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A photograph of a ceremonial drum and horn ensemble performing outdoors before a red brick wall. A bare-chested young man in the centre plays a long brass horn, wearing a maroon dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak on his forehead. Around him, drummers play large silver-shelled drums, including a long-haired figure with a beaded necklace and white body markings, and a figure in an orange and gold lower garment playing cymbals. A blue and white ceremonial umbrella with fringe stands in the background, with strung decorations along the wall.

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Outdoor photograph of a procession with young male drummers in the foreground. Shirtless youths wear saffron-orange dhotis with red-and-gold borders, long gold-and-amber beaded necklaces, rudraksha malas, and white horizontal body markings across their chests and arms. Each holds a round white drum and beats it with a pink stick. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and a man in a pink shirt stand watching amid green foliage and a metal scaffold frame. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2017-01-01A street procession in bright daylight beside a brick wall and bamboo grove. Several young men and boys in orange dhotis and bare upper bodies play large white-headed drums with sticks, wearing rudraksha malas, white horizontal forehead and body markings, and gold-toned necklaces. A boy at centre holds a pink stick and wears a rudraksha mala. A figure in red-and-orange robes with a red-and-gold umbrella stands at right, part of the procession. The scene reads as a drum-led procession with devotees.2016-12-23A photograph of a street-side gathering of young men in saffron and orange robes playing large hand drums and brass horns. On the left, a man with long dark hair tied back wears a red-maroon garment with a gold-yellow waist band and a heavy rudraksha mala around his neck, facing the drummers and smiling. Drummers in orange cloths with pink lower wraps beat wide frame drums laced with rope; one shaved-headed drummer wears hoop earrings and white forehead markings. Behind them, a crowd of boys and men in orange and red robes with white tilak stripes watch, some holding curved brass horns. Pink flowering bushes and an orange building stand in the background.2014-06-19A photograph of a crowd of young men and women in orange and red sannyasi-style clothing, many with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, gathered outdoors beside a pink building and flowering bush. In the foreground a figure with hair tied up and a red wrap stands facing two drummers; one drummer in orange with a bald head and white markings holds a drum and a stick, while another in orange with a shawl plays a second drum. Several people behind them play brass horns, and a row of onlookers stands nearby. No figure is clearly identifiable as a specific individual from appearance alone.2014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19January 14 20182018-01-14June 07 20162016-06-07A photograph of a smiling man with a long swept-back hair style and white tilak markings on his forehead, wearing a red-orange shawl over the shoulder, gold-bordered saffron dhoti and a rudraksha mala with a large ceremonial necklace. Around him stand a large group of children and young men in orange, red and saffron robes with white forehead marks, many wearing rudraksha malas. Several hold curved brass horns (long trumpets) and two men on the right play large drums with cords slung over their shoulders. The setting is a paved courtyard beside an orange building with balconies and green palm and flowering shrubs. Probable Swamiji is the smiling man in the foreground, identified by the long hair, rudraksha mala and gold-bordered robe.2014-06-19October 11 20162016-10-11August 04 20172017-08-04October 11 20162016-10-11A group of young drummers in saffron-orange dhotis and matching orange turbans performs on a stone-tiled hall floor decorated with colourful hanging banners and brass lamp stands at left. Several drummers play large drums: one holds a tiger-striped drum, another a red-wrapped drum, and a player at centre plays a barrel drum, while a bugle-like horn is raised behind them. The performers wear rudraksha malas, gold pendants, and white ash markings on their arms and chest. Red carpet and scattered flower petals lie in the foreground. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this scene.2018-12-20