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A young child plays a bamboo flute held to the lips with both hands. The child is bare-chested, wearing an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and across the body, multiple rudraksha malas around the neck and wrist, a gold-toned pendant and a digital wristwatch. A white tilak marks the forehead and white markings appear on the arms. Behind is a blurred interior with red upholstered chairs and a wooden panel.

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A young boy seated on a white tiled floor plays a long brass horn held to his mouth with both hands. He wears an orange saffron cloth wrapped over his shoulder and a necklace of rudraksha beads, with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms, and a wristwatch. Behind him, other seated boys in orange cloths sit beside a large drum with a patterned skin. The setting suggests a ritual musical performance.2019-05-18A young girl in an orange saffron wrap sits on a pale floor playing a long brass horn, a kahal-style wind instrument, with its bell pointing left. Her hair is oiled and tied back, she wears white tilak lines on her forehead and arm, beaded bracelets, a rudraksha-style necklace and a wristwatch. Behind her a large drum with a leopard-print cover and white drumhead is played by another child. Several other children in matching orange robes sit in the background, some with white facial markings, during a group ritual performance.2019-05-18May 18 20192019-05-18A photograph of a young girl seated on a red cloth against a dark background. She wears an orange saffron-coloured dress with a maroon sash and a long rudraksha mala draped across her body. She has a red bindi on her forehead and gold earrings, and holds a small black microphone to her lips with a thin wire running down her front. Behind her, dark stage equipment and chairs are partly visible.2013-07-20March 21 20132013-03-21Close photo of a shaved-headed boy in saffron-orange robes wearing wire-rimmed glasses, a rudraksha mala around his neck and hoop earrings, with white vibhuti on his forehead. He raises a long brass horn-like instrument with one hand, its mouthpiece near his lips, while another saffron-robed boy stands behind him holding a similar instrument. A watch is on his raised wrist, and a terracotta pot with plants sits beside a chain-link fence.2013-07-29A young girl sits cross-legged on a polished floor, palms pressed together in namaste at her chest. She wears an orange saffron dhoti and a tiger-striped shawl over her bare shoulders, with multiple rudraksha mala strands around her neck and a red bindi and white tilak on her forehead. Behind her, an adult in orange saffron cloth sits with white markings on the arms, and a cloth bag with maroon stripes rests on the floor. Blurred figures and pillars fill the background of a temple-like hall.2019-05-18August 11 20162016-08-11March 22 20132013-03-22A photograph of young boys in orange-saffron dhotis performing a drum and horn ensemble on a white tiled floor. In the foreground a boy with a rudraksha mala and white tilak on his forehead blows a long brass horn raised overhead. Beside him a boy plays a tiger-striped drum held on the floor, and another drummer beats a hand drum. Behind them an adult in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala watches, and red-cushioned chairs and a wooden door stand in the background.2019-05-18Close-up photo of a young boy in saffron-orange monastic robes chanting with eyes closed and mouth open. He has a shaved head, white sacred ash marks on the forehead with a red kumkum dot at the centre, a gold-rimmed earring, and a long rudraksha mala with gold caps draped over his shoulders. Other saffron-robed figures are blurred in the background.2013-09-20March 22 20132013-03-22