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May 12 2013

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A photograph of a group of young women and girls in orange and maroon saris and dhotis standing in a covered walkway paved with brick tiles. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari with a maroon border holds a round frame drum (a daf or similar hand drum) and a girl in the lower right smiles at the camera, wearing a red bead necklace and a red bindi. Behind them a young man in an orange dhoti with bare upper body holds a brass tray with a coconut and a small floral-decorated kalasha or pot. In the background, a figure in orange and purple garments stands near a raised pink-draped platform with a red wooden pillar at left.2013-05-12Photograph of young saffron-clad children performing a drum procession outside a building with red-and-white striped steps. In the foreground a barefoot boy in orange cloth with a red border and white sash carries a large drum with a maroon cloth draped over it, a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him an older boy in orange, with a tilak on his forehead, and girls in orange saris with red borders play hand drums and cymbals. A red pillar frames the left side, and a kolam is drawn on the paved ground at right.2013-05-14 +1 copiesMay 18 20132013-05-18A photograph of a drum ensemble at an outdoor event with a red carpet. Several young performers in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with rudraksha malas and white tilak markings play large drums and cymbals; one player in the foreground carries a drum slung on a strap, another plays a drum with long sticks. Behind them, more performers in orange and maroon robes stand and watch, and a woman at right in a pink sari with rudraksha beads plays a drum with yellow-wrapped cords. Concrete block wall and a black speaker in the background. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2018-01-14January 14 20172017-01-14May 06 20172017-05-06July 25 20132013-07-25A photograph of young men and boys in saffron-orange robes playing large barrel drums with wooden sticks, their bare torsos and shaved heads marked with white tilak. Their necks and arms are hung with rudraksha malas and wrist beads. Behind and beside them, a crowd of girls and young women in red and maroon saris with gold borders, with white forehead markings and rudraksha malas, stand watching. The setting is an outdoor area with green foliage and an ochre wall.2014-06-19A photograph of a street-side procession in front of a terracotta-coloured wall with flowering bushes and a silver SUV behind. Many young boys and girls in red and orange robes with white forehead marks and rudraksha malas stand closely together. Several play large barrel drums and a cymbal; long brass horns are raised at the left. A bald adult in an orange robe and rudraksha mala stands centre-right beside a figure in white dhoti.2014-06-19A photograph of a group of young boys and girls in saffron-orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, gathered outdoors in front of a peach-coloured building with pink flowers. A figure in maroon and gold-banded dhoti stands centre-left, facing the group, while several boys play barrel-shaped drums with hands and sticks, and others hold long brass horns. Two shaven-headed boys in orange drape stand at right beside a drum. A parked silver car and green foliage are visible in the background.2014-06-19August 12 20162016-08-12A procession of devotees moves along a paved path in front of green bamboo and shrubs. In the centre, a young drummer in white dhoti with gold border and tilak on forehead plays a silver drum, with a red cloth draped over it. Beside him another drummer in white plays a drum, and on the right boys in saffron-orange dhotis with rudraksha malas play drums. Women in orange and red saris carry brass kalasha pots and flower arrangements, and saffron banners with embroidered emblems are raised behind them.2016-07-19