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A photograph of a street procession with musicians in white dhotis and shirts on a paved courtyard in front of a temple-like structure with a gold kalasha finial and garlands. A man on the left plays a double-headed drum with a red cloth strap and tilak on his forehead. A man in the centre plays a saxophone-style wind instrument. A woman in an orange sari plays a flute-like instrument beside a drum. On the right a man in white holds a tall pole with a decorated yellow canopy, and a woman in yellow is partly visible at the edge. Statues and white pillars are visible behind them.

December 29 2010

January 01 2012

A photograph of a procession on a dirt ground outdoors. Four musicians walk forward together: a man in a white shirt and white dhoti beats a red-and-gold drum slung at his side, a woman in a yellow-and-purple sari plays a long brass horn, another man in white dhoti and shirt plays a brass horn, and a fourth man in white dhoti beats a large drum. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and white shirts walk along, and a red-roofed building and metal frames stand at the right under bright daylight.

A temple procession scene with musicians in white dhotis and shirts playing traditional instruments in a stone-paved courtyard. A boy in a yellow kurta plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style), an older man in white plays a small drum-like instrument, and a younger man in white holds a frame drum. Behind them a crowd of onlookers stands in the stone temple doorway, and a woman in a white sari is seen at the left edge beside a large orange and red decorated umbrella. White kolam rangoli patterns are drawn on the ground.

2012-05-18 +1 copies

December 12 2011

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.

July 04 2014

Outdoor procession on a dirt path during a temple festival. Musicians play drums and a wind instrument: a man in a dark shirt and orange-bordered dhoti plays a large drum, a man in white plays a pipe-like instrument, and drummers in white dhotis beat a barrel drum and a frame drum. Devotees in white kurtas and dhotis and women in white and yellow saris walk behind them. Two men in white carry large orange-and-red embroidered umbrella-style banners with tassels, and orange flags flutter in the background beside a green vehicle with speakers.

Outdoor procession on a pale stone-paved ground with a group of drummers and a nadaswaram player performing. Several drummers in orange dhotis and saffron-orange shawls play large barrel drums, one with a bare chest and a green-and-white cloth across the shoulder. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument at left, and a woman in an orange sari stands at right. Behind them, three decorated umbrellas in red, green and yellow are held aloft, with a yellow sari visible among onlookers, trees and construction equipment in the background. No clearly identifiable candidate for a person is visible.

2016-11-29 +1 copies

November 29 2016

2016-11-29 +1 copies

Outdoor photo of a temple procession with drummers and musicians in white dhotis and shirts. A man on the left in a white shirt and yellow-orange cloth beats a small hand drum, while a man in a peach-checked shirt plays a large barrel drum with a red velvet cover. Other musicians in white clothes hold a nadaswaram-style wind instrument and drums with tilak marks on their foreheads. Behind them, women in saris and salwar and onlookers stand near orange and red flags, and footwear lies on the ground in front.