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Two child performers in orange saffron-coloured robes stand before dark maroon velvet drapes on a stage. The taller girl raises a long gold-coloured horn high overhead with one hand while blowing into it, wearing rudraksha beads around her neck, hoop earrings and a white vertical tilak on her forehead. In front of her a younger boy with a shaved head and a red bindi blows a large white conch shell, held in both hands. Drums are partly visible at the edges. Red and white tassels hang from the top left.

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A young boy in an orange ashram-style outfit with a red bindi on his forehead blows into a large white conch shell held to his mouth with both hands. Behind him a standing adult in orange robes with a beaded necklace is partly visible, and drummers at the left and right edges play barrel drums on a stage with a dark red curtain backdrop.2013-10-06June 23 20132013-06-23July 20 20132013-07-20September 08 20132013-09-08 +1 copiesA young girl in an orange saffron wrap sits on a pale floor playing a long brass horn, a kahal-style wind instrument, with its bell pointing left. Her hair is oiled and tied back, she wears white tilak lines on her forehead and arm, beaded bracelets, a rudraksha-style necklace and a wristwatch. Behind her a large drum with a leopard-print cover and white drumhead is played by another child. Several other children in matching orange robes sit in the background, some with white facial markings, during a group ritual performance.2019-05-18September 08 20132013-09-08 +1 copiesA photograph of young boys in orange-saffron dhotis performing a drum and horn ensemble on a white tiled floor. In the foreground a boy with a rudraksha mala and white tilak on his forehead blows a long brass horn raised overhead. Beside him a boy plays a tiger-striped drum held on the floor, and another drummer beats a hand drum. Behind them an adult in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala watches, and red-cushioned chairs and a wooden door stand in the background.2019-05-18A photograph of a group of young ashram performers playing ceremonial instruments under a corrugated metal roof in an orange-walled hall. In the foreground a young woman in an orange saree with a maroon border holds a pair of large brass cymbals, with a flower-styled hair tie and beaded necklace. Beside her, a girl in a maroon top and skirt with gold trim holds small brass cymbals and looks down at an orange book. Behind her, a boy in maroon dhoti-style clothing with a white forehead band blows a long curved brass horn. Further left, another boy in maroon attire with a white forehead band beats a drum, and a young girl in maroon holds a small metal pot. Five physical people are visible.2013-06-23A young boy seated on a white tiled floor plays a long brass horn held to his mouth with both hands. He wears an orange saffron cloth wrapped over his shoulder and a necklace of rudraksha beads, with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms, and a wristwatch. Behind him, other seated boys in orange cloths sit beside a large drum with a patterned skin. The setting suggests a ritual musical performance.2019-05-18September 08 20132013-09-08 +1 copiesOctober 16 20132013-10-16June 23 20132013-06-23