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A photograph of a group of young boys seated on red stone steps lined with black shivalinga-style stone forms, playing percussion. In the foreground a boy beats a large drum with a stick. Several boys wear orange dhotis, bare chests, rudraksha malas and white tripundra forehead marks; one plays cymbals and another plays a drum with pink-tipped sticks. Behind them, figures in white clothes sit on the steps, and a boy in red shorts stands at left. The scene suggests a temple ritual ensemble performing music.

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Several drummers sit on red steps playing large drums in an outdoor procession or ceremony. A young boy on the left wears white dhoti and a white forehead mark and plays a drum with a stick. In the centre, a shirtless young man with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marking plays a drum wearing an orange cloth. Beside him, a player in orange and another with a white forehead line play drums. A shirtless man sits in the background on the upper steps.2016-11-22December 09 20162016-12-09Outdoor ritual scene on red-brick steps beside white railings. In the foreground, a boy with bare torso and white body markings sits playing a drum, next to a girl in an orange skirt and bare torso who also plays a large white drum with sticks. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and white garments sit in a row holding pink-tipped sticks and bronze pots, while dark stone shivalingams stand on pedestals along the steps. Orange-clad figures are visible at the upper right. Visible people are numerous, so the count range is 21-100 range of people; the exact count is uncertain.2016-12-09A photograph of a group of drummers and musicians seated on red-painted temple steps at an outdoor ceremony. Many performers wear saffron-orange cloth with white dhotis and rudraksha beads. Several play large white-faced drums, and others play small hand drums, cymbals and a brass trumpet. Dark stone lamp stands and brass vessels sit on the steps behind them. A few young performers wear orange saris or pink blouses. No clearly identifiable a person candidate is visible among the musicians.2016-12-03June 26 20172017-06-26A group of young drummers and musicians sit on red stone steps during an outdoor ceremony. Several wear orange dhotis or saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas, bare-chested, playing metal-rimmed frame drums and a large drum with wooden sticks. Behind them a young man in white dhoti blows a long brass horn, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti stands with palms pressed in anjali. A woman in an orange sari plays a drum on the upper right, with more seated players in white and orange beside her.2016-12-03October 31 20162016-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph of young men seated on red stone steps playing drums during a festival. Five drummers wear saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas, some bare-chested with white forehead markings. Two drummers play large silver-bodied drums, one plays a smaller drum, and others play handheld drums and cymbals. A white-clad person sits at the upper left edge of the steps. No one is identifiable as a person in the frame.2016-10-31 +1 copiesA group of young drummers sit on red sandstone steps by a riverside, playing large drums and a cymbal. Several are bare-chested with rudraksha malas and orange dhotis, while the front drummers wear white dhotis. One drummer on the right holds a round cymbal and wears a rudraksha mala. Drumsticks and pink sticks are in motion, and a red flag flies above a chain-link fence with green trees behind.2016-10-16June 26 20172017-06-26 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple drum and wind ensemble performing indoors beneath golden stone pillars with carved lattice screens. Several young performers wear orange-red dhotis and rudraksha mala necklaces, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and bodies. In the foreground a young girl with a long braid plays a large drum, while a standing performer in the centre strikes a drum with a stick. To the right, a row of performers holds long brass horns and smaller hand drums. A red cloth backdrop and white curtain hang behind them.2020-06-26A night-time temple scene of boys and young men seated on stone steps playing drums and cymbals. In the foreground a boy in a saffron-orange dhoti and angavastram with a wrapped waist cord strikes a drum with a stick, and a smaller boy in a yellow-orange dhoti beside him holds a drum. To the left, several young boys in white dhotis with gold borders sit in a row. Behind them, adults in white and colourful clothing play brass vessels and instruments, with a pink sash visible. Steel railings and red seats frame the background.2016-12-06