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A photograph of a temple outdoor area during a procession-related gathering. Five men seated on a striped blue and green cloth play traditional instruments: a man at left reads from a printed sheet, a seated drummer strikes a barrel drum with a yellow-wrapped body, and two men at right play long wooden nadaswaram-style reed pipes with bell-shaped ends. Several men stand behind them in white dhotis and white shirts beside green-painted temple pillars. Other people stand and sit in the background, and a bicycle and parked vehicles are visible in the open dirt yard. No person is identifiable as a person in this image.

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Outdoor 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.2012-06-05Three 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.2012-01-08November 29 20112011-11-29A photograph of a group of musicians performing outdoors under trees at an open-air shrine. In the foreground a man with a grey moustache and white sleeveless vest, wearing a yellow dhoti and orange shawl, plays a set of drums slung on his shoulder. Behind him, several men in white shirts, yellow and white dhotis, and a man in a red shirt play long brass horns and drums, while a man in a red shirt and white dhoti beats a large drum on the right. Bystanders in white clothes stand and sit around the edge. At the right foreground is a red-painted stone structure beside a white-tiled border, and a shrine pillar is visible on the right. Several people are visible, roughly a dozen.2006-07-12Outdoor scene on a red earth ground with palms, shrubs and a banana plant behind. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts play traditional instruments: the central man blows a long brass horn, a man on the right plays a long wooden nadaswaram-style pipe with an orange-tasselled bell, and drummers on the left and right beat double-headed drums. Behind them, women in white saris with coloured borders and a man in a saffron-orange robe stand among a group of devotees, with a camera operator at the right edge. The group appears to be part of a procession or music ensemble.2010-01-01December 24 20082008-12-24Night photograph of a street or open ground with a group of musicians performing. A seated drummer plays a barrel drum with dark wrapping on the left, and three men beside him play long wind instruments resembling nadaswaram, held horizontally. Men in white dhoti and shirt stand and walk in the background, and two people sit in the foreground, one in an orange-brown shirt. A man standing on the right wears a white shirt and dhoti with a small photo badge on his chest. A white cloth and a small metal vessel lie on a blue mat.2006-12-30June 09 20092009-06-09Photograph of a seated musical performance inside a hall with a white floor mat and yellow floor markings. In the foreground, a musician in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on a mat, seen from behind, while a man at left plays a long wind instrument and another plays a barrel drum. Behind them, two drummers in white shirts play dholak-style drums on white mats. Beyond, rows of seated audience members in white clothes and bright saris or tops, including a child in yellow, listen attentively.2007-12-27Three 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.2010-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt path beside a blue tarpaulin wall and banana leaves. Three men in white dhotis and white shirts play long wooden nadaswaram-style horns, with orange and white tassels hanging from them. Behind them, a man in a red-and-white garment with a red cloth over his shoulder plays a drum, and other white-clad men and a few saffron-robed figures follow in the procession, some wearing garlands. Overcast daylight, rustic setting.2010-12-29A dirt path beside a white building with a dark green hedge behind it shows four people playing traditional instruments. On the left, a young boy in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a red cloth over his shoulder, plays a red-and-gold drum held against his hip. In the centre, a man in white shirt and dhoti with a gold-bracelet wrist plays a long wooden pipe (nadaswaram-style). On the right, a man in white shirt and dhoti holds a drum with a red shoulder cloth, and a woman in a purple sari with gold border stands behind him.2011-10-02