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Early-morning procession on a paved path with hazy light. Several drummers in orange and blue clothing play small white drums with pink sticks; one drummer in a blue dhoti and bare chest strikes the drum while walking barefoot, and another in a saffron robe with rudraksha beads plays nearby. Behind them, people in orange robes and white dhotis walk under red, yellow and white umbrellas, and a woman in a white sari walks at right. Lanterns hang from posts on the left.

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Photograph 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.2017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01February 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.2017-02-01Hazy early-morning photo of a paved path lined with red-and-white posts and hanging lanterns. Four drummers walk toward the camera: two boys in orange cloth with bare feet and round white drums, a bare-chested man with a blue dhoti-like wrap and a drum, and a bare-chested man in orange with a dark shawl and a drum, all with rudraksha beads and painted faces. Behind them a man in a cream kurta holds a red umbrella, and a figure carries a dark umbrella; a dome-shaped structure and a green tractor are in the background.2017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01Early-morning photograph of a stone-paved path lined with red posts strung with lanterns and a rope. Hazy light and distant domed structures frame the scene. In the foreground, several young boys in orange saffron clothing walk; two in front hold round hand drums with sticks, one in a blue dhoti-style garment with bare chest and another in orange with a dark rudraksha mala. A girl in orange sari walks beside them carrying a bag. Behind them, two men in white kurta and dhoti walk under a red umbrella, and another orange-clad figure walks in the distance on the left.2017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01February 01 20172017-02-01A 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.2017-01-15Outdoor procession on a pale sandy ground with boys and young men in saffron-orange dhotis walking barefoot. Several boys play round drums, one in a cream sherwani-style outfit with gold trim and one in a red patterned top, while others carry long staffs. Orange and yellow ornate umbrellas with embroidered emblems are raised above the group, and a few adults stand behind. Trees and a yellow canopy appear in the hazy background.2017-01-13Photograph 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.2017-01-15