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Close-up photo of a person in a maroon robe with a gold-striped waist sash holding a large round frame drum with a cured, brownish hide and woven rim. A thin stick rests against the drum head, and a red and orange cloth is tucked behind the drum. The person's hand grips the drum strap. The paved tiled ground and blurred green background suggest an outdoor ashram setting. Only the lower body and hands are visible.

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May 14 20132013-05-14July 12 20132013-07-12Close photograph of a drummer's hands playing a large wooden frame drum with a pale skin head, wooden body bound with metal bands, and a wooden stick held in the right hand. The drummer wears a pink-peach cotton garment and a tan sleeve. In the background, blurred bare feet with ankle bells and a green skirt with gold border move along a paved road.2006-09-17December 17 20162016-12-17December 18 20162016-12-18December 23 20162016-12-23May 05 20162016-05-05Close photograph of a large round wooden frame drum with a worn reddish-brown skin face and a leopard-print cover, resting on a red cushioned mat. A wooden drumstick lies across the drumhead. Behind it, seated devotees in saffron-orange garments sit on the mat, and a person in white clothing with a gold-toned wristwatch rests a hand on the cushion at right. Their faces are not visible in the frame.2016-10-09December 18 20162016-12-18Close-up photo of two drummers in white traditional clothing playing hand drums during a street procession. The foreground drummer, wearing a white shirt with a blue cloth tucked at the shoulder strap, holds a large wooden-rimmed drum with a worn hide face and strikes it with a thin stick. Beside him, a second drummer in a white dhoti with a blue-edged border and a striped waistband plays a smaller white-faced drum with a stick. Only hands, arms and lower bodies are visible, with a tree and roadside behind them.2010-02-18A seated musician plays a large brown wooden mridangam drum, its body wrapped in a brown patterned cloth with yellow straps, placed on a folded cloth on a paved floor. He wears a white short-sleeved shirt with a lanyard, white dhoti, and a red wrist thread, tapping the drum with a stick in his right hand. Beside him, a long wooden instrument with a red cloth lies on the ground, and a small tool rests at left. A red pillar frames the sunlit courtyard. No a person is visible.2011-12-17Close-up photograph of a hand-held drum held by a person in an orange-saffron cloth, striking the drumhead with a thin wooden stick. The round, weathered drumhead is brown with pale worn patches. Yellow fabric and a frayed strap are visible at the waist, with shadows cast across the grey pavement. Only the drummer's hands and lower body are visible; no face is shown.2007-02-02