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Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with palm trees and a brick-paved floor. Four men in front play large barrel drums (thavil/mridangam-style). The foremost drummer wears a white shirt and white dhoti, the second an orange-brown checked shirt and white dhoti, the third a blue striped shirt with dark dhoti, and the rightmost a red-and-white striped shirt with white dhoti. Behind them a group of devotees, including women in pink and blue saris, stands near a decorated black Nandi bull with a red garland and an orange kalasha-like pillar. Some visitors wear lanyards.

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