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Vintage colour photograph of an outdoor evening gathering. Several barechested drummers in white dhotis and shawls play large drums with ornate red and patterned bodies at the upper left and centre, with more drummers standing behind them. Rows of seated men in white dhotis and shirts fill the foreground, many wearing glasses. One older man in the middle of the seated crowd, with a hand near his face, is circled in black marker; no name is printed in the frame. Temple-style awnings and lamps are visible in the background.

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