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October 14 2012

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December 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 in a cream-coloured kurta plays a long dark wooden nadaswaram-style wind instrument with gold fittings and hanging gold ornaments. He wears a gold bangle, a ring and a red thread around his wrist, with a sandal or vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind him, coconuts, green leaves and a garland of pink, red, yellow and white flowers decorate a display, and a woman in the foreground is partly visible.2007-11-15A man seated cross-legged on an orange cloth plays a long wooden flute with a round wooden resonator, with yellow tassels hanging from the instrument. He wears a light blue button-up shirt, white dhoti, a gold wristwatch and a vertical sandal-paste mark on his forehead. Behind him, several women in white saris with orange shawls sit closely together, some wearing glasses, bangles and beaded necklaces. Evening light and a purple bird logo appear in the frame.2013-03-07December 17 20112011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17A 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.2010-10-17Photograph of musicians seated on red-brick temple steps. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long wooden shehnai-style wind instrument with a brass bell, a yellow cord hanging from it. Beside him a younger man in white dhoti and shirt plays a large two-headed drum with a red cloth wrap and brass rims. Behind them, several people in white dhotis sit on the steps, one with hands pressed in anjali. A metal railing and red cloth hang at the left edge. No visible a person candidate; there is no clear appearance match in the scene.2016-12-09Musicians sit on red stone steps in white ritual dress. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long dark wind instrument, a nadaswaram, with a yellow cord hanging from it. Beside him a second man in white holds a drum with a red covering and metal rims, a melam-style percussion drum. Behind them, seated women and men wear white saris and white garments, with hands folded in prayer, and brass vessels and a lamp sit on the steps. The setting appears to be a riverside ghat with a metal railing.2016-12-09December 20 20132013-12-20Night photograph of two male musicians seated on the ground playing long wooden nadaswaram-style wind instruments. The musician on the left wears a white dhoti and kurta with a yellow-orange cloth and a tassel, and has white and red tilak marks on his forehead. The musician on the right wears white, plays a wider-bell instrument, and has a red bindi-style tilak with white marks. Behind them sit devotees in white and orange-red shawls and saris, some with rudraksha malas, watching in plastic chairs. A red drum sits at the right edge.2012-10-14June 10 20092009-06-10