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December 23 2010

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Four 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 23 20102010-12-23Three musicians sit cross-legged on a woven straw mat playing long wooden nadaswaram-style pipes in a red-walled courtyard. The player on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a red shawl across his lap, with a beaded mala around his neck. The middle player wears a maroon checked shirt, white dhoti and a forehead tilak, with an orange-beaded necklace. The right player wears a maroon shirt and white dhoti with an orange garland. A drummer's hands are visible at the lower left and a red-draped drum stands at the right. Behind them are a doorway with orange curtains and a potted plant.2010-12-23December 23 20092009-12-23Three 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.2011-12-16December 23 20102010-12-23Three musicians seated on a cloth-covered mat perform at an evening event. Two play long brass nadaswaram-style horns with flared bells, while the third, on the right, plays a drum set with a cloth bag. All wear white shirts and white dhotis; the two horn players wear yellow-gold beaded garlands. Behind them, a white banner and a crowd of onlookers in white and light shirts fill the background.2012-01-08A 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.2010-12-20June 09 20092009-06-09A dirt path beside a white building with a dark green hedge behind it shows four people playing traditional instruments. On the left, a young boy in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a red cloth over his shoulder, plays a red-and-gold drum held against his hip. In the centre, a man in white shirt and dhoti with a gold-bracelet wrist plays a long wooden pipe (nadaswaram-style). On the right, a man in white shirt and dhoti holds a drum with a red shoulder cloth, and a woman in a purple sari with gold border stands behind him.2011-10-02A group of young boys in saffron and red robes perform a ceremonial musical ensemble, seated on the floor in front of white sliding glass doors and red curtains. Many hold long, curved brass horns (ceremonial trumpets) raised overhead or to their lips, while others play barrel drums and a small cymbal-like instrument. Most wear rudraksha malas and have white tilak markings on their foreheads. Several are shirtless with gold armbands and bangles. A small purple logo appears in the upper left corner of the frame.2013-07-11September 15 20132013-09-15