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Outdoor photograph of a crowd at a village gathering beneath a bright cloudy sky with palm trees behind. In the foreground a young man in a white vest with a yellow flower garland stands beside a drummer holding a wooden stick and a large barrel drum. Near the centre a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a white shawl and a gold chain stands holding a long wooden instrument. A younger man in a dark shirt and striped shawl stands at right foreground beside seated men in white shirts and dhotis and a boy in orange. Many spectators fill the background. A framed portrait hangs on a pole at upper right. Watermarked archive photo.

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Outdoor village scene under a partly cloudy sky with palm trees behind. In the foreground, a drummer in a pale yellow shirt and white dhoti plays a red-and-white barrel drum, while a man in a white shirt and red waistcloth plays a long wind instrument. A bearded man in white clothes with a white shawl and a rudraksha-style necklace plays a long pipe, and another man stands beside him. At left, performers with decorated headdresses and garlands of yellow flowers stand near a large crowd of spectators sitting on the sand and matting. A young man in a dark shirt and striped wrap is seen in the right foreground.2006-11-13July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesStreet procession scene with several drummers playing hand drums (thappu/melam-style) on a road. In the foreground, a shirtless young man in a pink lungi with a multicoloured shawl and a bright orange sash plays a drum, and a shirtless man in a yellow-and-green sash and orange cloth plays another drum with a stick. To the right, men in white dhotis and white shirts play drums. Behind them, a crowd in white clothes stands along the roadside, with a bus visible in the background. A man in a checked shirt stands at the left edge.2010-02-18Outdoor procession on a dirt path lined with palm and shade trees. In the foreground, musicians in white dhotis and white shirts play long brass nagaswaram-style horns and drums; the drummer on the left carries a red-and-gold patterned drum. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari and a monk in saffron robes walk with a group of men in white and pale shirts. A man in a yellow shirt and dark trousers walks among them. Thatched huts and palm trees frame the scene.2008-08-01May 05 20152015-05-05A rural road procession in daylight, with palm trees and a thatched hut at left. In the foreground, several drummers in white dhotis and white shawls play double-headed drums: a man in a pale yellow shirt beats a red-and-black drum, while others carry drums with striped and pink covers. Behind them, men in white and lavender garments and an orange-clad figure walk along the road, and orange flags flutter from a pole near a small shrine structure.2006-11-13July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesOutdoor festival scene under palm trees at an ashram-like compound with thatched roofs. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a multicoloured cord and ceremonial necklace plays a long brass horn (nadaswaram-style wind instrument). Beside him, a man in a cream dhoti with a yellow-bordered cloth plays a similar horn, and a drummer in a white dhoti and red cloth beats a barrel drum. A woman in white with hands folded in namaste smiles in the background, with a flag in orange and blue and a white floral decoration nearby. A man in a checked shirt stands at right and a man in a purple shirt stands at left. A notice board is mounted on the wall at the top left.2010-10-17July 28 20082008-07-28 +1 copiesDecember 25 20062006-12-25Outdoor procession under large shady trees and palms on a dusty path. Many men and a few women wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Drummers in the foreground play drums, and a woman in a white sari with a red bindi walks at the lower right. Above the crowd, a red and gold embroidered canopy or ratha-style banner is carried aloft, with colourful striped umbrellas and blue-and-white bunting at the left. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the figures are devotees and procession participants.2007-01-12July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copies