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Photograph of a drumming group performing outdoors on bare sandy ground with a striped cloth mat in front. Seven male drummers, mostly bare-chested, wear white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and blue shoulder cloths. Three seated players strike large barrel drums with cords, while standing players hold small hand cymbals or bells. Behind them, spectators in casual clothes stand beside a green mesh barrier and a red tarp, with construction equipment visible in the background.

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December 16 20172017-12-16Outdoor photo of a drumming troupe performing on bare sandy ground in front of a green tarpaulin screen. Several shirtless young men wear white dhotis with gold or yellow borders and blue cloth draped over their shoulders, along with beaded necklaces and rudraksha-style malas. The drummers play brown barrel drums with white heads, and one man holds a small hand cymbal. Three men kneel in the foreground while others stand behind them. Spectators stand behind a rope barrier at the top left, and a pink blanket lies beneath the kneeling drummers.2017-12-16Outdoor festival scene under a canopy with a red earth floor. Several shirtless men in white dhotis perform percussion with large cylindrical drums, some seated and others standing, while two men face each other striking small cymbals or handbells. Behind them a crowd of onlookers in white shirts, saffron, pink and yellow saris and casual clothes watches closely. In the upper background a figure in orange robes and a tall orange headpiece stands on a raised platform near a banner, with a white-clad attendant beside him. A drumming ensemble in Chanda Melam style, the drum performance described in the page excerpt.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28June 29 20092009-06-29July 28 20082008-07-28Outdoors 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.2008-07-28A 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 17 20082008-07-17Outdoor photograph of a crowd gathered under a canopy on red earth for a public event. In the foreground, several bare-chested drummers in white dhotis sit cross-legged playing traditional barrel drums with sticks, some with blue or purple cloth draped over their shoulders and beaded necklaces. Behind them, a raised platform holds a few people in white and saffron-coloured clothing, while a large crowd of onlookers, many women in colourful saris and children, stands and sits watching. Plastic chairs and wooden poles are visible at the edges. A person in a white shirt and dhoti stands near the platform. The scene suggests a temple-style drumming ceremony during a village welcome.2008-07-28December 16 20172017-12-16A group of young men performs a drum ensemble on a sandy ground in front of a green mesh screen and stacked cut stone blocks. Five drummers in white dhotis with yellow and orange borders, bare-chested and wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and blue shoulder cloths, play barrel drums with sticks. A seated musician in a pink head wrap and red shirt plays a drum at the left edge, and a figure in a green shirt stands in the background. Coloured cloth lies on the ground in the foreground.2017-12-16