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Evening procession on a paved courtyard path with palm trees behind. A bare-chested boy in white dhoti with gold border plays a brass horn while a younger boy in orange clothes and orange head cloth plays a horn beside him. Men in orange and red garments with rudraksha malas and white face markings walk among them, one carrying a tray of flowers under a maroon cloth. Colourful decorated umbrellas in red, yellow, pink, green and blue are held overhead by people in white. Several drummers carry drums in the background.

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September 03 20172017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03Night procession with drummers and devotees in saffron-orange and red robes and orange head-cloths playing large drums. In the foreground, drummers strike drums with sticks, and a young boy in a cream dhoti and rudraksha mala plays a wooden stick instrument. A blue and gold umbrella is held above the procession. In the background, a man in white dhoti and shawl, with a long rudraksha mala and gold chain, walks beside a glowing golden ratha or palanquin decorated with lights and a deity image. Red flags are visible at right.2017-08-25A night-time outdoor scene on a stone-paved courtyard with a tarpaulin canopy and bamboo overhead. Several young male musicians in orange-saffron dhotis and shawls, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas, play long curved brass horns (kombu-style) and drums. A central young musician in white dhoti with gold border plays a brass horn with a flared bell. Some have tilak and white markings on their bodies.2017-07-07Night procession of orange-robed young participants moving along a paved path, lit by a bright spotlight. In the foreground a child in an orange dhoti with rudraksha beads and a tilak plays a long brass horn (a ceremonial wind instrument). Beside him an adult in orange with a bead mala and a drum hangs at the waist, while another child in orange with gold borders gestures with a hand. Behind them, people in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and orange-clad attendants carry tall orange and gold ceremonial banners and a decorated kalasha-style umbrella on poles. A white horse-like figure stands in the background. Lamplit trees surround the scene.2016-02-17January 24 20162016-01-24Night procession on a paved courtyard at a temple. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders carry tall poles topped with decorated umbrellas in red and yellow, one with a red-and-gold embroidered panel. A woman in a red sari with a gold border and a red-kumkum forehead mark walks at left, holding a small object. On the right, two bare-chested men in saffron-orange cloths play large hand drums, one with a rope-wrapped drum and a stick, and wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Several other men in white follow behind. Lights and red temple structures frame the scene at night.2016-12-12 +1 copiesNight procession with red-lit atmosphere. Several young and adult devotees in orange-red saffron cloths and rudraksha malas play drums and a long brass horn. A boy in front wears an orange headwrap and beats a drum; another plays a dhol drum. Ornate orange and gold umbrellas and a trident-topped standard appear above the crowd. Photo credit overlay in the corner. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2017-08-25September 03 20172017-09-03August 25 20172017-08-25Night photograph of a paved courtyard where a band of young musicians in saffron-orange dhotis and matching orange head cloths performs. A bare-chested drummer beats a silver drum, a player at right blows a long brass trumpet, and a child in white dhoti beside a rudraksha mala plays a hand drum. Other players in orange stand near them, one holding a small horn to his mouth. Behind them, shirtless and white-clad men stand under a corrugated roof beside a parked truck and car.2017-09-28December 12 20162016-12-12 +1 copies