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February 06 2017

February 06 2017

2017-02-06 +1 copies

Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with palm trees and a brick-paved floor. Four men in front play large barrel drums (thavil/mridangam-style). The foremost drummer wears a white shirt and white dhoti, the second an orange-brown checked shirt and white dhoti, the third a blue striped shirt with dark dhoti, and the rightmost a red-and-white striped shirt with white dhoti. Behind them a group of devotees, including women in pink and blue saris, stands near a decorated black Nandi bull with a red garland and an orange kalasha-like pillar. Some visitors wear lanyards.

Outdoor photo on a dirt ground at an event with a row of orange-painted shipping containers along the left edge. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around, most in plain white or grey shirts. A man in the foreground right wears a white shirt, a rust-brown shawl over one shoulder, and white vibhuti lines on his forehead, holding a large frame drum with yellow rim. A man next to him holds a second drum with dark patterned body and yellow lacing. Behind them, people in white stand near green banana plants and a line of tall decorated poles with yellow and green streamers.

February 06 2017

2017-02-06 +1 copies

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July 17 2008

A street procession in a crowded village road. Several shirtless male drummers in white dhotis with blue shoulder cloths play large barrel drums with wooden sticks, their drums bound with rope. Behind them, men in white shirts also strike drums. Spectators press close, and a white horse is visible at the upper left among the crowd. Some drummers wear beaded necklaces and red wrist threads. The scene reflects a temple-style drum procession in the street. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.

2008-07-28 +1 copies

A dense outdoor crowd gathers under a canopy at a village event, with green banana plants and trees behind. Many bare-chested young men in white dhotis, some with blue shoulder cloths and thin necklaces, play large hand drums (melam-style drums) with sticks, seated and standing close together. Older men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris, including a woman in orange and a child in yellow, stand among the onlookers. A black speaker box is visible at the upper right. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person candidate from appearance.

Outdoor festival scene on a red carpeted area under an orange and white canopy decorated with orange bunting, blue and orange balloon-wrapped pillars, and hanging flags. Several bare-chested drummers in white dhotis with dark waist cloths play large barrel-shaped drums, with thin sticks in hand, while a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis watches from behind. Palm trees, thatched shelters and a concrete wall form the backdrop, and a large banner is visible in the background.

A crowded outdoor pavilion with a red earth floor and colourful paper decorations overhead. In the foreground, bare-chested men in white dhotis play traditional drums, some with blue or light-blue cloths over their shoulders, while others strike drums held at their sides. Behind them, a crowd of onlookers in sarees and white shirts watches. At the back, a seated figure in a saffron-orange robe with a crown-like headdress sits before a large banner printed with a smiling face, and a man in white stands near the front.

A street procession of drummers in saffron and white ceremonial dress. In the centre, a bare-chested drummer wears a gold-and-bead necklace over an orange dhoti and a red-and-gold shawl, striking a large polished silver drum with pink sticks. Beside him, another bare-chested drummer with white sacred markings on his arms and a dark rudraksha mala plays a second drum. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and other drummers in orange walk along a stone-paved path. a person is not identifiable from appearance in this image, so no candidate is named.