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Five young men with shaved heads, dressed in saffron-orange tunics and wearing rudraksha malas, sit on a sandy ground playing large hand drums (mridangam-style barrel drums with laced skins). A seated boy in a dark grey shirt and dark wrap also wears a rudraksha mala and watches. Red steps and flowering shrubs with orange blossoms form the background, with a white cloth at the left edge.

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August 07 20142014-08-07Four young men in saffron-orange robes perform drumming in a bare, pale-walled hall on a glossy floor. The nearest drummer, seated in front, strikes a large drum with a stick and wears a white forehead band; behind him another drummer plays a second drum, and a third youth beside him holds a drumstick and a long pink-and-white cloth is draped over another drum. Rudraksha malas hang around their necks and white ash marks their arms. Brass lamps, flower petals and a small oil lamp sit on the floor in front. No candidate for a person is visible in this image.2013-05-04Several young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a pink mat playing large hand drums called dhols with wooden frames and taut skin heads. They have white vibhuti horizontal lines and red bindis on their foreheads. A red draped platform with satin fabric stands behind them, and a brass bowl sits near the drums. The rightmost player raises one hand in a gesture of greeting or blessing. The setting appears to be an indoor hall with a glass door and tiled floor.2014-06-02A 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.2014-10-05September 13 20142014-09-13Several young male devotees in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on the floor playing percussion. The foreground player on the left plays a orange dholak drum, while the central player holds a small teal hand drum. Behind them more musicians sit, and at right blue and red striped tabla-style drums stand in a row. Each player wears a white sandalwood tilak across the forehead.2014-09-12Several young male devotees in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a floor during a devotional music session. The central young man, with a shaved head, white forehead markings and a dark rudraksha mala, plays an orange barrel drum. To his right, a seated youth in orange clothing plays a teal hand drum, and to the left another plays a small wooden stick instrument. Others sit behind them in orange and red garments, with a plain light wall behind.2014-09-12Several young boys in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas sit on the floor playing drums and percussion instruments during a ritual. The foreground boy, with a white forehead band, strikes a large drum with a stick. Behind him, others play drums, a hand cymbal and a small metal bell. Brass plates hold flower petals, a lamp and small offering items on a glossy floor, and a pink-cloth-covered drum is at right. The pale pink wall stands behind them.2013-05-04Photo of young male musicians seated on a pink floor mat playing devotional instruments during a kirtan. In the foreground a boy in an orange robe and rudraksha mala plays a wooden dholak drum, while another in an orange robe with a small hand cymbal sits beside him. Behind them a boy with a white forehead mark and rudraksha beads plays a large green-draped mridangam, and a seated musician in a red robe with glasses plays a harmonium at left. Yellow flower petals lie on the floor and a brass vessel is at right.2014-08-16September 12 20142014-09-12November 27 20172017-11-27December 31 20132013-12-31 +2 copies