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A photograph of several men and a woman playing long black nagaswaram-style wind instruments outdoors on a dirt ground in front of a pink and purple tent with bunting. The foremost man on the left wears a white shirt, white ash horizontal stripes and a red tilak on his forehead, and holds the instrument to his lips. Beside him a younger man in a white shirt plays, and a woman in a red sari with gold bangles plays alongside. Other men in white dhotis with gold borders and a man in a yellow shirt play in the background, with a drummer in a green shirt and red shawl at the right edge. Strings of yellow tassels hang from the instruments.

A temple procession scene with musicians in white dhotis and shirts playing traditional instruments in a stone-paved courtyard. A boy in a yellow kurta plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style), an older man in white plays a small drum-like instrument, and a younger man in white holds a frame drum. Behind them a crowd of onlookers stands in the stone temple doorway, and a woman in a white sari is seen at the left edge beside a large orange and red decorated umbrella. White kolam rangoli patterns are drawn on the ground.

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December 29 2010

A procession on a dirt road moves past red and white draped tents. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts play long nadaswaram-style wind pipes and a drum, while a man in orange cloth beats a barrel drum at right. Several men wear rudraksha-style beaded malas and white garments. Above them a decorated canopy with red, yellow and green patterned cloth and a kalasha-like motif is carried on poles, with orange flags flying behind. Behind the musicians, more people in white follow in a crowd.

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A street scene outside a house in Tamil Nadu during a welcoming procession. Three drummers stand in front, playing long curved wind instruments (nadaswaram-style pipes) and large hand drums with yellow-banded frames. The drummer on the left wears a white dhoti and a green-and-red shawl; the central piper wears a white shirt and white dhoti; the right drummer wears a pink shirt and white dhoti with an orange cloth. Behind them, a group of devotees in white and saffron clothes, including women in sarees, stands along the lane. A striped pastel canopy shades a doorway with a deity image and garlands, and a woman holds a brass tray of offerings.

June 19 2013

A photograph of a traditional Indian musical procession in a covered corridor of a white building. Men in white dhotis and shirts play instruments: the central player blows a long brass nadaswaram-style horn with an orange-yellow sash and rudraksha-style neck tassels, another man beside him plays a similar horn, and two men on the left and right carry double-headed drums (thavil) slung over their shoulders, one with a woven orange strap and one with a green-and-gold rim. Several other men in white stand in the background. A small orange and white garland decoration hangs over a red-framed doorway, and potted palms and a blue plastic chair sit near the entrance.

January 12 2007

Outdoor temple procession on a dirt ground with red-and-white tiered steps behind. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts play traditional instruments: a man at left plays a double-reed nadaswaram-style wind instrument beside a small drum, a man in front blows a long wind instrument, and a man at right in a rust-coloured shirt holds a frame drum slung across his shoulder. Other men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand behind them, and a child stands at far left. Trees and a distant building fill the background under a pale sky.

Outdoor procession scene with a group of musicians in white dhotis leading a crowd. Foreground, a drummer in white dhoti and shirt holds a round drum with yellow-banded rims and a brown cloth-wrapped drum beside him. In the center, a musician in white dhoti with an orange-gold border plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) with an orange tassel, while a man in a pink-checked shirt and white dhoti plays a brass horn with an orange tassel. Another drummer on the right in white clothes plays a drum. Behind them, a crowd of devotees stands near orange flags, a gold-topped staff, and an orange-painted building with signage. Some devotees wear white and orange, with a woman in a green sari visible.