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Night 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.2017-09-03September 03 20172017-09-03A photograph of a crowded festival procession at night with drummers in the foreground. Two young men in front play small hand drums; the one on the left wears a white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala, the centre drummer wears an orange saffron cloth with gold trim and a long rudraksha mala. Behind them, people in orange and white ritual clothes play large drums and horns, with vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Spectators fill the background. The scene suggests a temple procession, with an orange and red fabric canopy overhead.2016-03-07A night procession on a dirt path. In the centre, a man in white dhoti and kurta with a crossbody strap and a blue lanyard badge beats a large barrel drum with a stick. Behind him, a saffron-robed figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala holds a microphone and walks under a large orange umbrella carried on a pole. Around them, devotees in orange and white saris and white dhotis walk in line; some carry trishul staffs. A woman at left photographs with a camera, and a golden pennant flag stands at right. Probable Swamiji (saffron robe, long hair, rudraksha mala, umbrella-escorted walk) is leading the procession.2010-11-19December 23 20162016-12-23November 20 20102010-11-20Outdoor photograph of a drumming group seated on red-brick steps beside a metal railing. Several young drummers in orange and white clothing with rudraksha malas play large silver drums with wooden sticks; a young woman in a pink and green sari drums in the foreground. A shirtless man in white dhoti and a gold chain sits with palms pressed together in prayer, and a woman in orange robes holds a small hand cymbal. Other participants in orange robes and a man lifting a camera stand in the background, with a red flag at upper left and black stone pillars at the right.2016-12-03A photograph of a group of drummers in orange saffron cloth performing at an evening event. In the foreground a drummer wearing an orange wrap and a leopard-print drum head plays a large barrel drum, while beside him another drummer with a tall dark bun, rudraksha beads and layered bangles strikes a frame drum. Other drummers in orange garments play drums with sticks, and a few spectators stand softly blurred behind them, some in orange and some in dark clothing. The scene is lit by warm evening light.2018-03-02Evening procession scene outdoors. A man in orange saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha mala, and a leopard-print shawl stands at centre, holding a small hand drum with a wooden handle while facing a man in white dhoti and kurta who holds a similar drum. Behind them, people in orange and red garments stand near ornate golden ritual staffs, a trident and a decorated chariot pillar with garlands. A woman in orange with a white forehead mark stands to the left, and devotees watch from the crowd in the background.2010-11-19January 24 20162016-01-24Night procession on a dirt road lit by warm lights, with a illuminated chariot (ratha) carrying a deity murti under a decorated canopy in the background. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in orange saffron cloth with a bare upper body and rudraksha mala, playing a large leopard-print-covered drum, stands centre frame. To his right, another man in orange robes plays a smaller drum. On the left, two drummers in white dhotis with gold borders play drums, one with a white headcloth. A few men in white clothing stand in the background among the procession, and a flaming torch or lamp glows near the chariot.2015-11-11A festival procession outdoors on a sunny day. Drummers in front play a large red-and-blue drum decorated with white flower garlands; one drummer in a white shirt and white cap beats it with sticks. Around them men in leopard-print tops wear yellow head cloths and white forehead markings. Behind, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white garland stands near a patterned parasol and red-and-yellow umbrellas, with a golden staff visible above the crowd. A crowd of onlookers in white and orange fills the background beside a plain wall.2008-12-30