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A photograph of a ceremonial procession under a decorated tent with red and white draping and a marigold garland on the pole. Several men play large drums with wooden sticks, including a drummer in a white shirt with a sash and a drummer in white kurta and orange dhoti. Behind them a man plays a saxophone-style brass horn, and a crowd in white shirts, white dhotis and light blue shirts stands on green carpet. A man in a long white kurta stands among them, and speakers are visible at the top right.

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Drummers perform in a decorated hall with banana-leaf style plants, colourful panels and orange bunting overhead. In the foreground, two young men wearing orange or yellow cloth and beaded necklaces play large barrel drums with sticks. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk along a woven mat runner, some carrying drums and others looking on. Several people hold small identity cards on lanyards. The setting resembles a temple or ashram procession.A street procession of musicians playing long dark wooden nadaswaram-style pipes with flared brass bells. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls over their shoulders, play in a row, one older man in front with a wristwatch and a sacred marking on his forehead. A younger man beside them carries a red and gold drum slung at his side, with a white cloth on top. Behind, a man in a tan shirt stands watching. Green and white rolling shutters and carved stone pillars line the background.2006-09-24June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesDecember 26 20072007-12-26July 12 20062006-07-12Night 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.2013-09-15Outdoor photo on a dirt ground at an event with a row of orange-painted shipping containers along the left edge. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand around, most in plain white or grey shirts. A man in the foreground right wears a white shirt, a rust-brown shawl over one shoulder, and white vibhuti lines on his forehead, holding a large frame drum with yellow rim. A man next to him holds a second drum with dark patterned body and yellow lacing. Behind them, people in white stand near green banana plants and a line of tall decorated poles with yellow and green streamers.2012-07-03A festival procession with drummers in the foreground. Two drummers in white shirts and a man in a green-and-white striped head wrap play large drums with sticks, while a row of drummers behind them, one wearing a white-and-brown patterned shawl and a bright orange head cloth, keeps time. Above them, two ornate umbrellas with purple fringe and red tassels are raised over the procession. To the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a garland of white and orange flowers stands with hands folded in prayer, and men in white dhotis and shirts crowd around. A red-walled building and palm trees sit in the background under bright sky.2005-12-31A photograph of a traditional Indian musical procession in a covered corridor of a white building. Men in white dhotis and shirts play instruments: the central player blows a long brass nadaswaram-style horn with an orange-yellow sash and rudraksha-style neck tassels, another man beside him plays a similar horn, and two men on the left and right carry double-headed drums (thavil) slung over their shoulders, one with a woven orange strap and one with a green-and-gold rim. Several other men in white stand in the background. A small orange and white garland decoration hangs over a red-framed doorway, and potted palms and a blue plastic chair sit near the entrance.2009-06-22December 29 20082008-12-29Outdoor procession scene with a group of musicians in white dhotis leading a crowd. Foreground, a drummer in white dhoti and shirt holds a round drum with yellow-banded rims and a brown cloth-wrapped drum beside him. In the center, a musician in white dhoti with an orange-gold border plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) with an orange tassel, while a man in a pink-checked shirt and white dhoti plays a brass horn with an orange tassel. Another drummer on the right in white clothes plays a drum. Behind them, a crowd of devotees stands near orange flags, a gold-topped staff, and an orange-painted building with signage. Some devotees wear white and orange, with a woman in a green sari visible.2011-12-11Street procession scene with several drummers playing hand drums (thappu/melam-style) on a road. In the foreground, a shirtless young man in a pink lungi with a multicoloured shawl and a bright orange sash plays a drum, and a shirtless man in a yellow-and-green sash and orange cloth plays another drum with a stick. To the right, men in white dhotis and white shirts play drums. Behind them, a crowd in white clothes stands along the roadside, with a bus visible in the background. A man in a checked shirt stands at the left edge.2010-02-18