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Photo of a cultural drum performance on a patterned mat under an orange-framed open shelter. Six women in pink, red and teal saris with white shoulder cloths and rudraksha malas perform, several raising arms and drumsticks, while others play large dhol-style drums and one plays cymbals. Seated audience members with dark hair in the foreground watch from below. Trees and a sound speaker are visible in the background.

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A group of six women perform a rhythmic drumming routine on a striped mat under an open-sided pavilion with red and white columns. Five women play barrel-shaped drums with gold lacing, wearing sarees in teal, pink and red with rudraksha malas and gold jewellery. A woman at the far right plays a small hand drum while wearing a teal saree with gold blouse. Seated students with dark hair face them from the foreground, and trees and a speaker stand behind.2018-01-14January 14 20182018-01-14A photograph of a festive street-side procession with a drum troupe in orange and saffron. Several young men, bare-chested and wearing orange and red dhotis with gold borders, play large silver-rimmed drums and hand drums. Women in orange and gold blouses and a teal saree dance and smile, with flower garlands and rudraksha beads visible. A blue umbrella and a pink umbrella shade the group, and onlookers stand behind a red wall. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in the scene.2016-12-23Six young women stand in a row on a dirt ground in front of a grey breeze-block wall, each playing a handheld drum with a rope-laced wooden body. They wear draped saris in teal and bright pink with gold-coloured blouses, white shoulder scarves, rudraksha malas, gold necklaces, jhumka earrings and white flowers in their hair. Some hold drumsticks and one holds a small pair of cymbals. A red metal frame and trees appear in the background, with a blue plastic bucket and bag at left.2018-01-14August 25 20172017-08-25A group of women performs a drumming routine on a mat-covered outdoor stage under an open pavilion with red metal framing and trees behind. Five women play large barrel-shaped drums with sticks, wearing red and teal saris with gold blouses, jasmine flowers in their hair, and beaded rudraksha-style necklaces. A sixth woman at right in a green sari plays a small hand cymbal and smiles. Audience members' heads are visible in the lower foreground, and a black speaker sits on a stand at the back right.2018-01-14December 03 20162016-12-03January 14 20182018-01-14Seven young women in matching orange-saffron dresses and shawls play drums and percussion during a procession on a paved courtyard beside a long tin-roofed open hall and coconut palms. The women wear layered red-beaded necklaces, gold necklaces, bangles, earrings and vermilion bindi marks; several have white and orange forehead markings. The drummers hold white-headed drums with drumsticks, one woman plays a long wooden horn-like instrument, and others walk barefoot in step together. Some are smiling and dancing while performing, forming a lively celebratory group on a sunny day.2017-08-25January 14 20182018-01-14Photo of young male drummers in saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with gold borders, wearing rudraksha malas. In the foreground a drummer with shoulder-length curly dark hair plays a large barrel drum with a leopard-print covering; behind him another drummer plays with a stick. A few spectators in white and pink saris stand behind a red carpet, with orange and yellow decorative banners hanging overhead.2016-05-05Several young men in saffron-orange robes walk outdoors on dirt ground, playing drums in a procession. The drummers wear rudraksha mala necklaces and some have white tilak marks on their foreheads. The foreground drummer carries a large barrel drum with a green cloth strap over his shoulder, while the man on the right plays a pair of small hand cymbals. Behind them a white-clothed figure walks past, and a whitewashed wall with red stripes, flowering frangipani-like trees and a shaded pavilion sit in the background.2014-08-31