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Outdoor procession scene with a group of musicians in white dhotis leading a crowd. Foreground, a drummer in white dhoti and shirt holds a round drum with yellow-banded rims and a brown cloth-wrapped drum beside him. In the center, a musician in white dhoti with an orange-gold border plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) with an orange tassel, while a man in a pink-checked shirt and white dhoti plays a brass horn with an orange tassel. Another drummer on the right in white clothes plays a drum. Behind them, a crowd of devotees stands near orange flags, a gold-topped staff, and an orange-painted building with signage. Some devotees wear white and orange, with a woman in a green sari visible.

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Outdoor procession scene at a dirt-path temple area. Four drummers and horn players in white dhotis and shirts stand in the foreground: a drummer at left with a drum slung over his shoulder, a horn player in the centre wearing an orange-and-gold waist cloth and orange-yellow garland, a horn player beside him in a pink-and-white checked shirt playing a long horn, and a drummer at right tapping a large drum with a stick. Behind them a crowd of onlookers, including women in saris and salwar, watches, while many red-orange flags wave in the background. A gold ceremonial staff with a gold finial is held upright. An orange signboard with white lettering is visible on the building behind.2011-12-11December 11 20112011-12-11A procession with musicians in white dhotis and shirts performing outdoors. In the centre, a man with a horn-shaped brass wind instrument wears a gold-bordered orange-and-white cloth and white vibhuti on his forehead. Flanking him, drummers hold large barrel drums with yellow rims and red cloth straps; one man in a pink checked shirt plays a long wooden pipe. Behind them, women in saris and devotees stand beside orange and red flags, and a golden standard topped with a gold finial is raised. An orange building with a signboard lies in the background.2011-12-11A 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 copiesJanuary 01 20122012-01-01December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor procession on a dirt ground with men in white dhotis and shirts carrying large barrel drums with leather heads slung at their sides, one drummer striking a long curved horn-style wind instrument. Women in white saris with orange and gold borders walk alongside, one holding a decorated tray. Behind them, colourful triangular pennants with gold and red embroidery hang from poles, and red, white and blue bunting frames a stage with pink draped cloth. Several people stand in white ritual clothing along the edges.2010-02-12A 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.2009-06-22July 12 20062006-07-12January 01 20122012-01-01Outdoor temple procession on a dirt ground with red-and-white tiered steps behind. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts play traditional instruments: a man at left plays a double-reed nadaswaram-style wind instrument beside a small drum, a man in front blows a long wind instrument, and a man at right in a rust-coloured shirt holds a frame drum slung across his shoulder. Other men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand behind them, and a child stands at far left. Trees and a distant building fill the background under a pale sky.2009-06-09July 04 20142014-07-04