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Outdoors on a dusty reddish-brown ground, a group of young boys play large silver drums called dhol with pink drumsticks during a procession. The boys are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis with gold-coloured waist borders and rudraksha malas around their necks. Behind them, adults in orange-saffron clothing walk or stand, and red flags on poles rise against a pale sky with green trees and a red metal frame structure at left. The scene suggests a drumming procession, with the drummers' shoulders and arms in active motion.

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January 13 20172017-01-13Outdoor procession on a pale sandy ground with boys and young men in saffron-orange dhotis walking barefoot. Several boys play round drums, one in a cream sherwani-style outfit with gold trim and one in a red patterned top, while others carry long staffs. Orange and yellow ornate umbrellas with embroidered emblems are raised above the group, and a few adults stand behind. Trees and a yellow canopy appear in the hazy background.2017-01-13Three young boys play drums while walking along a pale stone pathway in the morning haze. The boy on the left is bare-chested, wearing a mustard-yellow dhoti and a red-brown rudraksha-style mala necklace, and holds a pink drumstick in each hand. The middle boy wears a blue kurta with cream trousers and a red-orange cloth at the waist, striking a white drum with a pink stick. The boy on the right wears a brown embroidered jacket and a red sash, playing a drum with a pink stick. Behind them, a bare-chested child in an orange dhoti and other drummers and attendants in orange and saffron clothing move along the road, with a white canopy and trees in the background.2017-01-25December 22 20182018-12-22 +1 copiesOutdoor scene of a drumming group performing in an unpaved dirt yard in front of a partly built concrete structure with scaffolding. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and orange shawls, with rudraksha mala beads around their necks and white markings on their arms and chests, play large silver-toned drums with sticks. Some drummers hold smaller drums and one plays a cymbal. A man in a teal shirt sits at the upper right, and others stand in the background. This appears to be a ceremonial welcome procession.2018-12-20December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copiesJanuary 14 20182018-01-14December 03 20162016-12-03June 26 20172017-06-26Photograph 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 photograph of young men and boys in saffron-orange robes playing large barrel drums with wooden sticks, their bare torsos and shaved heads marked with white tilak. Their necks and arms are hung with rudraksha malas and wrist beads. Behind and beside them, a crowd of girls and young women in red and maroon saris with gold borders, with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas, stand watching. The setting is an outdoor area with green foliage and an ochre wall.2014-06-19Two young boys walk barefoot along a stone-paved path in a procession, each playing a round drum slung at the waist with pink sticks. The boy on the left wears an orange dhoti and a sacred white marking on his forehead, with a pendant necklace; the boy on the right wears a gold-green dhoti and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, people in orange and white clothing carry umbrellas in yellow and orange, and a red boundary wall lines the path under hazy morning light.2017-01-25