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Outdoor festival scene under a thatched pavilion with a red dirt floor and colourful paper streamers overhead. Several bare-chested young men in white dhotis, with blue cloths at their waists, play drums and cymbals while walking in a procession. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and women in saris, including a woman in a red sari, watches and gathers. A large backdrop behind the crowd shows a smiling portrait of a man with long dark hair, with a saffron-robed figure standing in front of it. Bamboo poles and painted pillars frame the space.

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A large open-sided pandal with a thatched palm roof and bamboo poles hung with pink and silver streamers, filled with a dense crowd. In the foreground, several young men with bare upper bodies and white dhotis play hand cymbals and drums, and one drummer beats a large barrel drum, while others in white shirts and dhotis stand and watch. A white-clad figure on a raised platform at the top right holds a microphone, and at the far right a man in a red-brown robe with a white shawl stands near the drums. Two saffron-clad figures are visible near the top right. The ground is red earth.2008-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Photo of a crowded open-sided thatched pavilion with bamboo posts and a red dirt floor during a drumming and cymbal performance. In the foreground, several bare-chested men in white dhotis with blue, teal and purple shoulder cloths play barrel drums and cymbals, with one man in a blue sleeveless garment wearing a beaded necklace. Behind them a large crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis watches. On a raised stage at the back, a figure in a saffron-orange cloth stands near a portrait backdrop, and a tall striped decorated pillar hangs from the roof with tinsel-draped decorations overhead.2008-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28A crowded outdoor pavilion with a red earth floor and colourful paper decorations overhead. In the foreground, bare-chested men in white dhotis play traditional drums, some with blue or light-blue cloths over their shoulders, while others strike drums held at their sides. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers in sarees and white shirts watches. At the back, a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a crown-like headdress sits before a large banner printed with a smiling face, and a man in white stands near the front.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Outdoor photograph of a ceremonial music performance on reddish-brown earth. Several bare-chested young men wear white dhotis and blue or purple shoulder cloths, playing cymbal-like metal discs and drums with wooden sticks. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white shirts, saris and kurtas, including a woman in a red sari with flowers in her hair, watches and moves about. One central drummer has a sacred ash mark on his forehead and a beaded necklace. The scene resembles a Tamil chanda melam drumming group during a festive gathering.2008-07-28