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Outdoor photograph of a procession descending red-tiled steps at dusk under a pale blue sky, with strings of small lights above. A bearded elder in a long saffron-orange robe walks at the centre, flanked by a bare-chested younger man wearing saffron-orange dhoti and a rudraksha-style mala, and a figure in deep red-brown ceremonial dress with gold trim. Around them, young boys and men in orange robes carry long brass horns (ramsinghas) raised to play, one holds a small drum and another a metal pot, and a figure in orange holds a bundle of green leaves. A hand drum rests on the steps at right and a drummer in orange stands at left. Metal railings and a small booth frame the stairway.

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November 06 20132013-11-06November 06 20132013-11-06Photo of a procession descending red stone steps at dusk beneath strings of fairy lights. A bearded elderly sadhu in orange robes holds a tall staff with a curved top at centre. To his left, a man in saffron-and-gold dhoti and shawl with gold armlets and a white tilak walks beside him. To the right, a bald man in orange-gold garments and a long rudraksha-style mala carries a white garland. Behind them, several men in orange robes with white forehead markings play long brass horns and a drum, and one carries a brass pot with flowers. A metal railing and lamp poles frame the scene.2013-11-06June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesEvening scene at a red-stone stepped platform with a chain-link fence behind it. Several men in saffron-orange robes play long curved brass horns raised overhead, and others beat drums: a large drum at the left edge and a hand drum held by a man in white at the right edge. Strings of small coloured lights and tall poles stretch across the pale blue dusk sky. A bearded elderly man in a saffron shawl sits calmly on the steps among the robed musicians, with a dark vehicle parked behind the fence. The scene suggests a procession or ritual musical welcome.2013-11-06June 10 20132013-06-10November 06 20132013-11-06June 10 20132013-06-10Outdoor photo of young boys in saffron-orange robes seated on red tiered steps, playing ceremonial instruments. Several boys wear white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas. One seated boy in front plays a long curved brass horn, and another behind holds a large frame drum with a wooden barrel body. Potted plants line the left side, a chain-link fence with red and white bunting stands behind them, and orange garlands hang at the top.2013-07-01June 10 20132013-06-10A group of young men in saffron-orange robes with white and yellow forehead markings sit on red stone steps at dusk, playing ceremonial instruments. Two drummers in the foreground strike large barrel drums with sticks, while others play curved brass horns and cymbal-like instruments. One young person in white dhoti and white top with a garland-like necklace plays a small instrument at the left. Several wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The scene resembles a temple band or procession ensemble on riverside steps.2014-09-15June 10 20132013-06-10