Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Four young men sit cross-legged on an orange cloth in front of red and white striped walls, playing traditional percussion and wind instruments. The man in the centre wears a white shirt and white dhoti, a wristwatch and red wrist threads, and holds a dark wooden nadaswaram-style pipe across his lap while his hands rest on a small white drum. To the left, a drummer in a red shirt beats a barrel drum with a green and gold patterned cover, and another drummer in a maroon shirt sits behind. On the right, a man in a white shirt sits beside a large frame drum with metal rims and a red cloth. All wear forehead markings, and the scene suggests a musical accompaniment at an ashram or temple event.

More like this

Open the gallery
December 23 20102010-12-23Outdoor photo of a traditional Tamil musical ensemble performing on a stone-paved courtyard. Four seated musicians in white dhotis and white shirts play instruments: two play long wooden nadaswaram-style pipes, and two play drums, one a barrel drum with a red-brown wrapped body and a tavil-style drum held with sticks. Standing onlookers in white veshtis and shirts watch from behind, and a woman in a light sari stands at the upper right.2012-06-05December 23 20092009-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23December 14 20112011-12-14Three musicians sit cross-legged on a tiled floor against a pale yellow wall, performing devotional music. The two on the left play long dark wooden nadaswaram-style pipes with gold-tipped bells, one in an all-white dhoti and shirt, the other in a yellow kurta with an orange shawl and a dhoti. The man on the right in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a barrel-shaped drum with a maroon cloth covering. Orange tassels hang from the instruments. A small purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2012-05-18Four male musicians sit cross-legged on a woven mat playing traditional wind instruments. The front player in a white shirt and white dhoti with a pink cloth, plus gold beaded necklace, plays a long nagaswaram-style pipe. Two players in red shirts and white dhotis play similar wind instruments, one with a tilaka-marked forehead and orange thread garland. A drummer in a striped shirt and checked lungi beats a barrel drum behind them. A striped red and white wall and an orange curtain form the backdrop.2010-12-23December 29 20102010-12-29A photograph of two musicians seated cross-legged on an orange cloth at a Dasara celebration event. The musician on the left wears a cream shirt and white dhoti with a white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead, playing a long wooden nadaswaram-style reed instrument. The central musician wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a tilak, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold wristwatch, playing a similar wind instrument with a decorated yellow-and-orange cloth wrapped on it. A third man in a striped shirt sits at right beside a drum with wooden body and yellow trim, and a standing white fan is behind them with white curtains. Several audience members are blurred in the lower right foreground.2010-10-17A photograph of a temple musician ensemble performing in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a large two-headed drum (thavil) with a red and gold trim, held at his side, looking toward the camera. Behind him, a player in a red shirt and saffron-orange dhoti with a red tilak on his forehead plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram) with a bell-shaped end. Another drummer in white dhoti sits at left, and a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and horizontal sacred ash marks on his forehead stands at right beside a draped red and gold cloth on a stand. Several other people in white dhotis stand in the background, some with hands joined. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-12-20December 10 20132013-12-10Three men sit cross-legged on an orange cloth outdoors, playing long wooden nadaswaram-style wind instruments with bell-shaped ends. The man on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak on his forehead and a gold wristwatch. The seated man in the centre wears a grey shirt and white dhoti with a red wristband. The man on the right wears a grey-brown shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak. Orange and yellow tassels hang from the instruments. A small black bag and a metal jug sit nearby, with red pillars and plants behind them.2011-12-16