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Five men in white dhotis stand barefoot on a dirt path in front of a large map board reading Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Bidadi Ashram. Each plays a traditional instrument: the men on the left and right hold drums slung over their shoulders, while the three in the centre play long brass horns called nagaswaram-style trumpets, one wearing a white shirt and gold-coloured waist cloth.

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December 15 20112011-12-15December 15 20112011-12-15Outdoor procession at dusk on a dirt road beside a stone wall and palm trees. Several musicians in white dhoti and shirt play traditional instruments: a man in the centre blows a long nadaswaram-style wind instrument with yellow tassels, another plays a long shehnai-type pipe, and drummers on the left and right beat large red-and-gold drums. A signboard reading Ashram with a green map stands at left. Onlookers, including children, stand in the background.2011-12-15December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor 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.2010-10-17December 12 20112011-12-12A 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.2010-10-17A 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.2009-06-22January 01 20122012-01-01January 01 20122012-01-01December 23 20092009-12-23October 17 20102010-10-17