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A group of young boys seated on a cloth on the floor perform devotional music with drums and small hand instruments. Most wear saffron or orange cloth, rudraksha malas, and white vertical or horizontal forehead marks; the central boy wears white dhoti with gold borders and holds a red small drum. Another boy in maroon cloth plays a large orange drum with metal rims. A green embroidered drum bag lies at left. Background shows white doors and a pale wall, with other seated participants at right.

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September 15 20142014-09-15September 15 20142014-09-15September 13 20142014-09-13August 13 20142014-08-13September 13 20142014-09-13Photo of young male musicians seated on a pink floor mat playing devotional instruments during a kirtan. In the foreground a boy in an orange robe and rudraksha mala plays a wooden dholak drum, while another in an orange robe with a small hand cymbal sits beside him. Behind them a boy with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads plays a large green-draped mridangam, and a seated musician in a red robe with glasses plays a harmonium at left. Yellow flower petals lie on the floor and a brass vessel is at right.2014-08-16August 14 20142014-08-14A group of young saffron-robed sannyasi boys sit cross-legged on a peach-coloured mat indoors, performing devotional music. Their shaved heads bear white vertical tilak marks, and they wear rudraksha malas. A boy in the centre plays cymbals with a stick, while others play a dholak drum, a tambourine and a hand drum, and one holds a brass bell-like instrument. Behind them are frosted glass doors and cream walls. A small metal tray with offerings sits in front.2014-09-13September 12 20142014-09-12September 10 20142014-09-10August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesSeveral young male devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor during a devotional music session. The central young man, with a shaved head, white forehead markings and a dark rudraksha mala, plays an orange barrel drum. To his right, a seated youth in orange clothing plays a teal hand drum, and to the left another plays a small wooden stick instrument. Others sit behind them in orange and red garments, with a plain light wall behind.2014-09-12