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Photograph of a group of young male devotees in saffron-orange robes seated on a pink mat on the floor of a hall. Five boys perform devotional music: at left, a boy with tilak on his forehead plays a hand drum; a boy in the centre-front plays a pair of cymbal-like metal bowls with sticks; two shirtless youths in orange cloth with rudraksha malas play a brass horn and a conch shell; another boy in white dhoti sits behind them with a small instrument. A brown leather bag sits at right beside a wooden door and a black cabinet.

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August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesA group of young male musicians sit cross-legged on a striped colourful mat on a white floor, performing a percussion ensemble. They wear orange-saffron cloth wraps and multiple strands of rudraksha beads, with some bare-chested. One boy in front wears glasses and plays a small metal drum, while a young man beside him with a red tilak on his forehead plays a shallow metal drum. Behind them a large drum and a wooden pole stand against a wall with wooden doors. Several onlookers' parts are visible at the bottom edge.2017-07-24A photograph of young drummers in saffron-orange robes and orange turbans seated on a red mat indoors, playing hand drums and a large silver-bodied drum. Several boys wear rudraksha malas and sacred thread; one boy at the front has a tilak on his forehead and holds a drumstick over a small round drum. Behind them a man in a white turban and white cloth sits beside a large steel drum, a wooden door and white walls behind. Six people are visible.2017-08-26A photograph of young men in saffron-orange turbans and robes seated on a patterned mat, playing drums and percussion beside a white-covered chair and a gold-trimmed throne. Several rudraksha malas hang around their necks. The seated musicians include a smiling youth playing a metal percussion pot on the left and a boy playing a drum with a blue and gold cover. A standing figure in white dhoti and shawl passes at the right edge, and a red drum rests in the foreground.2017-08-12 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26A group of young sannyasi-clad musicians sit on a mat playing devotional percussion in a hall. In the foreground a boy in glasses and an orange robe with rudraksha mala strikes a small hand drum with sticks, and a teenager with a white tilak on his forehead plays a similar drum. Behind them, others in saffron robes play a large drum, cymbals and a brass horn, and a small child in orange joins in. A white-clad elder sits at the upper left. The scene is a satsang musical accompaniment.2017-07-22October 30 20162016-10-30August 11 20172017-08-11 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of young men in saffron-orange dhoti-style wraps and rudraksha malas performing musical accompaniment seated on a floor. One player blows a long brass horn raised overhead, another plays a pair of drums (dual tabla-style drums with brass bells), and others play a large silver drum and clap or strike small instruments. Several have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A wooden door and pink-washed wall are behind them, with a plastic water bottle at right.2017-07-25 +1 copiesAugust 26 20172017-08-26 +1 copiesA 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.2017-09-30