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A photograph of a group of shirtless male drummers performing inside a tent with decorated pillars wrapped in patterned fabric. Each drummer wears a white dhoti, several wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces, and they play large barrel drums with rope-laced wooden shells and wooden sticks. Men in the background also wear white dhotis, and a bare arm of an onlooker reaches into the left edge of the frame. Ceiling lights and floor mats are visible.

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A row of young male drummers in white dhotis and brown shoulder cloths performs at a festival tent, playing wooden-stick drums with rope-tensioned heads. Several wear rudraksha-style bead necklaces and some are bare-chested. Behind them stand additional men in white, and a seated man in white with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala appears at the lower right. Tent poles with hanging decorative bands and a colourful striped mat are visible.2008-07-17December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesDecember 29 20082008-12-29A photograph of a group of male drummers performing indoors under a tent-like canopy with painted decorative pillars. Several bare-chested men wear white dhotis, some with pink or green-bordered cloths, and beaded necklaces. They play cylindrical drums, which are held at their sides and struck with curved sticks, while others stand behind them. Colourful striped mats cover the floor, and a crowd is partly visible 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 20082008-07-28July 17 20082008-07-17Photograph of a drumming group performing inside a tented hall with striped fabric pillars hung with decorative tassels. Men in white dhotis, several bare-chested and wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, play large wooden barrel drums with rope-laced heads, striking them with sticks. The foreground drummer wears a white dhoti with blue and green borders and a brown cloth draped over one shoulder. Seated and standing participants in the background are dressed in white, and a few are visible at the edges. The scene suggests a devotional drumming performance during a gathering.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17A photograph of a percussion performance under a thatched palm-leaf canopy. Several bare-chested drummers in white dhotis play large barrel drums with wooden sticks, with a cymbal player at right and a blue sash across one drummer's shoulder. Behind them a crowd of onlookers stands in the open courtyard, including a man in a white shirt and women in saris, with banana plants and a painted pillar visible in the background.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28June 29 20092009-06-29