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Photograph of three young drummers playing white drums with thin pink sticks on a wide pale stone-paved road at sunset. The drummer on the left wears a yellow patterned kurta, blue trousers and an orange waist cloth. The two drummers at centre and right are bare-chested, wearing rudraksha malas, one in an orange dhoti and the other in a blue dhoti. Behind them, a line of people in orange saffron robes walks along the road, with a few figures in white shirts and a parked vehicle on the right. Orange umbrellas and a saffron flag appear in the background under a hazy sky.

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January 15 20172017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15Three young drummers walk along a wide pale paved road at dawn, playing round white-faced drums with thin sticks. The drummer in the centre wears an orange dhoti, bare-chested, with a rudraksha-style necklace and a headband; the drummer on the right wears a blue dhoti and bare chest; the drummer on the left wears a patterned yellow-and-brown shirt with blue trousers. Behind them, figures in saffron and orange robes walk in a procession, and tall orange and yellow decorated poles or banners rise above the crowd. White-clad people stand at the left edge, a white vehicle and a yellow construction machine sit in the background, and trees frame the hazy sky.2017-01-15Three young drummers walk barefoot down a paved road at dusk, playing round white drums slung from pink cords. The central drummer wears an orange dhoti and bare-chested ornaments, while the drummers on either side wear dark blue dhotis with bare torsos. Behind them, a procession of people in orange and saffron robes moves along the road, with decorated orange and yellow ceremonial umbrellas or standards raised above. People in white clothing stand at the left edge, a yellow construction vehicle sits to the right, and trees and street lamps frame the hazy sky.2017-01-15January 15 20172017-01-15A photograph of a procession on a wide paved road at dawn or dusk, with hazy warm light. Several bare-chested young boys walk toward the camera playing large white-faced drums slung at their sides. Some wear orange or saffron dhotis and orange shawls, while one drummer wears a magenta lower cloth and another wears blue. Behind them, more people in orange robes walk along the road, and orange ceremonial umbrellas or flags appear in the distance beside a white van and a yellow roller vehicle. The scene conveys a drum procession through an open ashram-style road setting.2017-01-15A photograph of a procession on a wide paved road at dusk. Three drummers walk toward the camera playing round white-faced frame drums with sticks; the drummer on the left wears a patterned yellow-and-green kurta over blue trousers, the centre drummer wears an orange dhoti with a dark head wrap, and the right drummer wears blue dhoti-style trousers. Behind them, figures in orange and saffron robes walk along the road, and a decorated float or cart with orange and yellow floral ornaments and umbrellas follows, with a yellow tractor-like vehicle beside it. Faint white-clad people stand along the roadside under hazy evening light.2017-01-15February 01 20172017-02-01Five people walk and play round drums on a paved path in hazy early-morning light. In front, a young boy in an orange robe and orange sash beats a white drum with a pink stick. Behind him, a shirtless youth with long dark hair and rudraksha beads wears an orange wrap and plays a drum. At right, a figure in a blue robe with gold trim plays a drum, and another shirtless man with long hair and white face markings wears an orange cloth. Two more boys in orange walk behind. Red-and-white umbrellas, a hanging lantern and a red post stand along the path.2017-02-01Three 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.2017-01-25Two 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.2017-01-25Photograph of a hazy early-morning procession on a paved path, with young men in orange robes playing hand drums. In the centre, a bare-chested drummer wears a blue dhoti-style garment and a blue sash; to his right, a drummer in orange clothing and a bare-chested drummer with long hair and beads, in orange cloth and a rudraksha-style mala, play white drums. A man in white dhoti and shawl holds a red-and-white umbrella over the group. Another orange-clad figure carries a bag and walks at left, and a few people in orange and yellow saris are visible in the background. Yellow railings and a green tractor appear at left.2017-02-01