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A night procession of young drummers and horn players in saffron-orange dhotis and sashes walks across open ground. Front-row boys play large barrel drums with sticks, one carrying a bundled drum with white straps, while others play long brass horns. Each has white headbands, tilak marks and beaded necklaces. Behind them a crowd in orange and red robes follows, with ornate decorated parasols and a lantern-like standard raised above. Dark sky and a few distant lights frame the scene.

Night procession of drummers and devotees in orange-saffron attire. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt, yellow waist cloth and purple lower garment beats a large drum with a stick. Beside him a young man in a plaid shirt and orange dhoti plays a drum with a red cloth-wrapped base, while a man in a blue shirt and white dhoti holds small cymbals. Behind them, many devotees in orange and red garments wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white headbands, some holding drums and a brass horn. A decorated kalasha or ratha-style offering with yellow and white flower garland is held at right. Coloured lights glow in the background.

Night procession on an unpaved road lit by electric lights and garlands. Four musicians in white dhotis and shirts lead: at left a man plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) with a yellow-green garland, a man in a white dhoti beats a barrel drum, and two men at right play a nadaswaram and a drum; one has a white cloth band on his forehead. Behind them, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis, some wearing orange shawls and garlands, walk in the procession alongside men in white. Decorative lights and a lit sign with fruit imagery frame the scene.

Night procession on a dirt path with several young drummers in saffron-orange and white dhotis and shawls, gold-bordered, wearing rudraksha malas and white headbands. Three drummers in front play large barrel drums with red and gold trim, striking them with sticks. Behind them, a player raises a long brass horn, and a figure in white with a red-bordered shawl walks at the right edge. Bright floodlight and dark background.

November 16 2015

A row of drummers performs outdoors at night beneath hanging decorations and lights. Six young men and boys play round frame drums with pink sticks. Most wear orange dhoti-style cloths with gold borders, bare chests, rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their faces and torsos. One drummer in the centre wears a white dhoti with a gold border. Behind them, another person in white and orange clothing stands near a pillar, with greenery and red and orange festive banners in the background.

Night procession on a dirt path with palm trees behind. Young boys in saffron-orange cloths and red-orange garments with rudraksha malas march and play large drums and long brass horns (kompu-style trumpets), one holding a flaming torch on the right. Several boys have white forehead markings. Older men in white dhoti and shawl walk at the left edge. Darkness frames the group, with the torch as the main light source.

Night procession of young men in saffron-orange robes playing large drums, held diagonally with wooden sticks, with bordered gold trim and red bands. Several wear rudraksha malas, white headbands and gold armbands, while long brass horns are raised behind them. A man in white clothing stands at the right edge, and figures in darker robes appear blurred in the background on a dirt ground. The scene is a drum-led procession in the dark.

Night procession at a temple-style event. Saffron-robed devotees walk on a dirt road, several carrying flaming torches on poles. At center, a decorated ratha or palanquin with a gold arched canopy and orange drapery is pulled forward. A young drummer in an orange cloth beats a large brass drum, and a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a drum on the right. A young woman on the left wears orange with a white forehead mark, and a boy on the right wears red with a white headcloth and a red garland. An ornate pennant with floral patterns is held up at right. Several other participants and attendants stand behind the chariot.

Night procession of young ashram boys in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. A boy in the centre beats a large drum held in front, while others raise long curved brass horns and burning torches. Behind them, men in red-brown and white dhotis walk through the dark road. A bare-chested boy at right holds a white cloth.

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