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A photograph of a line of young children in matching mustard-yellow shirts and trousers, red berets with small decorative tufts, and red sashes across their chests, standing on bare dry ground and playing drums. Several drummers hold white drums with red rims and drum sticks; a few stand at attention. Behind them are a dirt mound, palm trees, green fields and two yellow buses, under a bright hazy sky.

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A marching band of uniformed children in mustard-yellow tunics and dresses, with red berets and red sashes, plays drums and brass instruments on a dusty open ground in front of a white single-storey building with a columned verandah and palm trees. Drummers in the centre strike bass drums. On the verandah and right side, several people in saffron and orange robes stand near a grey car, with a woman in a red-and-gold sari and other people in white clothes gathered nearby. A small orange flag flutters on the left and a white vehicle is parked behind the band.2009-02-04Outdoor photograph of a procession at a whitewashed building with a colonnaded veranda and palm trees behind it. Beside him a man in white shirt and trousers stands among a line of schoolchildren in mustard-yellow uniforms with red-and-white striped sashes and red berets, some children with red ribbons in their hair. Several women in saris, some white and some orange, stand near the veranda steps.2009-02-04A photograph of a dusty open ground lined with palm trees, where a line of drummers in yellow uniforms with red sashes and red caps performs with large bass drums and cymbals. Several uniformed boys stand facing the same direction, playing drums mounted on straps. In the background on the left, a woman in an orange sari and an older woman in a red sari stand near a white building, with two men in white shirts and white dhotis nearby, watching the band. A thatched structure stands at the right edge beside a mound of earth.2009-02-04September 02 20172017-09-02A procession of young children walking down a paved road lined with palm trees and greenery. Girls and boys wear maroon and gold dress, while several boys in saffron-orange robes walk barefoot, some with shaved heads and white sacred markings on their foreheads. Two boys in the front-right raise long brass horns (ceremonial trumpets), and a girl in maroon carries a drum wrapped in red cloth. A man in white clothing stands in the background near a small red-roofed shrine and a road sign. The scene appears to be an ashram procession, with no identifiable a person visible.2013-06-19A group of young women in matching saffron-orange saris and blouses stand on a paved courtyard under a corrugated metal roof with red posts and a red boundary wall behind them. Several play round hand drums, and some hold long curved horns, with ornate gold necklaces, beaded rudraksha-style malas, bangles, and gold waist belts. A young woman at the centre smiles while playing a horn, and two women at the right raise their drums. Palm trees and a tree stand beyond the enclosure. The scene suggests a procession rehearsal or drumming troupe performance at an ashram-style compound.2017-08-25A photograph of a group of young children walking barefoot along a paved road in an ashram setting, with palm trees, greenery and small red-roofed buildings behind them. Many wear maroon kurta-style tunics with gold trim and maroon dhotis, while several boys in saffron-orange robes with gold borders lead the group. One child in saffron holds a tall gold-topped staff aloft, another plays a hand cymbal, a girl carries a drum slung over her shoulder, and others sound conch-like horns or blow into their hands. Their faces bear white and painted markings. Along the roadside, adults in white and small figures stand in the background near a rock pile and a signboard.2013-06-19A school marching band parades down a paved street, led by a young drummer in a white shirt, red-and-black checked kilt-style skirt, white socks, orange sash and red beret with a feather. Behind him, a line of uniformed musicians in matching red berets and orange sashes play brass instruments and a second bass drum. Yellow pennant bunting is strung above the road, with utility poles, palm trees and spectators in the background. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2007-02-02February 04 20092009-02-04February 04 20092009-02-04Outdoor photograph of a Republic Day celebration on a dusty open ground. A line of boys in white uniforms stands at attention on red cloth strips laid across the ground. An Indian tricolour flag flies on a tall pole at right. Behind them a long white building with corrugated roof has bunting strung across its front, and a framed portrait banner hangs above the entrance. Seated rows of people in white and saffron clothing line the verandah and steps, with a uniformed official standing near the flagpole. Palm trees stand behind the building.2008-01-25February 04 20092009-02-04