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Close view of a stage performance by drummers in matching yellow and orange-patterned sleeveless tunics. A man in the foreground holds a large pale blue drum with both hands, wearing bright green and orange wrist bands and beaded necklaces, with white painted stripes on his upper arm. Behind him a second performer wears a yellow head covering and a red beaded necklace. A draped purple fabric with white dots and yellow trim hangs at left, and a dark backdrop surrounds the stage. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.

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A photograph of a stage performance by drummers in traditional folk costume. Several men wear yellow head wraps, patterned yellow and brown sleeveless garments, black fringed skirts, colourful beaded necklaces and wristbands, and white body markings on their arms and faces. They play large drums with blue-grey heads and purple-and-yellow drum covers, and one man holds a hand-held percussion instrument. A small deity murti and garland-decorated altar stand on the stage behind them, with a dark curtain as backdrop.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15Photograph of a stage performance of drummers in a row. The foreground drummer wears a yellow turban, a cream and brown patterned sleeveless top, a purple and yellow fringed cloth draped over a large drum, a black lower garment with red and green tassels, and a beaded necklace; he holds a drumstick. Several other drummers in yellow turbans stand behind him. A carved deity murti adorned with a white flower garland sits on a pedestal in the dark background beside a painted map of Karnataka in red and yellow with a white dove motif. The stage floor is light and the setting is dimly lit.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A line of drummers performs on a bare stage in a dimly lit hall, playing wooden-stick drums with raised arms. The drummers wear yellow head cloths, red and green sashes, and patterned orange-brown and yellow tunics, with purple and yellow drapes hanging over their drums. Their bare feet are planted on the polished floor. In the background, a small raised shrine holds a deity murti beside a garlanded figure, and a yellow and red map-shaped backdrop hangs to the left. Two colourful banners hang at the top right. A partially visible person in the lower left corner sits on the floor facing the stage, and an orange and yellow cushion lies in the foreground.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15December 30 20082008-12-30