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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.

December 09 2016

December 09 2016

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.

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.

June 23 2014

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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.

Night street procession in a busy town, with several drummers walking on dark asphalt under streetlights and shop signs. The foreground drummer on the left wears a white dhoti, bare chest, yellow shawl over one shoulder and a red armband, playing a drum slung from his neck. Beside him a drummer in an orange dhoti and white top plays a small frame drum, and a man in a white shirt and yellow cloth carries a double drum set on a strap. A drum barrel and bundled cloth sit in the lower right. Other men in white clothes walk behind, with white flags visible in the background.

December 09 2016

Night procession with drummers and devotees at a temple-type outdoor site. In the foreground a bare-chested man in an orange cloth with a yellow sash and pink tassels plays a small hand drum while smiling. Beside him a white-shirted, white-dhoti man with grey hair beats a red-faced drum, and an elderly man in a white shirt and maroon dhoti with a red waist sash holds a bell. Behind them drummers in orange and yellow garments and a woman in a teal sari stand near a golden canopy and a flower-garlanded staff topped with yellow and white flowers. Pattern of floral garlands and orange-clad devotees suggests a temple procession. a person candidate is not visibly present.

A row of drummers performs outdoors at night beneath hanging decorations and lights. Six young men and boys play round frame drums with pink sticks. Most wear orange dhoti-style cloths with gold borders, bare chests, rudraksha malas and white ash markings on their faces and torsos. One drummer in the centre wears a white dhoti with a gold border. Behind them, another person in white and orange clothing stands near a pillar, with greenery and red and orange festive banners in the background.

Night scene of a ritual drum ensemble performing outdoors on a paved courtyard. Several men in orange and saffron dhotis with gold borders and white dhotis play large hand-held drums, some with leopard-print covers, and one man on the right blows a long curved brass horn. Many wear rudraksha malas and one has a white vertical tilak on his forehead. A marigold garland hangs at the upper left and a decorated pillar and stone platform stand behind. No single figure is identifiable as a featured teacher; the group is a drumming and horn troupe performing at a pidari-amman puja.