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November 10 20112011-11-10Two young men in plain white shirts and white dhotis play long wooden nadaswaram-style wind instruments with flared brass bells at night. Each wears a yellow and orange beaded garland and a small tilak on the forehead. Behind them, several people in white and a few in darker clothes stand in a dim outdoor crowd beside a metal barrier and a row of small lights. Foliage is blurred in the background.2011-11-10November 10 20112011-11-10Night outdoor scene of two young men in plain white shirts and white dhotis playing long dark wooden nadaswaram-style wind instruments with brass bells, one wearing a small tilak on the forehead and yellow-and-green beaded garlands hanging on their chests. Behind them, several men in white and cream shirts stand near an orange-and-white draped stage edge, with warm lamp lights and dark trees in the background.2011-11-10December 09 20162016-12-09June 10 20092009-06-10Night procession with two men in front playing long wooden nadaswaram horns. The man on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl, and has white vibhuti stripes with a red kumkum dot on his forehead. The man on the right wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a lavender cloth over his shoulder, and a red dot on his forehead. Behind them, other men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in an orange sari walk through the crowd. Behind them, an illuminated golden shrine niche displays a deity murti decorated with red and gold. A white cloth bag with a printed deity image hangs from one man's shoulder.2013-09-15Night 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.2016-12-09September 15 20132013-09-15Evening outdoor performance at an ashram pavilion: musicians sit on a mat playing traditional wind instruments. A woman in a grey-green sari with a red blouse plays a long wooden nadaswaram-style pipe beside two men in white dhotis and white shirts playing similar pipes. On the right, drummers in orange and maroon kurtas play drums with striped covers, and a man in white stands at the back beside a white pillar with colourful hanging cloths. A small black radio sits on the mat, and spectators sit behind the musicians. Several people wear white and sacred marks on their foreheads.2007-12-30A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti plays a long wooden horn-shaped instrument. He wears a yellow and orange tassel-and-bead garland, a red thread bracelet, and a gold ring. Behind him, a brightly lit deity murti in a shrine niche and red-and-white painted steps form the setting, with yellow flowers visible at the lower right.2013-12-21December 11 20112011-12-11