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A photograph of a procession among bamboo stalks beside a low brick wall and red-edged path. Several musicians in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls play instruments: a man bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace beats a large white-headed drum, another plays a drum with a stick, and a man in orange holds cymbals and a long horn. Behind them a man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a white tilak plays cymbals and a small drum. Further left, a figure in orange with long hair is partially visible, and a figure wearing a garland of flowers stands at the edge. No a person candidate can be confirmed from appearance, so the figure's role is that of a drummer and procession musician.

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Night photograph of a group of young male drummers in orange-saffron dhotis and orange turbans, many with rudraksha mala necklaces and sandalwood-painted bare chests, playing large frame drums and hand drums on a paved courtyard beside tropical plants. One drummer in the foreground on the left plays a small yellow-brown frame drum. Others strike drums and small cymbals, and a brass horn player stands in the background. The group appears to be performing a drum procession. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2017-09-21July 07 20172017-07-07August 25 20172017-08-25Night photograph of a courtyard where five young drummers perform a percussion procession. Four bare-chested drummers in saffron-orange dhotis with gold-bordered hems play round drums with pink sticks, wearing rudraksha malas, white forehead markings and turbans or hair swept back. One drummer in white dhoti stands among them, and a fifth drummer wearing a silver-coloured drum is on the right edge. Behind them, two men in orange and cream clothing stand with hands folded near a red pillar, with a hanging decorative cloth and flowering plumeria trees in the background.2016-10-21A group of young men in traditional temple-musician attire performs outdoors on a dirt ground with palm trees and trees behind them. Several wear orange dhotis with gold borders and others wear white dhotis with gold borders; they have rudraksha malas and sacred ash marks on their foreheads. Some play large decorated drums with red fabric covers, others play long curved horns, and one plays a small hand drum. A man in white stands at the left edge in the background, and a yellow metal frame structure is visible on the right. The scene appears to be a drum and horn ensemble performing near an ashram setting in the early evening.2015-08-31Night photograph of a covered stone pathway lined with bamboo and shrubs, lit by tube lights. Several young boys wearing saffron-orange dhotis and bare torsos play long curved brass horns, seen from behind; the foreground boys have long dreadlocked hair and bands of white tilak on their foreheads. A figure in white and a bare-chested boy with ash markings stand to the left, and a few more ritual participants in orange are visible in the dim background, with brass horn bells raised into the air. Ritual horn blowing at a procession or ceremony.2017-07-07August 12 20162016-08-12A 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.2014-06-19A group of young male drummers and horn players in saffron-orange and red dhoti-style garments performs outdoors on a paved courtyard. Several wear rudraksha malas and white or ash forehead markings, and one drummer beats a large drum while others play smaller double-headed drums. A player on the right holds a long brass horn, and a figure in the background works at a table with a laptop beneath palm trees and greenery.2014-10-05July 19 20162016-07-19November 16 20152015-11-16Five young men stand on a pale stone courtyard performing temple ceremonial music. Four wear saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and beaded rudraksha malas, and the one in the centre wears a white dhoti with gold border and a white-and-gold wrap. The two on the left and right blow long curved brass horns raised overhead. The centre man holds a pair of cymbals or small percussion pieces, and the man on the right plays a large frame drum. A red-draped drum and a black stone deity murti stand at the right edge, with a red wall and trees behind. The scene resembles a procession or puja music ensemble.2015-08-31