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Three young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style wraps perform outdoors in front of a chain-link fence with green trees behind. The man on the left, with white forehead markings, raises a long curved brass horn high above his head. In the centre, a young man with white forehead markings and a red-orange beaded necklace blows a conch shell. On the right, a young man with white forehead paint and rudraksha beads stands beside a drum with a wooden-rimmed cream drumhead and a red velvet covering, holding a drumstick. Their white sashes and watches are visible. This appears to be a ceremonial musical procession or temple-style drum and horn performance.

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