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Several young boys sit cross-legged on red mats indoors, playing traditional instruments. On the left, a boy in orange and gold clothing with a rudraksha mala plays a barrel drum with yellow rope laces, a bowl of yellow powder and a small plastic box beside him. Foreground, a boy in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl, wearing a long rudraksha mala and tilak, sits with his hands on a wrapped object. Behind them, others in orange and white play a flute and a drum. A red and gold cloth lies at the right edge.

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August 10 20172017-08-10 +1 copiesAugust 26th 20152015-08-26A photograph of several young boys seated indoors near drums and a brass trumpet-like instrument. Their faces and arms are marked with white ash, and one has a red bindi. Two boys wear orange cloth, while others wear maroon tunics with gold trim. Some wear earrings. Behind them are large barrel drums with skin heads, and a pink patterned cloth bag rests at right. A white wall and a dark chair frame the scene. The boys look attentive, as if waiting to perform.2013-06-09Photo of a group of young boys playing traditional drums at a satsang-style gathering inside a hall. Several boys wear white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas; others wear orange saffron-coloured robes with gold trim. Foreground drummers strike large cylindrical drums with rope-laced red and brown shells, holding wooden sticks. One boy at right has white paste markings across his forehead with a red tilak and a rudraksha mala. Standing figures in orange robes stand behind the drummers, and a pillar and light-coloured wall fill the background.2015-08-26October 23 20132013-10-23August 26 20172017-08-26A 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.2014-09-13A group of young boys seated on the floor in orange and maroon robes, wearing rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, playing devotional instruments. In the foreground a boy in a maroon cloth plays an orange drum with a gold trim, while another boy in orange plays small cymbals or a hand percussion. Behind them other boys play a drum and hand instruments, and a brass plate and kalasha-like items sit nearby. The white walls and pale pink panel suggest an indoor devotional music session.2014-09-16December 02 20162016-12-02September 13 20142014-09-13June 03 20152015-06-03Photo of a group of young boys in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their foreheads, seated on red mats in a hall with red curtains. Several boys play long curved brass horns (ceremonial trumpets) and hand drums, while others sit cross-legged clapping or holding small cymbals and a blue object. A brass horn is raised in the back row and a boy in the foreground wears an orange headcloth with flower garland. A shaved white-clothed adult sits at the far left edge. No recognizable a person figure is visible.2013-07-19