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Outdoor photograph of drummers and pipers performing beside a large black stone Nandi bull statue on bare dirt ground. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and white shirt with an orange shawl plays a barrel drum held at his hip. Beside him, a man in a green shirt and white dhoti plays a red-and-silver drum, while another man in white plays a long wind instrument. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and red headscarves watch and stand, and a few women in saffron and teal saris are visible. A colourful striped mat lies on the ground, and buses and trees sit in the background.2017-12-16December 22 20182018-12-22 +2 copiesDecember 11 20112011-12-11Outdoor temple procession on a dirt path lined with coconut palms. Musicians in white dhotis and shirts play long brass horns (nadaswaram-style) and drums; a woman in a red-brown sari with a green-bordered cloth plays a horn at left. Several ornate umbrellas with red, orange and multicoloured canopies are carried above the group, and a man in orange robes with a white flower garland walks at centre, with a few other attendants in white dhotis following. A man in red-orange clothing holds a large drum at right. Blue and white festoon banners hang between the trees.2006-12-29July 04 20142014-07-04A dirt path beside a white building with a dark green hedge behind it shows four people playing traditional instruments. On the left, a young boy in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a red cloth over his shoulder, plays a red-and-gold drum held against his hip. In the centre, a man in white shirt and dhoti with a gold-bracelet wrist plays a long wooden pipe (nadaswaram-style). On the right, a man in white shirt and dhoti holds a drum with a red shoulder cloth, and a woman in a purple sari with gold border stands behind him.2011-10-02Outdoor scene on a red earth ground with palms, shrubs and a banana plant behind. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts play traditional instruments: the central man blows a long brass horn, a man on the right plays a long wooden nadaswaram-style pipe with an orange-tasselled bell, and drummers on the left and right beat double-headed drums. Behind them, women in white saris with coloured borders and a man in a saffron-orange robe stand among a group of devotees, with a camera operator at the right edge. The group appears to be part of a procession or music ensemble.2010-01-01June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt ground with men in white dhotis and shirts carrying large barrel drums with leather heads slung at their sides, one drummer striking a long curved horn-style wind instrument. Women in white saris with orange and gold borders walk alongside, one holding a decorated tray. Behind them, colourful triangular pennants with gold and red embroidery hang from poles, and red, white and blue bunting frames a stage with pink draped cloth. Several people stand in white ritual clothing along the edges.2010-02-12June 09 20092009-06-09December 16 20172017-12-16Outdoor festival procession with drummers in the foreground. Several men wear black lower garments with gold-patterned sleeveless tunics, black arm bands and red fringed sashes, some with white ash-like markings on their shoulders, beating large drums with sticks. Behind them a crowd of people in white clothes and colourful saris and salwars watches. Several decorated parasols with blue, red and pink panels and tassels are raised above the crowd, and a water tank stands on a rooftop in the background.2011-01-01