A photograph of young drummers seated in a row along the edge of a stone-paved pool or water channel at night. They play round drums with pink-tipped sticks; the boys wear white dhotis with gold borders, orange cloth wrapped at the waist, and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces, one with a white forehead marking. Glossy wet pavement and reflected lights are visible at left. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of young drummers seated in a row along the edge of a stone-paved pool or water channel at night. They play round drums with pink-tipped sticks; the boys wear white dhotis with gold borders, orange cloth wrapped at the waist, and multiple rudraksha mala necklaces, one with a white forehead marking. Glossy wet pavement and reflected lights are visible at left.

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