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November 29 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.2016-12-15September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesNight 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.2016-11-06Night outdoor scene at a bamboo grove with people in procession-like activity. A man on the left in white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala, hand placed on his chest, stands among others. A shirtless boy in a yellow dhoti beats a drum held at his waist with sticks, while a boy in a blue cloth stands beside him holding a large cymbal-like plate, and a girl in a white dress holds a brass horn-like instrument. Women in white and an orange saree stand nearby. Devotees in white ritual clothes are visible around them, with bright night lighting.2016-11-12December 19 20162016-12-19November 06 20162016-11-06September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28Night-time outdoor photo of a group of drummers performing on a hexagonal paved courtyard beneath a shelter with hanging decorative lamps and a striped pillar. Several shirtless young men in saffron-orange lower garments with gold borders play large metal drums and round frame drums, some with rudraksha malas around their necks. Two men in white dhotis and cream-colored clothing stand nearby, one with a hand raised. Trees and a parked car frame the background.2016-10-10A night procession on a stone-paved path lit by distant lamps. In the foreground a man in white dhoti with a white tripundra on his forehead holds a long silver-tipped staff topped with a fringed canopy. Four drummers in saffron-orange garments with gold borders and rudraksha malas beat large hand drums. Behind them, several people in white robes and orange cloth walk among floral garlands and decorated structures. The scene shows a temple-style procession at night.2016-01-24Outdoor 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.2016-12-15Night photograph of a courtyard where five young drummers perform a percussion procession. Four bare-chested drummers in saffron-orange dhotis with gold-bordered hems play round drums with pink sticks, wearing rudraksha malas, white forehead markings and turbans or hair swept back. One drummer in white dhoti stands among them, and a fifth drummer wearing a silver-coloured drum is on the right edge. Behind them, two men in orange and cream clothing stand with hands folded near a red pillar, with a hanging decorative cloth and flowering plumeria trees in the background.2016-10-21