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A close photograph of a drummer's hands playing a pair of hand drums (dhol-style) slung together at the waist with rope. The drumheads are painted with red Om symbols and a dark smudge, and one drum has a white-painted edge. The drummer wears a green-and-white checked lungi and a dark wristband and beaded bracelet, and holds curved wooden beaters. Bright sunlight casts shadows on the dusty road, and a person in light trousers and brown sandals walks at the left edge.

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Close photo of street drummers in a procession. Several hand-held drums with white heads and blue-painted centres are played with thin wooden sticks. Drummers wear orange dhotis and white shirts, with a pink-and-green patterned cloth at the left edge; one wears blue and white bangles. Drums are slung with red and blue cords. Bare feet and sandals on the paved road. Visible people are the drummers, partially shown by their hands, bodies and legs.2010-02-18Close photograph of a drummer's hands playing a large wooden frame drum with a pale skin head, wooden body bound with metal bands, and a wooden stick held in the right hand. The drummer wears a pink-peach cotton garment and a tan sleeve. In the background, blurred bare feet with ankle bells and a green skirt with gold border move along a paved road.2006-09-17January 24 20162016-01-24November 29 20162016-11-29Street procession scene with several drummers playing hand drums (thappu/melam-style) on a road. In the foreground, a shirtless young man in a pink lungi with a multicoloured shawl and a bright orange sash plays a drum, and a shirtless man in a yellow-and-green sash and orange cloth plays another drum with a stick. To the right, men in white dhotis and white shirts play drums. Behind them, a crowd in white clothes stands along the roadside, with a bus visible in the background. A man in a checked shirt stands at the left edge.2010-02-18December 17 20162016-12-17Close-up photo of a musician playing a drum on a stage with red backdrop. A hand holding a thin stick strikes a small drum with a white membrane and yellow bead-like rings around its rim, while a second drum with a dark rim rests below. The musician wears white dhoti and an orange cloth draped over the knee, with a purple shirt sleeve visible. A microphone on a stand is in front of the drums. A blurred figure in white clothing and a gold-colored band stands in the background.2016-05-01July 12 20132013-07-12November 29 20162016-11-29Close-up photo of a person in a maroon robe with a gold-striped waist sash holding a large round frame drum with a cured, brownish hide and woven rim. A thin stick rests against the drum head, and a red and orange cloth is tucked behind the drum. The person's hand grips the drum strap. The paved tiled ground and blurred green background suggest an outdoor ashram setting. Only the lower body and hands are visible.2013-05-14 +1 copiesClose-up photo of two drummers in white traditional clothing playing hand drums during a street procession. The foreground drummer, wearing a white shirt with a blue cloth tucked at the shoulder strap, holds a large wooden-rimmed drum with a worn hide face and strikes it with a thin stick. Beside him, a second drummer in a white dhoti with a blue-edged border and a striped waistband plays a smaller white-faced drum with a stick. Only hands, arms and lower bodies are visible, with a tree and roadside behind them.2010-02-18Close-up photograph of a hand-held drum held by a person in an orange-saffron cloth, striking the drumhead with a thin wooden stick. The round, weathered drumhead is brown with pale worn patches. Yellow fabric and a frayed strap are visible at the waist, with shadows cast across the grey pavement. Only the drummer's hands and lower body are visible; no face is shown.2007-02-02