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December 20 20132013-12-20A man in white shirt and white dhoti sits cross-legged on a red sack outdoors, playing a nadaswaram-style wind instrument with a flared bell while his right hand strikes a large brown-and-chrome drum with rubber finger caps. A red pillar, grey stone wall and a black plastic chair appear in the background. Scattered grains lie on the concrete ground.2013-12-20December 10 20132013-12-10Two young men in white ritual clothes perform music outdoors on red-painted steps lined with terracotta pots of green plants. The man on the left plays a long brass wind instrument, a nadaswaram-style horn, with gold bangles and a red thread on his wrist. The man on the right, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead, plays a large hand drum with a silver rim. Behind them, figures in orange robes stand on the steps, and pink and white garlands hang along the railing above.2013-06-24Outdoor scene on red stone steps. A man in the foreground wearing a white shirt, white dhoti with a red border and a yellow-cord necklace plays a long dark wooden shehnai-style wind instrument with a flared bell. Beside him a younger man in white clothes with a yellow-cord necklace holds a red-and-silver wrapped drum called a mridangam or thavil. Behind them, several people in white dhotis and shirts sit on the steps, one with hands folded in prayer, and a metal railing with red and orange cloth stands at left. The attire suggests a ritual musical performance.2016-12-09 +1 copiesA seated musician plays a large brown wooden mridangam drum, its body wrapped in a brown patterned cloth with yellow straps, placed on a folded cloth on a paved floor. He wears a white short-sleeved shirt with a lanyard, white dhoti, and a red wrist thread, tapping the drum with a stick in his right hand. Beside him, a long wooden instrument with a red cloth lies on the ground, and a small tool rests at left. A red pillar frames the sunlit courtyard. No a person is visible.2011-12-17Two men sit cross-legged on a red mat playing long brown wooden nadaswaram-style wind instruments with flared bells. The man on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange-and-gold cloth draped over his lap, a red forehead mark, and gold bangles. The man on the right wears a maroon shirt and a green-and-gold patterned dhoti, with a red forehead mark and a dark bracelet. A white wall and whiteboard form the backdrop, and a partial drum is visible at the right edge.2013-12-25January 06 20132013-01-06Photograph of musicians seated on red-brick temple steps. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long wooden shehnai-style wind instrument with a brass bell, a yellow cord hanging from it. Beside him a younger man in white dhoti and shirt plays a large two-headed drum with a red cloth wrap and brass rims. Behind them, several people in white dhotis sit on the steps, one with hands pressed in anjali. A metal railing and red cloth hang at the left edge. No visible a person candidate; there is no clear appearance match in the scene.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night photograph of a seated man playing a large metal-rimmed drum with a brown leather covering, resting on an orange cloth on a stone floor. He wears a white short-sleeved shirt, a white dhoti with green border, a brass bangle, and white sacred ash with a red dot on his forehead. He has ivory finger covers on his right hand as he strikes the drumhead. Dark background with a red pillar at right.2013-12-19November 29 20162016-11-29 +1 copies