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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.2010-02-18December 16 20172017-12-16June 22 20092009-06-22A 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.2016-11-29November 29 20162016-11-29December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A 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.2006-09-24January 01 20062006-01-01Drummers perform in a decorated hall with banana-leaf style plants, colourful panels and orange bunting overhead. In the foreground, two young men wearing orange or yellow cloth and beaded necklaces play large barrel drums with sticks. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk along a woven mat runner, some carrying drums and others looking on. Several people hold small identity cards on lanyards. The setting resembles a temple or ashram procession.