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December 16 20172017-12-16Five bare-chested male drummers walk across a stone-paved courtyard playing large cylindrical drums with rope-laced wooden shells, held at waist height. They wear white dhotis with orange and gold borders, blue shoulder cloths and beaded necklaces, and some wear vibhuti or kumkum marks. Behind them a few people in white and blue clothing walk past, and a red draped stage or tent stands in the background beside a tree, indicating an outdoor ceremonial procession.2017-12-16Shirtless young male drummers in white dhotis with gold borders play large barrel drums, some with blue sashes across their chests and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, on an open sandy ground. Behind them a large crowd stands and sits, many wearing red headscarves and white clothes. A red mat lies on the left and green trees and a red brick wall form the backdrop.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16Several men perform traditional drumming at an outdoor event on a red earthen ground. They sit bare-chested in white dhotis, wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and some with orange/red wrist threads, playing large barrel-shaped drums with curved sticks and a pair of small hand cymbals. Behind them, onlookers stand, including a woman in a green sari and a figure in a red-orange garment, with a blue cloth draped over one drummer's shoulder. No a person candidate is visibly present.2008-07-28Photo 11698570July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesPhoto 11708425 +1 copiesDecember 16 20172017-12-16Photo 11710614A group of young men performs a drum ensemble on a sandy ground in front of a green mesh screen and stacked cut stone blocks. Five drummers in white dhotis with yellow and orange borders, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and blue shoulder cloths, play barrel drums with sticks. A seated musician in a pink head wrap and red shirt plays a drum at the left edge, and a figure in a green shirt stands in the background. Coloured cloth lies on the ground in the foreground.2017-12-16A village street procession in Tamil Nadu. Several bare-chested drummers in white dhotis with turquoise sashes across their shoulders play large barrel drums slung from their necks, striking them with sticks. Onlookers stand along the roadside in front of low tiled-roof buildings. A framed portrait of a bald man in white is hung on a pole in the background, and a flag flies from a bamboo pole on the left. Painted Tamil-script signage is visible on the buildings. A multi-storey brick building stands on the right.2008-07-28