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December 21 2013

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A 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.2013-12-21October 14 20122012-10-14Night 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.2013-09-15December 20 20132013-12-20Night 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.2011-11-10November 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.2011-11-10June 10 20092009-06-10A photograph of an outdoor evening procession. In the foreground a man in a white shirt, gold-coloured patterned dhoti with an orange border, and a gold bracelet plays a long curved brass horn (nadaswaram-style wind instrument) with a tassel of cords hanging from it. He wears a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a crowd of men in white dhotis, white shirts and a purple shirt stand watching. Lights glow in the dark background.2016-12-09December 11 20112011-12-11November 10 20112011-11-10December 17 20112011-12-17