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November 06 2013

Evening scene at a red-stone stepped platform with a chain-link fence behind it. Several men in saffron-orange robes play long curved brass horns raised overhead, and others beat drums: a large drum at the left edge and a hand drum held by a man in white at the right edge. Strings of small coloured lights and tall poles stretch across the pale blue dusk sky. A bearded elderly man in a saffron shawl sits calmly on the steps among the robed musicians, with a dark vehicle parked behind the fence. The scene suggests a procession or ritual musical welcome.

Dusk scene on a concrete platform with a chain-link railing and strings of small coloured lights overhead. Three or four saffron-robed sannyasis, several with shaved heads, blow long curved brass horns raised toward the sky. A bearded elderly man in a full orange-red robe stands centre with his hands pressed to his chest, as a younger man in a dark maroon wrap and gold-trimmed cloth stands beside him. A dark vehicle is parked behind the group.

Outdoor night scene at a paved courtyard during an evening ritual performance. Several young boys in saffron-orange robes with pink-red waist cloths and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged playing drums and long golden horns (kahalas). The boster in the foreground plays a drum with a red-and-white covering. Behind them, older adults in white and red-brown clothing sit or stand, and a seated man in white with a mala is at the right beside a decorated altar with garlands. A small white car and trees appear in the background. A distinguishing visible cue for a central figure is absent, so no identification is made.

Night procession on a dirt road with several people in orange and saffron garments. In the foreground, a young man in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala plays a long curved brass horn raised overhead, while a companion in orange with gold-edged cloth plays a horn beside him, and a player on the left holds a long brass horn with a lit torch. Behind them, orange-robed drummers and devotees walk, and a decorated ratha with a golden canopy and an ornate deity murti moves in the background, with flaming torches and strings of lights glowing in the dark.

August 31 2015

Dusk procession on a red-stepped ghat or stairway, with a line of devotees in saffron-orange and maroon robes. Several men in the foreground hold long brass horns (trumpets) raised high, while others carry a silver-rimmed kalasha topped with a pineapple-shaped offering. A man in the centre wears a white floral garland, a rudraksha-style bead mala and a thick white ornamental necklace, with a red-and-gold cloth wrap. Behind them, a white-clad drummer plays a drum on the right. Orange marigold garlands are strung along a railing above, and the sky is pale blue at dusk.

A photograph of a street-level procession of young people in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and white tilak markings on their foreheads. Several boys play large hand drums, one held by a shaved-headed youth in orange at right, while others blow long curved brass horns raised above the group. A taller man in a red-and-gold wrapped garment with a long dark braid and a red-beaded mala stands at left, facing the musicians. Pink bougainvillea and palm fronds frame the background wall.

November 17 2013

Six young performers in saffron-orange robes stand on red stone steps, raising long brass horns (ahalam-style trumpets) to their lips and overhead. Several wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Two drummers sit at the edges with large drums, one at the left and one at the right. Strings of orange and red marigold garlands hang across the background, with a chain-link fence and red-and-white draped cloth behind. The scene resembles a temple or ashram procession musical ensemble.

Dusk procession on red stone steps with a row of saffron-robed sadhus raising long brass horns to their lips and a drummer on the left beside a large drum. A white-bearded elder in an orange shawl stands centrally with hands folded at chest, flanked by younger robed men and an attendant in orange holding a small vessel. Strings of coloured fairy lights hang overhead against a blue twilight sky, with a chain-link railing behind. A man in white with a purple shawl stands at the right edge.

July 07 2017