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Night photo of a procession-style performance on a paved courtyard decorated with string lights and a lit tree-shaped light display. Drummers in white dhoti and orange or yellow sashes, with several men on the left playing large barrel drums, move around a colourful floral kolam rangoli on the ground. Musicians in white and cream dhotis play wind instruments in the centre, and a man in orange silk stands in the middle. A decorated pillar with a yellow and white garland stands at the right, and a few people watch from the edges. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.

Night-time outdoor temple event on a paved courtyard under strings of multicoloured fairy lights and a white canopy. Several men in white dhotis and shirts play large two-sided drums and wind instruments, with a drummer in a yellow-green shirt and a drummer in a light blue shirt at right. In front, a seated group wearing yellow and orange cloth plays drums. A tall brass kalasha with leaves sits on a red pedestal, and a small illuminated tower stands behind. A crowd of onlookers stands at left and at the back. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.

Night-time outdoor procession at a temple-style courtyard lit with strings of coloured lights and a tall decorated lamp tree. Several musicians in white dhotis play drums and wind instruments, including a large nagaswaram-style horn and tall dhol drums, while a man in a yellow shirt and dark dhoti plays a drum at right. Women in colourful saris stand in the background, and a red and white pillar with a garlanded kalasha-like urn sits at centre. Rangoli patterns and a decorated stage area appear on the ground. Several men and children in white and yellow clothing stand near the musicians, and a man in a checked green cloth sits in the foreground beside a drum. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.

December 09 2016

December 09 2016

Night outdoor procession scene on a paved courtyard with string lights and trees. Four men in white dhotis and shirts play traditional instruments: a drummer at left holds a drum with red trim, and three wind players at centre and right blow long horns, the rightmost in a white shirt with gold-bordered dhoti and a red-and-gold cord. The centre player wears a gold-yellow shirt and a patterned lower cloth. Behind them, a crowd of men and women watches, several women in colourful saris, and a red pillar and string-lit trees frame the scene.

Night procession with musicians in front of a small decorated palanquin or ratha bearing a deity murti framed by a gold-and-red canopy. Two drummers on the left play large double-headed drums with red and orange covers and gold-trimmed rims; the front drummer wears a white shirt, orange shawl, and a tilak on his forehead. Behind them, nagaswaram-style wind players in white dhotis with gold borders play long pipes, one with a bell-shaped end, and a man in white holds a small drum. Devotees in white and colourful saris stand behind them on a dark paved ground.

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Night street procession in a residential lane lit by a street lamp and strings of green and red lights on buildings. Two drummers stand in the foreground: on the left a man in white shirt and dhoti holds a pair of drums with a stick; on the right a man in a green shirt and saffron-yellow dhoti holds a drum with a red-and-white cloth wrap. Behind them a line of devotees in white dhotis and shirts and women in white and red saris stands along the road, some holding flower garlands. The ground has white kolam rangoli designs.

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Night outdoor procession at a temple-style ground with a crowd of devotees. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt beats a large frame drum (thappu-style) with a stick, and beside him a drummer in white plays a double-headed drum with maroon and white banding. In the centre a man in white dhoti with a red cloth sash and a garland-like adornment plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram/horn-style). Several women in orange and white saris stand with palms pressed together in prayer, and rows of white-clad devotees line the path. Two round ceremonial standards with emblems hang from poles on the right, and a green light glows in the background.