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A street procession on dusty ground with a dense crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts behind. In the foreground, three young drummers, bare-chested with brown shawls tied at the waist, play long wooden drums wrapped with rope while striking them with thin sticks. To the left, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold chain and orange-red tilak on his forehead stands watching. Cymbals are visible at the right edge, and a white building, trees and parked vehicles appear in the background.

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Outdoor procession scene with four drummers in the foreground playing large cylindrical drums with rope-laced wooden shells and wooden sticks. The drummers, shirtless and wearing brown shoulder cloths over white dhotis with teal borders, have sacred ash or tilaka marks on their foreheads and beaded necklaces. Behind them, crowds in white clothing and a few men in blue shirts stand along a dirt road with trees and vehicles in the background. No a person is visible.2008-07-17Outdoor photo of a drumming procession on dusty ground. Foreground, a bare-chested male drummer in a white dhoti with a brown shawl and beaded rudraksha necklace plays a large barrel drum with wooden sticks. Behind him, several more bare-chested drummers play similar drums in a row. To the right, a man in an all-white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands among a crowd; a man in an orange-and-white outfit with an orange shawl stands nearby, and a woman in white folds her hands in namaste. Spectators in white and other colours fill the background under a cloudy sky, with a tree at the top right.2008-07-17Outdoor photo of a drumming procession on dirt ground under an overcast sky. Several bare-chested drummers in white dhotis with brown shoulder cloths play large barrel drums with wooden sticks. Behind them a crowd stands close together. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti with a red bindi and a long rudraksha mala stands at right on the dirt, hands at his sides. Beside him, a younger man wears a saffron-orange shawl over white clothes and holds a stick, and women in white saris with orange borders stand nearby, some with hands joined in prayer.2008-07-17Outdoor procession scene on dirt ground under a cloudy sky. Foreground drummers play large barrel drums with wooden sticks; they are bare-chested with dhotis, brown sashes over shoulders, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and red wrist threads. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and orange-saffron shawls raises hands. A man in a full white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands at center-right beside a white-garlanded silver vessel. A tree and utility wire appear in the background.2008-07-17A photograph of a street procession in which several bare-chested drummers play wooden-framed drums with sticks. Men in white dhotis with pink and purple borders stand around the drums, and one drummer on the right wears a brown shawl and a beaded necklace. Behind them a crowd gathers under a bright sky, with orange flags fluttering at the upper left and two curved metal ritual instruments visible above the crowd. Some onlookers wear white shirts and orange shawls. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-07-17A photograph of an outdoor procession on a dirt road. Drummers in white dhotis and white shirts play long barrel drums and cymbals in two facing lines, with one bare-chested drummer in a pink-bordered dhoti at centre. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white and cream sarees and white kurtas stands along the road, with an arched structure and simple concrete buildings in the background.2008-07-17Outdoors under a thatched palm-leaf shelter, a group of drummers in white dhotis with blue shoulder cloths perform on large barrel drums with rope lacing, several men bare-chested and sweating. Some men strike the drums with sticks, others hold smaller drums and smile. A tall decorated pole with colourful painted patterns stands in the background, and onlookers gather at the edges on red earth.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28Outdoor photo of a procession on dirt ground under a cloudy sky. In the foreground, several bare-chested drummers in white dhotis play wooden barrel drums with rope lacing and sticks; one wears a brown cloth over his shoulder and red wrist threads. Behind them, a crowd gathers. A man in a white kurta and dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and stands among devotees, one in an orange shawl. Another man in white on the right wears a mala. A white flower garland is visible at the right edge. A tree and power line sit in the background.2008-07-17July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a crowd of drummers performing at an outdoor festival procession. Several bare-chested men wear white dhotis, some with brown or maroon shoulder cloths, and rudraksha malas or chains around their necks. They play barrel drums with rope-laced skins and hold wooden sticks, while a man at the centre strikes small cymbals. Behind them, men in white with saffron-orange cloths stand among the crowd, and an orange flag is raised at the upper left. Trees and an overcast sky appear in the background. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2008-07-17December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copies