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December 14 2011

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A photograph of a musical ensemble performing indoors on a concrete floor beside white metal scaffolding. Several young men sit cross-legged playing traditional instruments: a long wooden nadaswaram-style pipe, a bronze and skin drum held horizontally with a cloth-draped drum, and hand drums. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, one wears a brown patterned shirt, and one wears an orange-and-white shawl. Behind them, a seated man in a white dhoti and orange shawl sits on a leather chair near audio equipment. Spectators stand at the right edge. Other musicians' drums lie in the foreground.2006-12-27Photo of a live musical performance in a bright hall with a white floor reflecting the scene. Four men in white dhotis and kurtas sit cross-legged on an orange cloth. Two play wind instruments: a long nagaswaram-style reed pipe on the left and a wooden flute-like instrument in the centre; a man with a tilak on his forehead and a beaded mala plays the centre pipe. Two drummers play double-headed drums, one on the left and one at the right. Women in orange and saffron saris sit on the floor in front of them, listening. A white fan, a keyboard amplifier with a striped cloth and a staircase railing are visible. No a person candidate is identifiable.2010-10-17A photograph of a traditional musical performance on an orange cloth spread across a hall floor. Several men seated cross-legged in white dhotis and white shirts, with white forehead markings, play instruments including a drum with a wooden frame, long wooden horn-like pipes standing upright on the cloth, and a small cymbal-like instrument. A man in a green shirt sits to the left holding a red cloth. Behind them, a person in a red garment and others sit at a table with audio equipment near a curtain, and more people stand or sit in the background. Chairs and metal handrails line the walls.2010-12-27September 15 20132013-09-15September 15 20132013-09-15A photograph of two musicians seated cross-legged on an orange cloth at a Dasara celebration event. The musician on the left wears a cream shirt and white dhoti with a white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead, playing a long wooden nadaswaram-style reed instrument. The central musician wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a tilak, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold wristwatch, playing a similar wind instrument with a decorated yellow-and-orange cloth wrapped on it. A third man in a striped shirt sits at right beside a drum with wooden body and yellow trim, and a standing white fan is behind them with white curtains. Several audience members are blurred in the lower right foreground.2010-10-17December 12 20112011-12-12Night photo of a seated musical ensemble at an open-sided pavilion with red and orange triangular bunting and tall decorative pillars. In the centre, a woman in a grey-green sari with a red blouse plays a long wooden nadaswaram-style reed instrument, flanked by two young men in white dhotis and white shirts also playing wind instruments on a blue mat. At the right, a man in an orange shirt plays a large barrel drum, and at the left edge another drummer in white sits beside a drum with woven straps. Behind them, a standing man in white and seated devotees in white and dark clothing watch the performance, with a few children further back.2007-12-30December 30 20072007-12-30Three musicians sit cross-legged on a tiled floor against a pale yellow wall, performing devotional music. The two on the left play long dark wooden nadaswaram-style pipes with gold-tipped bells, one in an all-white dhoti and shirt, the other in a yellow kurta with an orange shawl and a dhoti. The man on the right in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a barrel-shaped drum with a maroon cloth covering. Orange tassels hang from the instruments. A small purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2012-05-18December 23 20092009-12-23December 30 20072007-12-30