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A photograph of a ceremonial drumming performance inside an ashram hall with pink walls and a wooden door. Several young performers in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans play round white hand drums, some with sticks raised. The central performer with long dark hair holds a drumstick and a small cymbal-like instrument, and another blows a brass trumpet. Rudraksha malas hang on their chests and sandalwood or ash marks decorate their foreheads. Seated on the floor at left are men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders, one wearing a gold chain. A framed photograph hangs above the wall, and a dhol-style drum sits at the back.

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A photograph of a group of young men in matching orange-saffron robes performing a drum and wind-instrument ensemble indoors. Several play white-faced drums with wooden sticks, one blows a long brass horn, another plays a curved brass instrument, and the two on the right stand with hands pressed together in namaste. They wear rudraksha malas, orange turbans or bare heads, and some have bare chests with orange wraps and white marks on their arms. Behind them stand a wooden door, a white wall and a seated figure in white. This appears to be a ceremonial music performance by sannyasi-style devotees.2018-04-17A procession of young men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl drums on round hand drums through a tiled hall, with rudraksha malas and white face markings. One drummer at the front right wears a long rudraksha mala and a bangle, and an orange turban is visible on a drummer in the middle. Behind them women in orange and a woman in a teal and purple sari carry offering trays with flowers and fruit. Seated devotees in white clothes line the left edge. Framed paintings hang on the pale pink walls and a wooden instrument stands at the right.2018-04-17A group of young disciples in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on an orange cloth at a satsang or ritual hall, playing percussion. Several boys and girls play large silver drums, small hand drums and a metal instrument, with rudraksha malas around their necks and white ash markings on their arms and foreheads. Behind them, an older man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders sits on a chair. Wooden chairs with white and red covers are in the background.2017-09-30A procession of young men and women in saffron-orange robes and matching orange turbans walks down a bright hall with a polished floor. Several players carry round frame drums with white heads, while others play brass horns and cymbals. Rudraksha malas hang across their chests and white tilak marks show on their foreheads. A woman in a yellow-and-teal sari stands at the far left, holding a tray. Framed paintings hang on the pale pink walls and a wooden throne-like seat with a cushion sits at the right edge.2018-04-17Photograph of a group of young saffron-clad ashram members seated on a striped cotton mat performing devotional music. A boy in an orange turban and rudraksha malas blows a long brass horn held to his mouth. Beside him, seated players strike hand drums and a large drum with a blue and gold frame, and others play cymbal-like instruments. Wooden doors and a white-covered chair stand in the background, with a small ornate shrine and kalasha-like object near the top right. Some players wear beaded necklaces and gold-toned ornaments.2017-08-12 +1 copiesIndoor hall with cream walls, ceiling lights and framed posters of a saffron-clad figure with long hair on the walls. In the foreground a line of young men and boys in orange-saffron robes and orange turbans play frame drums, several with bare chests and rudraksha malas; one boy in front holds a drum with a stick. Other people in white dhotis stand with hands folded at right, and a woman in orange robes stands at left beside a row of gold stanchions with orange carpets. The scene looks like a drum procession or ritual musical welcome in an ashram-style hall.2017-11-17August 26 20172017-08-26A photo inside a large hall with cream floor tiles and orange carpet runners, showing an orange-clad procession of young drummers and attendants. In the foreground, a bare-chested boy with rudraksha malas and forehead markings plays a large orange-covered drum, while another boy beside him plays a silver drum. Behind them, a row of attendants in saffron and orange robes walks along a path lined with gold stanchions, some holding offerings. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl stands with palms pressed together in greeting, and other people in white and mixed clothing stand nearby. Framed photographs and posters hang on the wall behind.2017-11-17August 12 20172017-08-12A group of young male and a few female devotees in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans sit on a red floor in a pink-walled hall during a ritual performance. In the centre, a man with long dreadlocked hair and a white forehead mark strikes a small hand drum with a stick, while others hold cymbals, brass horns and a tall brass staff raised overhead. Rudraksha malas hang on their necks and a red-cushioned bench and wooden doors are visible behind. Framed photos hang on the upper wall and a golden carved pillar stands at left.2017-10-18July 30 20172017-07-30 +1 copiesApril 23 20162016-04-23