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Outdoor 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.

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October 17 20102010-10-17Outdoor festival scene on a dirt road beside palm trees, with a mural-style banner in the background. Several musicians in white dhotis and white shirts play traditional instruments: a man at centre blows a long wooden nadaswaram-style pipe, another blows a brass horn, and two drummers on the left and right beat frame drums with sticks. Several drummers and musicians wear white, with sandalwood and vibhuti marks on their foreheads and yellow and orange cloths. Behind them, a group of people in orange and white clothing stand watching, and a few women in saffron saris and blue blouses are visible near a decorated vehicle. Stone sculptures and a small shrine structure appear at the right edge.2010-10-17A photograph of a street-side procession with four musicians playing traditional instruments on a dirt road. Two men on the left and right play barrel drums with orange and white cloth draped over their shoulders. Two men in the centre play long brass nadaswaram-style horns, wearing white dhotis with gold borders and yellow shawls, with vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Behind them, devotees in white and orange clothing stand near a row of palm trees, a yellow-and-red banner, and stone sculptures. Several onlookers in the background wear white and orange clothes.2010-10-17December 21 20102010-12-21Outdoor festival scene at a temple site with palm trees and a white tent backdrop. Drummers and a horn player in white dhotis and maroon or brown shirts play drums and a long brass horn while a line of people stands and watches. A woman in a white sari with a red border stands at left beside a woman in an orange sari. A sign reads Sri Nanjundeshwar Temple with a portrait. Colourful rangoli decorates the ground and national flags fly along the poles.2007-12-26December 23 20092009-12-23December 11 20112011-12-11Outdoor 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.2008-08-01A temple procession scene with musicians in white dhotis and shirts playing traditional instruments in a stone-paved courtyard. A boy in a yellow kurta plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style), an older man in white plays a small drum-like instrument, and a younger man in white holds a frame drum. Behind them a crowd of onlookers stands in the stone temple doorway, and a woman in a white sari is seen at the left edge beside a large orange and red decorated umbrella. White kolam rangoli patterns are drawn on the ground.2012-05-18 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a dirt path during a temple festival. Musicians play drums and a wind instrument: a man in a dark shirt and orange-bordered dhoti plays a large drum, a man in white plays a pipe-like instrument, and drummers in white dhotis beat a barrel drum and a frame drum. Devotees in white kurtas and dhotis and women in white and yellow saris walk behind them. Two men in white carry large orange-and-red embroidered umbrella-style banners with tassels, and orange flags flutter in the background beside a green vehicle with speakers.2008-12-24Outdoor procession on a pale sandy path lined with coconut palms under a hazy sky. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk in formation; drummers in white with red cloth sashes play large drums, and a man in a red dhoti beats a drum at left. A central bearded man in white stands with hands folded. Behind him, people carry long wooden staffs and brass pots with flower offerings; one carries an ornate gold-trimmed cloth pennant. Two women in white saris with red borders join the line, and a decorated canopy with embroidered red, yellow and blue fringe marks the procession. Several people carry small brass offering trays with yellow flowers and sweets. No identifiable a person is visibly present in this shot.2005-01-01 +1 copiesOctober 17 20102010-10-17