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Night outdoor performance with several men playing traditional percussion. In the foreground, a bare-chested performer with curly hair and a rudraksha mala plays a small hand drum and wears an orange cloth with a violet lower garment. Beside him, a man with a white forehead band and yellow-orange garland plays a large silver-shelled drum. Further right, a performer with long dreadlocks in an orange dhoti and gold-tinted garland strikes a drum, while another drummer in orange sits behind. Pink sticks and orange cloth lie on the paved ground; a stage speaker and greenery frame the scene.

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November 06 20162016-11-06A night-time outdoor performance under a corrugated metal roof beside leafy trees. Five men perform drumming and cymbal music. On the left, a smiling young man with curly hair, bare-chested with a rudraksha-style necklace, wears a purple and gold-bordered dhoti and clashes brass cymbals. Next to him, a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a gold border and a garland plays a small hand drum. A third man in an orange dhoti with a gold waist sash and a beaded necklace plays a large silver-bodied drum. Behind him, a man with a white forehead band wears a white dhoti and plays a drum. On the far right, a man with long dreadlocks in an orange dhoti and a gold-bordered sash plays a drum with a stick. Other people have garlands and forehead markings.2016-11-06November 06 20162016-11-06Night photograph of a drumming group in orange and saffron dhotis with gold borders performing on a paved stone courtyard. Several men play large drums: a red-and-gold barrel drum held by the left and right performers, a green drum held by a man in the back, and a small round frame drum held by the central dancer, who wears rudraksha malas. A white-clad drummer on the right, with a white headband and white dhoti, plays a red drum. A bright flashlight or floodlight from the upper centre lights the scene against dark foliage.2016-01-02November 22 20152015-11-22November `4 2015 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesNovember `4 2015 +2 copiesA row of drummers performs outdoors at night beneath hanging decorations and lights. Six young men and boys play round frame drums with pink sticks. Most wear orange dhoti-style cloths with gold borders, bare chests, rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their faces and torsos. One drummer in the centre wears a white dhoti with a gold border. Behind them, another person in white and orange clothing stands near a pillar, with greenery and red and orange festive banners in the background.2016-12-15Night-time outdoor photo of a group of drummers performing on a hexagonal paved courtyard beneath a shelter with hanging decorative lamps and a striped pillar. Several shirtless young men in saffron-orange lower garments with gold borders play large metal drums and round frame drums, some with rudraksha malas around their necks. Two men in white dhotis and cream-colored clothing stand nearby, one with a hand raised. Trees and a parked car frame the background.2016-10-10Night procession on a dirt path with young men in ceremonial dress playing traditional instruments. In the foreground, a drummer in white dhoti with gold borders and a rudraksha mala plays a barrel drum with a leopard-print covering and yellow tassels, while a boy beside him in orange cloth plays a long brass horn. Behind them, several musicians in saffron-orange dhotis and white garments play drums, cymbals and wind instruments, many wearing rudraksha malas and white forehead marks. A dark wall stands in the background.2015-11-16November `4 2015 +2 copies