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Outdoor procession of drummers on a dirt path in front of a large tent with a blue tarpaulin roof and colourful striped bunting. About eight barechested male drummers wear white dhotis and blue sashes with blue lanyards, playing wooden barrel drums with sticks while walking. A white SUV and other people in white and light clothing stand in the background. Scaffolding and a banner are visible at right.

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A photograph of a large outdoor gathering on dry dirt ground. In the foreground, a line of about a dozen bare-chested drummers in white dhotis stand shoulder to shoulder, each holding a large wooden barrel drum with yellow cord lacing, slung with blue straps around their necks. Several have blue lanyard ID tags. Behind them, a few more white-clad men and a man in an orange shawl walk by. A blue-and-red striped canopy stands to the left, and in the background a decorated stage with a golden ornament and a rocky green hill complete the scene.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A line of about nine bare-chested male drummers in white dhotis and blue shoulder sashes play large wooden barrel drums with yellow-laced hide heads on a dirt ground at an outdoor festival. Several wear name badges on their chests and lanyards. Behind them a blue-and-colourful striped tent canopy, a green hill, and a decorated gateway with a golden chariot or palanquin are visible, with a crowd of people in white and other colours in the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-12-29Outdoor festival scene on a dirt ground with a blue tarpaulin shelter strung with colourful bunting behind it and a hill in the background. A line of drummers, bare-chested with white dhotis and blue sashes, play large wooden drums called melam or thappu drums. Other men and women in white clothing walk around, and a small child stands at left. A decorated ratha or chariot is visible in the distance at right.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor festival scene at dusk with a row of men in white dhotis playing large wooden drums with yellow rope lacing, wearing blue sashes and lanyard ID badges, several shirtless. Most drummers hold curved wooden sticks. A man in a white cap at center leads the group. Behind them, a large banner shows a standing figure in pink robes with a garland. Further back, people in white and saffron-trimmed clothing mill about beneath a decorated stage canopy with a thatched hut at left.2010-12-29Outdoor photograph on bare dry ground in front of a green hill, with a blue-and-colourful tent canopy at left and a white van and truck with a lit stage rig behind. A line of about ten men, bare-chested, wear white dhotis and blue sashes and play large wooden barrel drums with rope-tensioned heads, striking them with sticks as they march. Behind them, women in white saris with yellow borders and men in white shirts and dhotis watch and walk through the crowd. Overcast sky, scattered litter on the ground. No candidate for a person is clearly visible in the frame.2010-12-29December 16 20172017-12-16Night-time outdoor event on a dirt ground lit by bright floodlights on metal stands. A line of about a dozen bare-chested drummers in white dhotis stands in front of a large crowd seated on red plastic chairs and standing behind them. Each drummer holds a yellow-and-black barrel drum slung at the side, and several wear blue shoulder straps and lanyard-style credential tags. Blue tarpaulin screens and a stage structure with lights are visible behind the crowd.2010-12-29July 28 20082008-07-28December 20 20102010-12-20December 20 20102010-12-20