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Close view of a large green-rimmed drum held by a drummer in a red shirt with gold trim and a yellow headband. Several other drummers in matching red and gold stand around it inside a tent hung with orange and red tassels and lights. On the drum head, green Tamil script reads in a curved line. Behind the drummers, a man in a light blue shirt raises his hand near a decorated umbrella-like canopy, and ornate decorations hang overhead.

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Photo 11702965May 01 20162016-05-01A photograph of a percussion group of drummers in matching red shirts with gold trim performing inside a large tented pavilion with red floor covering. Several men play white-headed drums, including a large drum in the foreground held by a man in a red shirt with gold-trimmed sleeves. Others wear orange headbands and gold-edged red garments, and one holds a drumstick raised. Strings of orange and yellow hanging decorations line the tent ceiling, with a crowd visible in the background.2016-05-01A group of drummers in matching red shirts and yellow headbands play large barrel drums and frame drums on a red stage inside a decorated tent with hanging orange and yellow tassels and lights. Several performers strike drums with wooden sticks, one woman in the foreground holds a long green stick, and a crowd sits in the background. The scene is a cultural drumming performance at a Kumbh Mela event.2016-05-01A crowded festival tent hung with orange and multicoloured streamers and small lamps. In the foreground, drummers in red shirts with yellow trim and yellow headbands play a large barrel drum and a side drum with sticks. Behind them, men in saffron-orange garments and a man in a red-and-gold shirt dance and gesture, one raising a finger. A decorated ornamental umbrella and tall pink and green decorated structures stand among the spectators. Many people fill the tent.2016-05-01A photograph inside a white tented pavilion decorated with hanging colourful tassels, paper lanterns and strings of lamps. A drum with a green rim and white skin dominates the lower foreground. Two young drummers in red shirts with silver trim and beaded headbands stand beside it. An older bald man in a red shirt with yellow trim and a blue lanyard badge holds a drumstick and looks up. Behind them a girl in orange clothing wears a beaded garland, and a bare-chested man in saffron cloth with a crowd of onlookers in red attire stands nearby. Several people in red crowd the carpeted floor.2016-05-01Energetic festive scene inside a white tented pavilion hung with colourful paper streamers and small umbrellas. In the foreground a drummer in a red shirt, yellow waist cloth and yellow headband strikes a large barrel drum with a stick; the drum head bears Tamil script. Behind him another red-clad drummer plays, and a crowd of women in saris and salwar kameez claps and sways. A figure in orange and yellow stands among them, and a gilded parasol and decorated floats hang above. The mood is celebratory drumming and dancing.2016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01A group of drummers in matching red shirts and orange headbands perform on a red carpet inside a large tented pavilion strung with colourful bunting and lights. Several players strike white-headed drums and large barrel drums with sticks, while a crowd is visible in the background. The lead drummer in the foreground wears a red shirt with a gold-trimmed collar and holds a drumstick over a white drum.2016-05-01May 01 20162016-05-01Crowded festival procession inside a decorated tent with a white and orange canopy hanging with tassels and an ornate umbrella-like canopy overhead. Drummers in red shirts with yellow trim and yellow headbands play a large barrel drum and drumsticks in the foreground. Behind them men and women in white and saffron clothing, some with rudraksha malas and orange garments, raise arms and hold items amid a dense crowd. A bearded man in an orange shirt holds a drumstick beside the drum. Screens line the back wall of the tent.2016-05-01 +1 copies