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December 12 2016

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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.2016-12-15Photograph of young boys in a procession drumming on handheld drums. Several shirtless boys wear saffron-orange dhotis and long rudraksha mala necklaces, with white sacred ash markings on their foreheads and bodies. The boys in the foreground play round drums with pink and blue drumsticks, while a blurred brass horn is visible at the left edge. Behind them, an orange canopy with beaded fringe and adults in white garments move through the procession. The a person candidate is not clearly visible.2015-05-13December 19 20162016-12-19October 16 20162016-10-16October 11 20162016-10-11Night outdoor performance with several men playing traditional percussion. In the foreground, a bare-chested performer with curly hair and a rudraksha mala plays a small hand drum and wears an orange cloth with a violet lower garment. Beside him, a man with a white forehead band and yellow-orange garland plays a large silver-shelled drum. Further right, a performer with long dreadlocks in an orange dhoti and gold-tinted garland strikes a drum, while another drummer in orange sits behind. Pink sticks and orange cloth lie on the paved ground; a stage speaker and greenery frame the scene.2016-11-06November 06 20162016-11-06November 13 20152015-11-13December 03 20162016-12-03September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesOutdoor evening scene of a drumming group performing in front of a decorated open-air pavilion with hanging flower garlands and lanterns. Six young male drummers stand in a row playing round drums with pink sticks; most wear orange dhoti-style cloths with gold borders, rudraksha malas, and white ash markings on their bare chests and foreheads. One drummer in the centre wears a white dhoti with a gold border, and a man in white dhoti and shawl stands at the left edge. Bare feet, a pile of sandals on the stone floor, and green foliage complete the setting.2016-12-15A night-time outdoor performance under a corrugated metal roof beside leafy trees. Five men perform drumming and cymbal music. On the left, a smiling young man with curly hair, bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace, wears a purple and gold-bordered dhoti and clashes brass cymbals. Next to him, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a gold border and a garland plays a small hand drum. A third man in an orange dhoti with a gold waist sash and a beaded necklace plays a large silver-bodied drum. Behind him, a man with a white forehead band wears a white dhoti and plays a drum. On the far right, a man with long dreadlocks in an orange dhoti and a gold-bordered sash plays a drum with a stick. Other people have garlands and forehead markings.2016-11-06