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A group of young drummers in saffron-orange dhotis and matching orange turbans performs on a stone-tiled hall floor decorated with colourful hanging banners and brass lamp stands at left. Several drummers play large drums: one holds a tiger-striped drum, another a red-wrapped drum, and a player at centre plays a barrel drum, while a bugle-like horn is raised behind them. The performers wear rudraksha malas, gold pendants, and white ash markings on their arms and chest. Red carpet and scattered flower petals lie in the foreground. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this scene.

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