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Two seated drummers play Udal drums on a dirt ground at night while several standing men watch. The drummer on the left wears a white dhoti and an orange shawl and beats a drum with a lace-covered head and magenta cloth wrap. The drummer on the right wears a white turban with red stripes, white clothes, an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala, playing a drum with a patterned cloth wrap and a thin stick. Standing behind them, men in white kurtas and light trousers, some with orange shawls and beaded necklaces, look on. No identifiable a person appearance is present.

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