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September 21 20172017-09-21 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesFebruary 21 20162016-02-21September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesNight photograph of a ritual scene at an outdoor temple-like space. Several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and matching orange cloths, many with orange turbans and rudraksha malas, play large drums. The drummer at left has long dark hair and holds a drumstick, with a bamboo-like stick raised above him. A row of orange-clad figures stands behind, some playing wind or drum instruments. At right, a seated figure in orange with a turban and garlanded rudraksha mala sits beside a metal bowl holding a fire pit of wooden logs. Tall white candles with garlands stand at upper centre. A metal chain barrier with posts runs in front.2017-09-28Night photograph of a temple-ground procession with a large crowd. In the foreground, several boys in saffron-orange dhotis, orange turbans and rudraksha malas play large silver drums with sticks, bare-chested with white markings on their arms and chests. Behind them, more young players in orange and devotees in white dhotis and white clothing stand in the courtyard. A yellow umbrella and lit lamps appear at the upper right, with a pillared shelter behind the crowd.2017-09-03Night 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.2017-09-28November `4 2015 +2 copiesA group of young male drummers and horn players in saffron-orange and red dhoti-style garments performs outdoors on a paved courtyard. Several wear rudraksha malas and white or ash forehead markings, and one drummer beats a large drum while others play smaller double-headed drums. A player on the right holds a long brass horn, and a figure in the background works at a table with a laptop beneath palm trees and greenery.2014-10-05A 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 photograph of a drumming group in orange and saffron dhotis with gold borders performing on a paved stone courtyard. Several men play large drums: a red-and-gold barrel drum held by the left and right performers, a green drum held by a man in the back, and a small round frame drum held by the central dancer, who wears rudraksha malas. A white-clad drummer on the right, with a white headband and white dhoti, plays a red drum. A bright flashlight or floodlight from the upper centre lights the scene against dark foliage.2016-01-02September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copies