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A crowded indoor hall during an evening devotional performance. Several young men in traditional white dhoti, bare-chested, with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, play hand cymbals and sticks in a circle on a striped rug. Seated and standing onlookers in white shirts and dhotis fill the room behind them, and a drum is visible at the right edge.

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July 17 20082008-07-17July 28 20082008-07-28A crowded indoor hall during a festival, with many men in white dhotis and shirts standing close together. In the centre, several bare-chested drummers and musicians wear white dhotis, rudraksha-style necklaces and brown or blue cloth sashes, some holding drums and wind instruments. Behind them, a television screen is mounted on the wall above colourful striped banners hanging from the ceiling. Spectators in light shirts watch from the sides and a row of devotees sits on the floor at the right edge.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling and colourful striped patterned banners hanging from the rafters. In the foreground, a group of shirtless young men in white dhotis perform a rhythmic drumming dance on a striped mat, each striking a barrel-shaped drum held at the waist with a long stick. Behind them, a dense crowd of devotees, many in white, sits on chairs and the floor. Several women in saris and salwar kameez stand at the left edge. A framed picture hangs on the back wall above the crowd. A shirtless bearded man in a white dhoti and shawl stands at the right edge, watching the performance.2008-07-17Outdoor festival scene on bare red earth under a canopy. Four bare-chested men in white dhotis perform energetic drum and cymbal music: each plays a cymbal raised overhead while a barrel drum rests before him, bodies arched backward. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white shirts, white and red saris, and saffron garments watches. Near the back, a figure in an orange headwrap and orange robes stands on a raised platform beneath a white arch, but the appearance is too uncertain to identify him. Gold-edged ritual decorations and a draped orange fabric hang from the canopy.2008-07-28 +1 copiesJuly 28 20082008-07-28Photograph inside a large tent-like hall during a festive gathering. In the foreground, a group of drummers in traditional white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, play large barrel drums and hold drumsticks, arranged in a close circle over a striped mat. Behind them, a dense crowd of mostly men in white clothing sits and stands along rows of white chairs. Hanging yellow and orange decorative banners with geometric patterns line the ceiling, and a screen is mounted on the back wall. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no a person candidate is recorded.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17July 28 20082008-07-28Outdoor festival scene under a canopy with a red earth floor. Several shirtless men in white dhotis perform percussion with large cylindrical drums, some seated and others standing, while two men face each other striking small cymbals or handbells. Behind them a crowd of onlookers in white shirts, saffron, pink and yellow saris and casual clothes watches closely. In the upper background a figure in orange robes and a tall orange headpiece stands on a raised platform near a banner, with a white-clad attendant beside him. A drumming ensemble in Chanda Melam style, the drum performance described in the page excerpt.2008-07-28July 17 20082008-07-17