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June 22 2009

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Photograph of a musical performance on a stage draped with turquoise cloth and a green painted backdrop with figure motifs. A man in a white kurta with a small red tilak on his forehead plays a long dark wooden flute held horizontally to his lips. A second man in white stands behind him, head bowed toward the instrument. A boy in a pale yellow shirt stands at left, and another man in a white shirt with a saffron-and-red shoulder cloth stands at right, facing the performers. Hanging orange-and-yellow tassels decorate the flute area.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22Three 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 musical performance at an indoor hall with white-painted steel framing and latticed wooden screens. A young man in a white kurta and white trousers plays a long dark wooden shehnai-style wind instrument with a flared bell, a tilak on his forehead and a gold bracelet on his wrist. Beside him an older man in a pale green shirt and a teal cloth over his shoulder watches, and a man in a white shirt with a red-and-white cord across his chest plays a small percussion or string instrument, his head bowed. In the lower foreground another man in white with an orange-and-maroon shoulder cloth turns away. A woman with light hair and a child in dark clothing sit at the left edge watching the musicians.2009-06-22Musicians perform in a bright white hall with lattice screens and white ceiling decorations. Three men in white shirts play long wind instruments: one blows a long brass-bell horn with tassels, another plays a pipe with a red-and-orange sash across his chest, and a man in the foreground wears a red sash. A standing man in a light shirt and a teal and maroon cloth holds small cymbals, and a seated woman with a bindi and garland watches. Behind them, a few other people sit in a row.2009-06-22Photograph of a musical ensemble performing indoors in a white-walled hall with white lattice screens and a white fan. Two young men in white dhotis and shirts play long wooden nadaswaram-style pipes with flared bells, one with a red tilak on his forehead. A man in a cream shirt and white dhoti plays a hand drum or percussion, and another man in a white shirt with an orange sash across his chest sits in the foreground. A woman in a dark top with folded hands watches at the left edge, and a garland of white flowers is visible nearby.2009-06-22Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a blue tarpaulin wall and banana leaves. Three men in white dhotis and white shirts play long wooden nadaswaram-style horns, with orange and white tassels hanging from them. Behind them, a man in a red-and-white garment with a red cloth over his shoulder plays a drum, and other white-clad men and a few saffron-robed figures follow in the procession, some wearing garlands. Overcast daylight, rustic setting.2010-12-29June 19 20132013-06-19A 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.2011-10-02Three musicians in white dhotis and white shirts walk barefoot along a dirt path, playing long wind instruments. The lead player on the left blows a brass horn with a wide bell, the centre player plays a dark wooden nadaswaram-style pipe with a flared bell, and the player on the right plays a similar wooden pipe. Orange and yellow tassel strands hang from their instruments. Behind them, a few people in white and one figure in saffron-orange robes follow along. On the right, a blue tarpaulin fence lines the path, with banana plants and paper decorations on the left and tall poles and trees in the background.2010-12-29December 23 20092009-12-23