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Evening scene at a red-stone stepped platform with a chain-link fence behind it. Several men in saffron-orange robes play long curved brass horns raised overhead, and others beat drums: a large drum at the left edge and a hand drum held by a man in white at the right edge. Strings of small coloured lights and tall poles stretch across the pale blue dusk sky. A bearded elderly man in a saffron shawl sits calmly on the steps among the robed musicians, with a dark vehicle parked behind the fence. The scene suggests a procession or ritual musical welcome.

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Outdoor photograph of a procession descending red-tiled steps at dusk under a pale blue sky, with strings of small lights above. A bearded elder in a long saffron-orange robe walks at the centre, flanked by a bare-chested younger man wearing saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha-style mala, and a figure in deep red-brown ceremonial dress with gold trim. Around them, young boys and men in orange robes carry long brass horns (ramsinghas) raised to play, one holds a small drum and another a metal pot, and a figure in orange holds a bundle of green leaves. A hand drum rests on the steps at right and a drummer in orange stands at left. Metal railings and a small booth frame the stairway.2013-11-06November 06 20132013-11-06Dusk procession on red stone steps with a row of saffron-robed sadhus raising long brass horns to their lips and a drummer on the left beside a large drum. A white-bearded elder in an orange shawl stands centrally with hands folded at chest, flanked by younger robed men and an attendant in orange holding a small vessel. Strings of coloured fairy lights hang overhead against a blue twilight sky, with a chain-link railing behind. A man in white with a purple shawl stands at the right edge.2013-11-06Dusk scene on a concrete platform with a chain-link railing and strings of small coloured lights overhead. Three or four saffron-robed sannyasis, several with shaved heads, blow long curved brass horns raised toward the sky. A bearded elderly man in a full orange-red robe stands centre with his hands pressed to his chest, as a younger man in a dark maroon wrap and gold-trimmed cloth stands beside him. A dark vehicle is parked behind the group.2013-11-06November 06 20132013-11-06November 06 20132013-11-06Photo of a procession descending red stone steps at dusk beneath strings of fairy lights. A bearded elderly sadhu in orange robes holds a tall staff with a curved top at centre. To his left, a man in saffron-and-gold dhoti and shawl with gold armlets and a white tilak walks beside him. To the right, a bald man in orange-gold garments and a long rudraksha-style mala carries a white garland. Behind them, several men in orange robes with white forehead markings play long brass horns and a drum, and one carries a brass pot with flowers. A metal railing and lamp poles frame the scene.2013-11-06November 06 20132013-11-06A photograph of a group of ritual performers in saffron-orange robes standing on red stone steps at dusk under a pale blue sky. Several play long brass horns, including a tall trumpet-like instrument held upright. One performer in the foreground carries a brass tray or vessel with green leaves and flowers. Another at right holds a tall decorated pole with red, white and blue patterned panels. A strand of orange-red marigold garlands is strung along the railing behind them, and a small raised stand with a light and speaker sits at left. The setting appears to be a riverside ghat or outdoor ceremonial platform. No one in the image is clearly identifiable as a person.2013-06-24 +1 copiesJune 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesJune 24 20132013-06-24June 10 20132013-06-10