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A group of six musicians sit cross-legged on an orange cloth spread on a paved courtyard under a covered veranda. Two men on the left play large barrel drums, one with a yellow-strapped drum and a wooden pillar beside him. Three men in the centre and right play wind instruments, including a long pipe and a nadaswaram-style reed instrument, one man wearing a white dhoti and shirt, others in grey or dark shirts with white dhotis. A man on the far right in a grey shirt looks on, and a potted plant and flowering shrubs sit beside an orange building in the background.

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Outdoor photo of a group of musicians seated on an orange cloth on a paved courtyard under a open-sided shelter. Four men play traditional wind instruments: two in white dhotis and white shirts, and two in dark grey shirts with white dhotis, one with an orange sash, playing long-bore nadaswaram-style horns. Two drummers sit at left and right in white clothes with dhols, one wearing a wooden drum with yellow straps and a white shirt. A man in a striped shirt sits behind them on a low wall among green plants, and a further seated person appears at the far left edge. A dirt path, orange boundary wall and palm tree stand in the background.2011-12-16December 17 20112011-12-17December 23 20092009-12-23Outdoor 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.2012-06-05A 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.2011-10-02December 12 20112011-12-12December 23 20102010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23Three 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.2012-01-08Five men in white dhotis and shirts with orange sashes stand on an open sandy courtyard at night, playing traditional instruments. Two play nadaswaram-style wind pipes and one plays a small cymbal-like instrument, while two drummers hold a frame drum and a large barrel drum with orange-red straps. Behind them a lit white temple-style building with decorative lattice windows and a small shrine is visible, with potted plants and a parked car at left. No a person candidate is visibly present in this scene.2006-10-24A photograph of a street procession on a dirt road lined with banana plants and a low fence. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts play hand drums and a cymbal-like percussion instrument. The foreground drummer wears a white shirt and dhoti with a shawl over his shoulder and plays a large drum. Behind them, a man in a pink-and-white striped shirt and yellow lungi plays a drum, and a man in a blue shirt and white dhoti plays cymbals. Orange saffron flags stand in the background, and a few other people in white walk along the road.2010-01-01November 16 20152015-11-16