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Evening outdoor satsang in a crowded open ground with rows of white and coloured plastic chairs. In the foreground, a musician in a white shirt plays a wooden-bodied drum with yellow straps and another seated musician beside him plays a stringed instrument; other men in white dhotis sit on an orange cloth. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with a yellow-bordered shawl and a gold chain sits at a table of audio equipment wearing headphones, with a navy cloth backdrop. A standing man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl with a long sash stands at right near the table, and a crowd of onlookers fills the background.

An outdoor evening satsang at a Thiruvannamalai-area event, with a seated audience of many men on white plastic chairs. In the foreground, a group of musicians in white dhotis and shirts play instruments: a man in white seated at left plays a wooden dholak-style drum, a man in the center plays a long wooden flute-like instrument, and another plays a barrel drum. Behind them, a bald man in white wears a headset microphone and sits by a mixing console and laptop. A standing man in a white dhoti with a gold chain and a red-and-gold garland at right stands near a wooden railing. A purple-blue cloth draped on a frame forms the backdrop.

Night outdoor event with a raised orange-draped platform where three musicians sit cross-legged. Two men on the left play long brass nagaswaram-style horns with bulbous bells, one wearing a white shirt and dhoti with gold-tasselled cloth, the other in white with a gold necklace. A third man at right in a white shirt and dhoti plays a large double-headed barrel drum with leather heads. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis stands beside a white draped barrier, with string lights overhead and an orange garland-decorated pole at right. A red book lies on the platform. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

Photograph of a seated musical performance inside a hall with a white floor mat and yellow floor markings. In the foreground, a musician in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on a mat, seen from behind, while a man at left plays a long wind instrument and another plays a barrel drum. Behind them, two drummers in white shirts play dholak-style drums on white mats. Beyond, rows of seated audience members in white clothes and bright saris or tops, including a child in yellow, listen attentively.

Night photograph of a street or open ground with a group of musicians performing. A seated drummer plays a barrel drum with dark wrapping on the left, and three men beside him play long wind instruments resembling nadaswaram, held horizontally. Men in white dhoti and shirt stand and walk in the background, and two people sit in the foreground, one in an orange-brown shirt. A man standing on the right wears a white shirt and dhoti with a small photo badge on his chest. A white cloth and a small metal vessel lie on a blue mat.

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A photo of a cultural music session indoors on an orange cloth spread across the floor. A smiling man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl and beaded necklaces plays a wooden barrel-shaped drum with yellow straps. Beside him, other men in white dhotis and white shirts with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads sit and laugh. Behind them, a black-draped table holds audio equipment and cables, and seated people in orange and red clothing are visible in the background. No one is clearly identified as a person.

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Outdoor photo of a traditional Tamil musical ensemble performing on a stone-paved courtyard. Four seated musicians in white dhotis and white shirts play instruments: two play long wooden nadaswaram-style pipes, and two play drums, one a barrel drum with a red-brown wrapped body and a tavil-style drum held with sticks. Standing onlookers in white veshtis and shirts watch from behind, and a woman in a light sari stands at the upper right.

Night photo of a temple drum and wind ensemble on red-painted stone steps. A musician in white dhoti and shirt, with a gold-trimmed belt and gold-coloured garland, plays a long brass horn held high. Beside him another white-clad player blows a wooden pipe, and a drummer in a black shirt sits in front beating a large drum with a red cloth cover. Several other drummers in white dhotis and orange or yellow shirts stand and play along the steps, with a metal railing behind them. The scene is lit by the dark night background and the copyright and source text appears at lower right.

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.