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Close-up photo of several men playing brass hand cymbals (talam-style cymbals) held together in their hands. Visible are dark hands gripping the gleaming brass discs, a man in a white shirt with a red cloth draped over his shoulder on the left, and a man in a red kurta with a yellow cloth at right. Others in white and light-blue shirts stand behind, their faces cropped out of frame. Bright sunlight and strong shadows define the scene.

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A photograph of four men seated closely together playing hand drums with wooden sticks indoors. Their drums have pale skin heads and wooden frames. The man at far left wears a blue-and-white checked shirt, the man second from left wears a white shirt with a lavender cloth over his shoulder, the older man in a light blue shirt leans in, and the man at right wears a white kurta and white dhoti while striking his drum. A red-and-white cloth hangs on the wall behind them.2009-07-09July 09 20092009-07-09February 02 20072007-02-02Close photo of street drummers in a procession. Several hand-held drums with white heads and blue-painted centres are played with thin wooden sticks. Drummers wear orange dhotis and white shirts, with a pink-and-green patterned cloth at the left edge; one wears blue and white bangles. Drums are slung with red and blue cords. Bare feet and sandals on the paved road. Visible people are the drummers, partially shown by their hands, bodies and legs.2010-02-18A photograph of a shirtless young man in the foreground holding a brass cymbal-like bell or plate in his hands, wearing a black and red beaded rudraksha-style mala necklace. Behind him a second man stands in profile with a similar mala and brass plate. Behind them, a crowd of people in red head coverings and white or pink clothing sits and stands outdoors in bright daylight, with a blurred white-clad figure at right.2017-12-16July 09 20092009-07-09February 02 20072007-02-02A group of bare-chested young men in white dhotis sit on red earth playing traditional metal hand cymbals and drums during a drum ensemble. Several wear blue or purple shawls over their shoulders, rudraksha or beaded necklaces and red wrist threads. One player in the centre grins while striking a pair of brass cymbals. Drums with rope tuning lie at the right edge, and a few other participants stand behind them in the background, some in orange or green cloth. The setting appears to be an outdoor festival or procession ensemble.2008-07-28Street procession scene with several drummers playing hand drums (thappu/melam-style) on a road. In the foreground, a shirtless young man in a pink lungi with a multicoloured shawl and a bright orange sash plays a drum, and a shirtless man in a yellow-and-green sash and orange cloth plays another drum with a stick. To the right, men in white dhotis and white shirts play drums. Behind them, a crowd in white clothes stands along the roadside, with a bus visible in the background. A man in a checked shirt stands at the left edge.2010-02-18December 31 20092009-12-31December 29 20082008-12-29June 06 20102010-06-06