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January 01 2006

Street 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.

December 29 2008

Outdoor 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.

Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with palm trees and a brick-paved floor. Four men in front play large barrel drums (thavil/mridangam-style). The foremost drummer wears a white shirt and white dhoti, the second an orange-brown checked shirt and white dhoti, the third a blue striped shirt with dark dhoti, and the rightmost a red-and-white striped shirt with white dhoti. Behind them a group of devotees, including women in pink and blue saris, stands near a decorated black Nandi bull with a red garland and an orange kalasha-like pillar. Some visitors wear lanyards.

Outdoor procession on a dirt road at an ashram-like compound with low white buildings and water tanks. A long line of men in white dhotis and white shirts plays large barrel drums, with orange and saffron shoulder cloths and red-and-orange sashes. Some drummers wear lavender dhotis. Saffron flags flutter in the background, and a few people walk along the road. Strong sunlight casts long shadows across the dirt.

December 31 2009

December 23 2016

A village road procession with musicians in white dhotis and shirts playing drums and a long wind instrument, plus a conch-like horn. The lead drummer in the centre wears a pale green shirt and white dhoti, striking a large drum with a stick. Other drummers on either side play smaller drums with red and orange cloth straps. Palm trees, thatched huts, and orange saffron flags line the road in the background, with more people walking behind the musicians.

July 04 2014

A 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.

Two men in plain white traditional clothing stand facing each other on a dirt ground in a rural setting with palm trees and a thatched hut behind them. Each holds a barrel drum with a dark skin head and yellow, red and green painted bands, slung from their shoulders by cords. The man on the left wears a white kurta and dhoti with sandals, while the man on the right wears a white kurta and dhoti barefoot. Both appear to be preparing to play the drums.