A 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. - Nithyanandapedia

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A 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.

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Night-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.

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Young devotees in saffron-orange robes sit on a red carpet in a hall, playing golden curved horns raised overhead and drums. Several boys and girls wear rudraksha malas, some have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads, and one drummer uses a wooden stick on a barrel drum. Red curtains and white walls form the backdrop, and a man in a white shirt is visible at the far left. Behind the group, a flagged room panel and chairs suggest a satsang or temple event.