Ganesh festival drums 2018 .The drummers cannot afford matching clothes but have managed to cloak the dhols in bright banners displaying the troupe's name. Their services are sought by families on immersion days. While people bid goodbye to Ganesha, the musicians follow them, beating the drums and tasha (kettle drum) non-stop. The sessions often leave them dripping with sweat and with blisters on their fingers. Played for as many as six hours at a stretch at times, the hammering sound may seem like cacophony to unwitting listeners, but in a procession it is known to make feet tap.