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Outdoor scene of several bare-chested men in white dhotis with blue cloths draped over their shoulders, walking in a line and playing hand drums held at their sides with cords. Their backs are mostly to the camera. Beside them a seated man in a white shirt watches. Behind them are green mesh shade sheets, large stone blocks and a red building with a decorated ornamental top. A colourful striped mat lies on the ground in front.

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December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16Photograph of a group of young men in white dhotis walking away from the camera, bare-chested, with blue shawls draped over their shoulders and knotted at the waist. Several carry small hand drums with rope straps. They wear beaded necklaces and move across a sandy open ground covered with patterned mats. Behind them stands a stack of large cut stone blocks under green mesh shade cloth, with a red building, a decorated ceremonial umbrella and trees in the background.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16Outdoor scene at a temple-like site where several bare-chested men in white dhotis with orange borders play drums, their backs to the camera. Each drummer wears a blue cloth over one shoulder and a beaded necklace, and holds a barrel-shaped drum with cords and drumsticks. A seated man in a white shirt and dark dhoti watches at right. Behind them are stacked carved stone blocks under green mesh screening, a red building, and a decorated pink-and-white ornamental canopy. Colourful striped mats cover the sandy ground in front.2017-12-16A group of six young men play barrel-shaped drums on sandy ground in front of a green mesh screen and stacked stone blocks. They wear white dhotis with orange or red borders, bare chests, and beaded or rudraksha-style necklaces, and they strike the drums with sticks. A pink and green striped cloth lies on the sand, and a red carpet edges the scene.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A group of shirtless young male drummers performs outdoors on sandy ground in front of a green mesh screen and a stack of cut stone blocks. Each drummer wears a white dhoti with a coloured border, a blue shoulder cloth, and beaded necklaces, and plays a barrel drum slung at the waist with sticks. A colourful striped cloth and a red carpet lie on the ground in the foreground. A standing spectator in a green shirt watches at left.2017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16Outdoor festival scene on a dirt ground with a blue tarpaulin shelter strung with colourful bunting behind it and a hill in the background. A line of drummers, bare-chested with white dhotis and blue sashes, play large wooden drums called melam or thappu drums. Other men and women in white clothing walk around, and a small child stands at left. A decorated ratha or chariot is visible in the distance at right.2010-12-29