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Five young male drummers perform outdoors on a concrete terrace with palm trees and a stone wall behind them under an overcast sky. Each plays a barrel drum with yellow rope lacing and red-maroon drum bags. The two central drummers wear orange dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies with rudraksha malas and red arm bands; the outer drummers wear white dhotis with gold borders and similar malas. Several have white horizontal forehead markings. The drummers are the only physical people visible and no portrait of a person appears in the frame.

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October 03 20142014-10-03Five young men stand on a pale stone courtyard performing temple ceremonial music. Four wear saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders and beaded rudraksha malas, and the one in the centre wears a white dhoti with gold border and a white-and-gold wrap. The two on the left and right blow long curved brass horns raised overhead. The centre man holds a pair of cymbals or small percussion pieces, and the man on the right plays a large frame drum. A red-draped drum and a black stone deity murti stand at the right edge, with a red wall and trees behind. The scene resembles a procession or puja music ensemble.2015-08-31Night 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.2016-10-21August 31 20152015-08-31July 07 20152015-07-07A dusk procession on a dirt road beside a red brick wall. Several young men, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with red or saffron borders and red shoulder cloths, play double-headed drums (chenda-style) while walking. A woman in an orange sari with a red border walks at the left edge. Behind them, a decorated temple chariot (ratha) with a golden canopy and an ornate umbrella is carried through the crowd; saffron and orange flags and decorative banners hang from poles. Men in white clothes walk in the background and a street lamp glows above.2010-12-20A photo of young boys seated on the floor playing traditional barrel drums (mridangam-style) during a devotional musical performance. Several boys wear saffron and orange cloth, red garments, and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, with white sandalwood or vibhuti tilaka marks on their foreheads. The boy in the centre wears an orange shawl with his palms pressed together in namaste while singing with eyes closed. Another boy on the left plays a drum with his hand, and others on the right sing with open mouths. Drums sit on a reflective floor with white cloths folded beside them.2013-09-23December 20 20102010-12-20August 09 20152015-08-09December 20 20102010-12-20A procession on a dirt road in front of a green-roofed shrine and a green metal gate. In the foreground, a man in an orange-pink shirt and cream dhoti plays a hand drum, and beside him a man in a white shirt and red lungi plays a drum with a yellow-fringed head. Behind them, three men walk in white and red-orange ritual clothing; one carries a small golden palanquin-style deity murti, another holds a small gold-coloured shrine, and another carries a long wooden staff. Men with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads lead the procession, and a palm tree and a red building are visible in the background.2013-04-03A group of young male drummers and horn players in saffron-orange and red dhoti-style garments performs outdoors on a paved courtyard. Several wear rudraksha malas and white or ash forehead markings, and one drummer beats a large drum while others play smaller double-headed drums. A player on the right holds a long brass horn, and a figure in the background works at a table with a laptop beneath palm trees and greenery.2014-10-05