1.   When a Hmong dies, his fellow clansmen beat out a dirge on ceremonial drums, announcing his departure for the afterworld.

2.   Outside the family compound, the gnarled roots of the kapok tree cradled the citizens of Nalerigu waiting for word that the ceremonial drums would soon begin.

3.   In the invocation, Wijewardhana and his partner struck impressive poses to the song, which began without the ceremonial drums.

4.   Led by a ceremonial drum corps, members of the North American Native Warriors marched from the FBI building in Buffalo to Fort Erie.

5.   Men slowly beat their chests in a ritual that sounded like a ceremonial drum from a distance.

6.   One minute before a special ceremony starts, religious facilities have been asked to ring bells or pound ceremonial drums.

7.   The show started with the ceremonial drums called Magul Bera.