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December 29 2008

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A row of young male drummers in white dhotis and brown shoulder cloths performs at a festival tent, playing wooden-stick drums with rope-tensioned heads. Several wear rudraksha-style bead necklaces and some are bare-chested. Behind them stand additional men in white, and a seated man in white with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala appears at the lower right. Tent poles with hanging decorative bands and a colourful striped mat are visible.2008-07-17December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 29 20102010-12-29Outdoors under a thatched palm-leaf shelter, a group of drummers in white dhotis with blue shoulder cloths perform on large barrel drums with rope lacing, several men bare-chested and sweating. Some men strike the drums with sticks, others hold smaller drums and smile. A tall decorated pole with colourful painted patterns stands in the background, and onlookers gather at the edges on red earth.2008-07-28December 20 20102010-12-20Four young men in traditional ashram dress play dhol-style drums outdoors in front of stacked stone blocks and palm trees. The drummers wear saffron/orange dhotis and shawls with gold borders, and the man on the right wears white. Several have white vertical tilaka marks on the forehead, rudraksha malas and beaded bands on their arms. They hold drumsticks and strike barrel drums with rope-laced skins. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2015-08-31June 29 20092009-06-29July 28 20082008-07-28December 20 20102010-12-20A crowd of men and women gathers under a canopy on a red earth floor, watching a percussion group of about ten bare-chested drummers in white dhotis with blue sashes. Several drummers play large barrel drums called thavil or melam, held horizontally and struck with sticks, while others play small cymbals. Behind them, spectators in white shirts, saffron and orange saris, and green and blue saris stand close together. The scene resembles a temple-style drum ensemble welcoming a procession. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible.2008-07-28July 17 20082008-07-17July 28 20082008-07-28