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Children performing a drum procession outdoors on a paved courtyard in warm morning light. A young boy in a patterned mustard kurta, purple trousers and a yellow sash plays a round hand drum with pink sticks while walking forward. To the left, a shirtless boy with a rudraksha-style necklace carries a silver drum wrapped in a striped cloth with an orange shawl draped over it, wearing pink dhoti-style trousers. Behind them, figures in orange garments walk in the blurred background beside parked vehicles and a red-and-white fence.

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A young boy in a yellow and gold patterned kurta with blue trousers stands on a pale paved road, playing a white frame drum with two pink sticks. He has a red tilak on his forehead and a yellow tassel hanging from his waist. Behind him, several figures in orange robes walk in a line, and a decorative orange-and-yellow object is visible at left beside a parked yellow vehicle. A tall orange-and-white barrier wall lines the right side under hazy morning light.2017-01-15A young boy in a yellow-gold patterned kurta and purple trousers stands on a pale paved path, playing a white round drum with pink-tipped sticks; a tasselled yellow sash is tied at his waist. Behind him, several people in orange robes stand in a line, and to the right a tall orange-and-white fence runs along the path under hazy sunlight, with a parked yellow vehicle at left. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable among the visible figures.2017-01-15Outdoor 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.2017-01-15February 01 20172017-02-01Outdoor 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.2017-01-15January 15 20162016-01-15A procession on a paved road at early morning light, with several boys and young men in orange saffron garments walking toward the camera while playing round white drums held at the chest with pink straps. The foreground drummers include one in a teal-blue dhoti and a bare-chested boy with a rudraksha mala. Behind them, adults in orange and white dhotis carry yellow and striped umbrellas, and a dark multi-tiered ratha or palanquin-like structure sits on a vehicle near a white car. Trees and haze fill the background.2017-02-01Three young boys play drums while walking along a pale stone pathway in the morning haze. The boy on the left is bare-chested, wearing a mustard-yellow dhoti and a red-brown rudraksha-style mala necklace, and holds a pink drumstick in each hand. The middle boy wears a blue kurta with cream trousers and a red-orange cloth at the waist, striking a white drum with a pink stick. The boy on the right wears a brown embroidered jacket and a red sash, playing a drum with a pink stick. Behind them, a bare-chested child in an orange dhoti and other drummers and attendants in orange and saffron clothing move along the road, with a white canopy and trees in the background.2017-01-25Photo 11710362Two 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.2017-01-25January 15 20172017-01-15A 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.2017-01-15