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A photograph of a devotional drumming session in a hall with a striped multicoloured mat floor. Several young men sit cross-legged in foreground, bare-chested with white dhotis, playing small hand drums and cymbal-like bells. Standing men in white dhotis play large barrel drums (thavil/mridangam style) with sticks. Behind them, seated and standing devotees in white clothes and some women in saris watch and clap. Decorative cloth banners and a ceiling fan are visible. No clear a person candidate is identifiable.

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July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17Photograph inside a large tent-like hall during a festive gathering. In the foreground, a group of drummers in traditional white dhotis, some bare-chested with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, play large barrel drums and hold drumsticks, arranged in a close circle over a striped mat. Behind them, a dense crowd of mostly men in white clothing sits and stands along rows of white chairs. Hanging yellow and orange decorative banners with geometric patterns line the ceiling, and a screen is mounted on the back wall. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no a person candidate is recorded.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17A group of young men in white dhotis, many bare-chested with white or pink cloth wraps, play traditional drums inside a tent decorated with hanging colourful cloth tassels. Several drummers hold wooden drumsticks and drums with leather heads, while others stand barefoot on a striped rainbow mat. A large drum is played at the left edge, and a man on the right holds a cymbal-like instrument. The scene resembles a temple or festival percussion performance, with bright tent lighting overhead.2008-07-17A large indoor hall with a white tent-style ceiling and colourful striped patterned banners hanging from the rafters. In the foreground, a group of shirtless young men in white dhotis perform a rhythmic drumming dance on a striped mat, each striking a barrel-shaped drum held at the waist with a long stick. Behind them, a dense crowd of devotees, many in white, sits on chairs and the floor. Several women in saris and salwar kameez stand at the left edge. A framed picture hangs on the back wall above the crowd. A shirtless bearded man in a white dhoti and shawl stands at the right edge, watching the performance.2008-07-17July 17 20082008-07-17Hazy indoor photograph of a group of drummers performing with large cylindrical drums called chenda-style or mridangam-like barrel drums with rope-laced hide heads. Several bare-chested young men wear white dhotis with red or orange borders and red or dark shoulder cloths, standing and playing in a row. A man in a dark jacket and an older man in white stand behind them, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the rear. In the foreground at right, a bald man in white is partially visible and out of focus. Beside the drummers is a metal stair railing with stacked books on a shelf and a red curtain at right. A red cloth covers the floor.2010-12-19