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Three men sit cross-legged on an orange cloth outdoors, playing long wooden nadaswaram-style wind instruments with bell-shaped ends. The man on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak on his forehead and a gold wristwatch. The seated man in the centre wears a grey shirt and white dhoti with a red wristband. The man on the right wears a grey-brown shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak. Orange and yellow tassels hang from the instruments. A small black bag and a metal jug sit nearby, with red pillars and plants behind them.

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Three musicians seated on a cloth-covered mat perform at an evening event. Two play long brass nadaswaram-style horns with flared bells, while the third, on the right, plays a drum set with a cloth bag. All wear white shirts and white dhotis; the two horn players wear yellow-gold beaded garlands. Behind them, a white banner and a crowd of onlookers in white and light shirts fill the background.2012-01-08December 23 20092009-12-23December 17 20112011-12-17Outdoor photo of a traditional Tamil musical ensemble performing on a stone-paved courtyard. Four seated musicians in white dhotis and white shirts play instruments: two play long wooden nadaswaram-style pipes, and two play drums, one a barrel drum with a red-brown wrapped body and a tavil-style drum held with sticks. Standing onlookers in white veshtis and shirts watch from behind, and a woman in a light sari stands at the upper right.2012-06-05December 17 20112011-12-17Night outdoor event with a raised orange-draped platform where three musicians sit cross-legged. Two men on the left play long brass nagaswaram-style horns with bulbous bells, one wearing a white shirt and dhoti with gold-tasselled cloth, the other in white with a gold necklace. A third man at right in a white shirt and dhoti plays a large double-headed barrel drum with leather heads. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis stands beside a white draped barrier, with string lights overhead and an orange garland-decorated pole at right. A red book lies on the platform. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2012-01-08December 23 20102010-12-23Four male musicians sit cross-legged on a woven mat playing traditional wind instruments. The front player in a white shirt and white dhoti with a pink cloth, plus gold beaded necklace, plays a long nagaswaram-style pipe. Two players in red shirts and white dhotis play similar wind instruments, one with a tilaka-marked forehead and orange thread garland. A drummer in a striped shirt and checked lungi beats a barrel drum behind them. A striped red and white wall and an orange curtain form the backdrop.2010-12-23A photograph of two musicians seated cross-legged on an orange cloth at a Dasara celebration event. The musician on the left wears a cream shirt and white dhoti with a white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead, playing a long wooden nadaswaram-style reed instrument. The central musician wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a tilak, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold wristwatch, playing a similar wind instrument with a decorated yellow-and-orange cloth wrapped on it. A third man in a striped shirt sits at right beside a drum with wooden body and yellow trim, and a standing white fan is behind them with white curtains. Several audience members are blurred in the lower right foreground.2010-10-17Three musicians sit cross-legged on a tiled floor against a pale yellow wall, performing devotional music. The two on the left play long dark wooden nadaswaram-style pipes with gold-tipped bells, one in an all-white dhoti and shirt, the other in a yellow kurta with an orange shawl and a dhoti. The man on the right in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a barrel-shaped drum with a maroon cloth covering. Orange tassels hang from the instruments. A small purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2012-05-18December 23 20092009-12-23Three musicians sit cross-legged on a woven straw mat playing long wooden nadaswaram-style pipes in a red-walled courtyard. The player on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth and a red shawl across his lap, with a beaded mala around his neck. The middle player wears a maroon checked shirt, white dhoti and a forehead tilak, with an orange-beaded necklace. The right player wears a maroon shirt and white dhoti with an orange garland. A drummer's hands are visible at the lower left and a red-draped drum stands at the right. Behind them are a doorway with orange curtains and a potted plant.2010-12-23