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Night photograph of a temple-style outdoor stage with terraced steps lined with potted plants. Several young boys in orange and red ceremonial dress perform drumming and horn playing: one boy in front plays a large drum while another blows a long curved brass horn, and a boy at right holds a horn raised overhead. Behind them stands a large dark deity murti. Some boys wear white headbands and bare chests with white sashes. Another performer sits on the upper steps at far right.

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February 03 20142014-02-03April 21 20142014-04-21Night photo of six young boys performing a ceremonial drum and horn procession on red stone steps. Several boys in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with magenta sashes blow long brass horns (kahalas or pipes) raised overhead; one plays cymbals. Two boys in red garments with gold trim beat large barrel drums. Each wears a white forehead band, beaded necklaces and rudraksha-style malas. Metal railings and a small stage light structure stand behind them in the dark.2014-02-03February 06 20142014-02-06December 30 20132013-12-30November 14 20132013-11-14A night-time photograph of a group of young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls performing a brass horn and drum procession along a paved walkway beside a stone wall and bamboo. Several players blow long curved brass horns (kombu-style) while others carry white drums slung at the waist. Most have bare chests, rudraksha-style necklaces and white forehead markings. One central figure in a white dhoti with a gold-trimmed waistband walks between the players. Strings of lights and a white canopy overhead, with a few onlookers in the background.2017-07-07June 04 20132013-06-04Three young male attendants in saffron-orange robes stand outdoors before a chain-link fence and potted plants. The two on the left play long brass horns, one with cheeks puffed. The middle attendant wears a red-striped orange dhoti and holds a horn to his mouth, and the attendant on the right holds a drum draped in a maroon cloth, with rudraksha beads visible at his neck. Pale sacred marks appear on their foreheads.2013-06-04January 06 20162016-01-06 +1 copiesYoung musicians in orange robes with pink borders perform on red stone steps beside potted plants and a chain-link fence strung with red flower garlands. A foreground musician blows a long brass horn raised overhead, while others play a similar horn, a drum and a blue tambourine; several have white tilak marks, rudraksha malas and bare heads. Behind them a drummer in orange strikes a drum. The scene suggests a ceremonial band performing outdoors.2013-07-29September 03 20172017-09-03