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December 23 20162016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Street 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.2010-02-18Close photo of street drummers in a procession. Several hand-held drums with white heads and blue-painted centres are played with thin wooden sticks. Drummers wear orange dhotis and white shirts, with a pink-and-green patterned cloth at the left edge; one wears blue and white bangles. Drums are slung with red and blue cords. Bare feet and sandals on the paved road. Visible people are the drummers, partially shown by their hands, bodies and legs.2010-02-18November 29 20162016-11-29A group of drummers performs outdoors on a paved courtyard in front of red multi-storey buildings with air conditioners and trees. Several men play large round drums with leather heads and yellow lacing, one wearing an orange dhoti and sandals. Others wear white dhotis and bare chests with sacred threads, and one player has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind them a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument, while another in red plays a horn. Bystanders stand in the background.2016-11-29December 29 20082008-12-29November 29 20162016-11-29November 29 20162016-11-29May 18 20122012-05-18Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with palm trees and a brick-paved floor. Four men in front play large barrel drums (thavil/mridangam-style). The foremost drummer wears a white shirt and white dhoti, the second an orange-brown checked shirt and white dhoti, the third a blue striped shirt with dark dhoti, and the rightmost a red-and-white striped shirt with white dhoti. Behind them a group of devotees, including women in pink and blue saris, stands near a decorated black Nandi bull with a red garland and an orange kalasha-like pillar. Some visitors wear lanyards.2012-01-01A street procession in front of a temple with a sign reading Sri Sundareswarar Sannadhi. In the foreground a drummer in a red shirt and brown wrap plays a large drum with gold-embroidered maroon cover and carries a long brass horn with gold ornaments. Beside him, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk with drums, one carrying an orange cloth and a drum with red and white trim. Several men stand in white dhoti and shirt with red sacred threads, and a man in blue shirt is at the right edge. Concrete paving, trees and carved stone temple pillars form the background.2006-09-24