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Outdoor procession on a paved road in warm morning light. In the centre, a bare-chested boy in orange saffron dhoti and wrap holds two small cymbals (talam) at shoulder height, with a tilak on his forehead and a white bead necklace. To the right, a young person in a yellow-gold patterned kurta and dark trousers, with a red-orange sash, plays a large round hand drum (dholak/dhol) with a stick. Behind them, a line of people in orange robes walks along the road, carrying orange-and-yellow items, with vehicles and a tree-lined background.

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Outdoor photo on a pale paved road in soft hazy morning light. In the foreground a bare-chested boy in an orange dhoti-style wrap walks toward the camera holding a cymbal-like metal disc in one hand and a small wooden instrument in the other, with a light tilak on his forehead and a necklace. To the right a second boy in a patterned gold-and-brown kurta and dark trousers swings a round frame drum with a pink stick. Behind them a line of people in orange robes walks along the road, with a yellow van and white-and-red fencing at the edge. Trees and a stone tower are faint in the background.2017-01-15January 25 20172017-01-25January 15 20172017-01-15Two 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.2017-01-25A 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 20172017-02-01Photograph 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.2017-01-15A street procession on a paved road at a KAILASA ashram in Bengaluru. Three drummers in front play white round drums: the leftmost wears a dark shirt and white dhoti, the middle two wear red and beige traditional outfits. Behind them, two boys in orange robes play cymbals and a conch-like horn. Further back, figures in orange robes carry ornate orange and yellow umbrellas on poles, and a man in white dhoti walks among them. A yellow construction vehicle and a white jeep stand at the edges, with a fence and rocky hillside behind.2017-01-13Three 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.2017-01-15A procession of young boys in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls walks barefoot along a pale sandy road under a hazy sky. Several wear white tripundra marks on their foreheads and necklaces, and some carry small hand cymbals. Behind them, drummers beat a striped drum and a hand drum, and more people carry orange and blue ornamented umbrellas or ratha-style decorated parasols. Bystanders in red and orange clothing line the background, and a white vehicle is visible.2017-01-13A 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.2017-01-15January 13 20172017-01-13