Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
December 17 2011

More like this

Open the gallery
December 17 20112011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17A photograph of an outdoor evening procession. In the foreground a man in a white shirt, gold-coloured patterned dhoti with an orange border, and a gold bracelet plays a long curved brass horn (nadaswaram-style wind instrument) with a tassel of cords hanging from it. He wears a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a crowd of men in white dhotis, white shirts and a purple shirt stand watching. Lights glow in the dark background.2016-12-09A man sits cross-legged on a cloth beside a wire-mesh fence, playing a long dark wooden horn-shaped instrument. He wears a peach-coloured short-sleeved shirt, white dhoti, a white tilak on his forehead, a gold wristwatch, and a yellow-orange beaded thread garland around his neck. To the left, a drum with red and gold patterned covering and yellow straps is partly visible, with another person's shoulder at the edge.2013-06-06 +1 copiesOctober 14 20122012-10-14Three men sit cross-legged on an orange cloth outdoors, playing long wooden nadaswaram-style wind instruments with bell-shaped ends. The man on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak on his forehead and a gold wristwatch. The seated man in the centre wears a grey shirt and white dhoti with a red wristband. The man on the right wears a grey-brown shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak. Orange and yellow tassels hang from the instruments. A small black bag and a metal jug sit nearby, with red pillars and plants behind them.2011-12-16A photograph of several men and a woman playing long black nagaswaram-style wind instruments outdoors on a dirt ground in front of a pink and purple tent with bunting. The foremost man on the left wears a white shirt, white ash horizontal stripes and a red tilak on his forehead, and holds the instrument to his lips. Beside him a younger man in a white shirt plays, and a woman in a red sari with gold bangles plays alongside. Other men in white dhotis with gold borders and a man in a yellow shirt play in the background, with a drummer in a green shirt and red shawl at the right edge. Strings of yellow tassels hang from the instruments.2005-01-01A 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.2010-10-17A street procession of musicians playing long dark wooden nadaswaram-style pipes with flared brass bells. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls over their shoulders, play in a row, one older man in front with a wristwatch and a sacred marking on his forehead. A younger man beside them carries a red and gold drum slung at his side, with a white cloth on top. Behind, a man in a tan shirt stands watching. Green and white rolling shutters and carved stone pillars line the background.2006-09-24June 24 20132013-06-24Three 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 20092009-12-23