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A nighttime outdoor procession on a sandy ground beside a large truck with stacked black speaker boxes and an open cargo bed. Several shirtless boys play drums and a long brass horn; two wear rudraksha malas, one in a yellow dhoti and one in an orange dhoti with white round drumheads. Around them, men and women in white dhotis and sarees with gold and red borders clap and dance. A few people stand at the left in white with gold-bordered shawls. A figure in orange robes stands inside the truck bed, and a string of coloured lights glows at the upper left. Dark trees fill the background.

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May 08 20172017-05-08November 05 20162016-11-05Night procession scene on a road lit by street lights and headlights. Several young boys in orange and white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white tilak, play drums and long brass horns (nagaswaram-style trumpets). Onlookers and a flickering flame stand in the background, with a vehicle and illuminated arch beyond. This is a drumming and horn-playing group at a procession, with no clear a person presence visible in the frame.2017-05-08Night procession scene with several young boys performing drumming and horn playing outdoors on a sandy road lit by street lights. Shirtless boys wear orange dhoti cloths with gold-bordered white dhotis, some with rudraksha malas and gold chains. One boy in the centre wears a white forehead tilak and a rudraksha mala, standing with hands near a drum. Another boy plays a long brass horn beside a large drum, and drumsticks are visible. Vehicles and a truck sit in the background, with a light flare at left.2017-05-08Night outdoor scene at a bamboo grove with people in procession-like activity. A man on the left in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala, hand placed on his chest, stands among others. A shirtless boy in a yellow dhoti beats a drum held at his waist with sticks, while a boy in a blue cloth stands beside him holding a large cymbal-like plate, and a girl in a white dress holds a brass horn-like instrument. Women in white and an orange saree stand nearby. Devotees in white ritual clothes are visible around them, with bright night lighting.2016-11-12November 05 20162016-11-05Night procession on a paved street with a lit float in the background. In the foreground a young boy in orange cloth and a bare chest plays a white drum with a stick, beside a teenage drummer in orange garments with a rudraksha mala. A girl in white with a gold border plays a long brass horn. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti carries a tall gold trident. A woman in orange with a rudraksha mala beats a second white drum. Figures in white and orange move behind, with a decorated figure atop the float and an umbrella at left.2017-05-06A night procession on a dirt path lined with trees. In the foreground, a bare-footed drummer in white dhoti and shawl holds a large frame drum, and beside him a musician in white dhoti plays a horn-like wind instrument while another white-clad drummer strikes a barrel drum. A man in white on the right plays a long wooden pipe (nadaswaram-style). Behind them, a decorated blue-canopied palanquin or ratha glows with lights, flanked by red and yellow umbrellas and trident-topped staffs. Crowds of devotees, children and women in red, orange, yellow and blue clothing walk alongside, some in saffron robes. A cloth banner and lit lamp hang above the procession.Night photograph of four shirtless boys playing percussion and brass instruments beside a dark vehicle with a large truck body and colourful lights in the background. The boy at left wears white dhoti and teal cloth, holding a drum with pink sticks; the second wears a yellow dhoti and rudraksha mala, drumming; the third in orange cloth and rudraksha beads smiles while drumming; the boy at right plays a long brass horn. A few adults in white stand at the edge of the frame.2016-11-12November 15 20152015-11-15Night procession on a dirt path with young men in ceremonial dress playing traditional instruments. In the foreground, a drummer in white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala plays a barrel drum with a leopard-print covering and yellow tassels, while a boy beside him in orange cloth plays a long brass horn. Behind them, several musicians in saffron-orange dhotis and white garments play drums, cymbals and wind instruments, many wearing rudraksha malas and white forehead marks. A dark wall stands in the background.2015-11-16December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copies