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A Buddhist monk in maroon robes strikes a large drum while other monks pray inside the ornate, colorful Ivolginski Datsan temple in Buryatiya, eastern Siberia.
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Kandyan dance
Mongolian shaman wearing a ritual gown and holding a drum with the image of a spirit helper, c. 1909.
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Eskimo man with a large handheld drum made of walrus stomach or bladder, Nunivak Island, 1929.
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