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December 16 20172017-12-16Outdoor gathering on sandy ground before a tree line, with a large seated crowd in white dhotis and shirts and red head-cloths. In the foreground a musician in a white shirt, white dhoti and orange-red shawl plays a long brass horn (nadaswaram-style) held to a drum, while another player at left beats a barrel-shaped drum with yellow-banded rims in a green garment. A red carpet and striped mat lie in front of the crowd, and an ornate black case sits at right. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand in the back rows.2017-12-16December 11 20112011-12-11Outdoor festival scene under a canopy with a red earth floor. Several shirtless men in white dhotis perform percussion with large cylindrical drums, some seated and others standing, while two men face each other striking small cymbals or handbells. Behind them a crowd of onlookers in white shirts, saffron, pink and yellow saris and casual clothes watches closely. In the upper background a figure in orange robes and a tall orange headpiece stands on a raised platform near a banner, with a white-clad attendant beside him. A drumming ensemble in Chanda Melam style, the drum performance described in the page excerpt.2008-07-28July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesOutdoor village scene under a partly cloudy sky with palm trees behind. In the foreground, a drummer in a pale yellow shirt and white dhoti plays a red-and-white barrel drum, while a man in a white shirt and red waistcloth plays a long wind instrument. A bearded man in white clothes with a white shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace plays a long pipe, and another man stands beside him. At left, performers with decorated headdresses and garlands of yellow flowers stand near a large crowd of spectators sitting on the sand and matting. A young man in a dark shirt and striped wrap is seen in the right foreground.2006-11-13Four men in white traditional dhotis perform on a dusty open ground in front of a green tarpaulin barrier, with a red-draped stage and a construction crane behind. On the left, a man in an orange-and-red shawl with a red tilak on his forehead plays a small hand drum. Beside him, a man with a gold necklace plays a long pipe instrument. In the centre, a man in a white shirt blows a brass horn called a kompu. On the right, a man in a green-gold shawl beats a large red-and-gold drum. Seated spectators and standing onlookers are visible in the background. No a person candidate is visible in this photograph.2017-12-16A 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.2011-11-10December 29 20102010-12-29July 21 20102010-07-21A 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 copiesNovember 25 20062006-11-25