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Close view of a person in orange-yellow loose trousers crouched on pavement, bare feet on grey asphalt, with a large worn brown leather drum head resting against their knees and shins. A pale-trousered leg and sandal appear at the left edge, and hard shadows of trees fall across the road. The drum appears to be played or held in a street procession setting. No face is visible and no identifiable a person is shown.

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Close-up photograph of two drummers in orange cloth performing outdoors on a paved road. A cracked, worn animal-skin drum dominates the centre, struck with a thin wooden stick held by a hand in the upper left. On the right, a person in a yellow top and orange dhoti strikes the drum's side with a stick, wearing a white wristband. A metal vessel or drum edge appears at the left edge. Sunlight casts strong shadows on the gravel-dusted asphalt. Only hands, arms and clothing are visible; no faces appear.2007-02-02Close-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.2007-02-02Close 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.2006-09-17May 05 20162016-05-05Close-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.2010-02-18Three men in saffron-orange robes with gold trim sit cross-legged on a blue and purple mat, playing large hand drums. The foreground drummer wears a rudraksha mala and a beaded bracelet and strikes the drum with a wooden stick tipped in red. The drum head is pale with a red mark at its centre and a leopard-print covering on the rim. The other two players sit behind him, one with a white forehead marking. The setting is dark.2015-06-02November 29 20162016-11-29Close 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-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 copiesJuly 12 20132013-07-12A seated musician plays a large brown wooden mridangam drum, its body wrapped in a brown patterned cloth with yellow straps, placed on a folded cloth on a paved floor. He wears a white short-sleeved shirt with a lanyard, white dhoti, and a red wrist thread, tapping the drum with a stick in his right hand. Beside him, a long wooden instrument with a red cloth lies on the ground, and a small tool rests at left. A red pillar frames the sunlit courtyard. No a person is visible.2011-12-17A 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.2007-02-02