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November 16 20152015-11-16A young boy in orange saffron robes blows a long curved brass horn raised high overhead, his arm bearing white sacred ash markings. Behind him, another person in orange robes holds a similar horn, with a green tree canopy and a white chain-link fence in the background. The setting appears outdoors.2013-06-04November 16 20152015-11-16July 08 20132013-07-08 +1 copiesMarch 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesNight-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.2017-05-31A photograph of a procession of young shaven-headed boys in saffron-orange robes playing long brass horns raised overhead, outdoors among tall palm fronds and green foliage. The boys wear rudraksha mala necklaces, bangles, and white sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Several hold the golden horns with both hands, one with the horn held to his mouth. A palm-frond backdrop and a pink-bordered cloth appear at the right edge. Five or more boys are visible in the scene.2013-07-24November 18 20152015-11-18June 20 20182018-06-20A 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.2015-11-25December 04 20162016-12-04