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A photograph of a live performance in a hall with white-painted walls and a wooden door. Four musicians in white dhotis and shirts perform on a raised stage. Two play long curved wind instruments (nadaswaram-style) and two play drums; one drummer holds a barrel-shaped drum with woven cane and the other a frame drum. A seated woman in a red sari and a garland watches at left. Teal backdrop with a painted map and temple motifs, a yellow and blue cloth hanging above, and a speaker mounted on the frame. Audience heads are visible in the foreground.

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Four men in white dhotis and shirts perform a folk music set on a raised stage in a hall. Two play long wooden nadaswaram-style pipes, one in the centre and one at right, while a drummer at right beats a round drum and another man at left holds a large barrel drum slung over his shoulder. A yellow banner hangs above and a green painted map of South India with temple motifs covers the backdrop. Seated audience members in the foreground are seen from behind.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22A photograph of four men in white dhotis and shirts performing traditional Tamil music on a plain indoor stage. The man second from left plays a large barrel drum (thavil) with a red wrap over his shoulder, the centre man plays a long wooden nadaswaram-style wind instrument, the man second from right plays another long pipe with tassels, and the man at far right holds a round frame drum. A teal backdrop shows a green map outline of Tamil Nadu decorated with figures. A white-curtained ceiling, a yellow cloth hanging above, a wooden door and a fan are visible.2009-06-22A photograph of a musical performance in a hall with white metal truss frame and lattice wooden windows. Four men in white dhoti and shirt play traditional instruments: two men on the right play long wind pipes (nadaswaram-type) with one wearing a red tilak on the forehead, a man in the centre holds small hand cymbals, and a man at right plays a large round frame drum. At left a drummer in white dhoti plays a barrel drum with yellow straps, and a seated woman in white watches. Audience heads are visible in the lower edge. A yellow cloth hangs from the ceiling frame.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22June 19 20132013-06-19Photograph 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.2009-06-22December 29 20102010-12-29A photograph of a traditional Indian musical procession in a covered corridor of a white building. Men in white dhotis and shirts play instruments: the central player blows a long brass nadaswaram-style horn with an orange-yellow sash and rudraksha-style neck tassels, another man beside him plays a similar horn, and two men on the left and right carry double-headed drums (thavil) slung over their shoulders, one with a woven orange strap and one with a green-and-gold rim. Several other men in white stand in the background. A small orange and white garland decoration hangs over a red-framed doorway, and potted palms and a blue plastic chair sit near the entrance.2009-06-22Photograph 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.2009-06-22A 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.2010-10-17