watches. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.

Six young male drummers play large silver-shelled drums on red sandstone steps beside a chain-link fence and trees. Several are bare-chested, wearing orange dhoti cloths, rudraksha malas and white-smeared foreheads; one wears a white dhoti. Some strike drums with pink-tipped sticks while others play hand drums. The setting resembles a riverside ghat. No specific ritual or event is visibly established beyond the drumming.

A photograph of a ritual scene in an ornate hall. A man with long dark hair piled on his head, white markings on his forehead and body, wearing an orange cloth and rudraksha mala, sits at a silver tray holding two gold kalasha-like vessels set among white and red flowers on a red cushion. A young boy in a white shirt and gold-bordered white dhoti, with rudraksha beads, kneels beside him reaching toward a stack of wooden boxes. Wooden boxes are stacked on the left; seated devotees in orange and white are visible in the background.