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A young boy in an orange saffron dhoti-style garment blows a brass bugle-like horn, with a white vibhuti marking on his forehead and multiple rudraksha malas around his neck and arms. Behind him, drummers in orange clothing play drums, and another performer in orange stands near a wooden railing with a red brick wall in the background.

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November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16Night-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.2017-05-31A young boy seated on a white tiled floor plays a long brass horn held to his mouth with both hands. He wears an orange saffron cloth wrapped over his shoulder and a necklace of rudraksha beads, with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms, and a wristwatch. Behind him, other seated boys in orange cloths sit beside a large drum with a patterned skin. The setting suggests a ritual musical performance.2019-05-18May 18 20192019-05-18A young girl in an orange saffron wrap sits on a pale floor playing a long brass horn, a kahal-style wind instrument, with its bell pointing left. Her hair is oiled and tied back, she wears white tilak lines on her forehead and arm, beaded bracelets, a rudraksha-style necklace and a wristwatch. Behind her a large drum with a leopard-print cover and white drumhead is played by another child. Several other children in matching orange robes sit in the background, some with white facial markings, during a group ritual performance.2019-05-18A photograph of a street-level procession of young people in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their foreheads. Several boys play large hand drums, one held by a shaved-headed youth in orange at right, while others blow long curved brass horns raised above the group. A taller man in a red-and-gold wrapped garment with a long dark braid and a red-beaded mala stands at left, facing the musicians. Pink bougainvillea and palm fronds frame the background wall.2014-06-19July 27 20172017-07-27 +1 copiesA 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.2017-05-31A photograph of young boys in saffron-orange dhoti-style cloths performing music on a white marble floor. In the foreground a boy with white forehead markings and a long brass horn (a ceremonial wind instrument) plays it while wearing rudraksha beads and a wristwatch. Beside him a boy beats a large drum with a tiger-striped skin and a red-tipped stick. Other seated boys in orange cloth play drums and a boy at left holds a small cymbal-like instrument. A brass kalasha-style vessel with flower petals sits at lower left. A standing adult in orange cloth with white markings and beads watches in the background, near a wooden chair and doors.2019-05-18Young 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.2013-07-15May 18 20192019-05-18