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Night photograph of a procession at dusk with a dark blurred background and a single distant light. In the foreground a person in an orange-red garment with a shawl draped over the shoulders plays a long brass horn held to the mouth, with a second brass horn beside it. The figure wears a beaded necklace and a decorative headpiece, and other people in orange clothing stand behind. The scene suggests a street procession with horn players, but the faces are too dark to make out.

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Night procession photograph in dim blue light. A performer in an orange-red robe with a bare upper back and a dark headdress with beaded ornaments plays a long brass horn held to his mouth. Behind him, another performer in orange-red clothing raises an arm beside a loose cord and small bells. Blurred street lamps and dark figures fill the background of a street procession.2017-08-25November 18 20152015-11-18November 22 20132013-11-22October 19 20172017-10-19A night-time photograph of a group of young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls performing a brass horn and drum procession along a paved walkway beside a stone wall and bamboo. Several players blow long curved brass horns (kombu-style) while others carry white drums slung at the waist. Most have bare chests, rudraksha-style necklaces and white forehead markings. One central figure in a white dhoti with a gold-trimmed waistband walks between the players. Strings of lights and a white canopy overhead, with a few onlookers in the background.2017-07-07November 14 20132013-11-14Night photograph of a group of young women in saffron and maroon garments playing long curved brass horns raised overhead. Several wear sindoor-style forehead markings and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A conch-shaped shell is held by a player at the right edge. In the background, white-clad men stand at a lit doorway and a bare-chested man in a darker garment stands at the right. Brick wall and dim outdoor ground surround the performance.2013-11-25Night photo of a ceremonial musical group performing on a stone-paved courtyard. Two long curved brass horns, one held by the young man on the left and one by the young man on the right, are played with a central musician in a white dhoti and white shawl playing a small brass instrument. Several drummers in saffron-orange cloth and bare chests with rudraksha malas and white forehead marks play round frame drums. Dim lights and bamboo surround the scene.2017-07-07November 14 20132013-11-14November 21 20132013-11-21Night procession of orange-robed young participants moving along a paved path, lit by a bright spotlight. In the foreground a child in an orange dhoti with rudraksha beads and a tilak plays a long brass horn (a ceremonial wind instrument). Beside him an adult in orange with a bead mala and a drum hangs at the waist, while another child in orange with gold borders gestures with a hand. Behind them, people in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and orange-clad attendants carry tall orange and gold ceremonial banners and a decorated kalasha-style umbrella on poles. A white horse-like figure stands in the background. Lamplit trees surround the scene.2016-02-17Night procession on a dirt road with several people in orange and saffron garments. In the foreground, a young man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala plays a long curved brass horn raised overhead, while a companion in orange with gold-edged cloth plays a horn beside him, and a player on the left holds a long brass horn with a lit torch. Behind them, orange-robed drummers and devotees walk, and a decorated ratha with a golden canopy and an ornate deity murti moves in the background, with flaming torches and strings of lights glowing in the dark.2015-11-25