Photograph of a pool or tank with red-painted stone steps. Several young men sit on the steps playing large silver-coloured drums with white drumheads; most are bare-chested, some wear white dhotis and one wears an orange cloth. A man in white sits at the upper left beside a yellow machine and green hose. Blue and orange cloth items lie nearby, and the scene is reflected in the still water below. - Nithyanandapedia

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Photograph of a pool or tank with red-painted stone steps. Several young men sit on the steps playing large silver-coloured drums with white drumheads; most are bare-chested, some wear white dhotis and one wears an orange cloth. A man in white sits at the upper left beside a yellow machine and green hose. Blue and orange cloth items lie nearby, and the scene is reflected in the still water below.

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