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A man seated cross-legged on an orange cloth plays a long wooden flute with a round wooden resonator, with yellow tassels hanging from the instrument. He wears a light blue button-up shirt, white dhoti, a gold wristwatch and a vertical sandal-paste mark on his forehead. Behind him, several women in white saris with orange shawls sit closely together, some wearing glasses, bangles and beaded necklaces. Evening light and a purple bird logo appear in the frame.

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December 17 20112011-12-17October 14 20122012-10-14December 17 20112011-12-17A photograph of an outdoor evening procession. In the foreground a man in a white shirt, gold-coloured patterned dhoti with an orange border, and a gold bracelet plays a long curved brass horn (nadaswaram-style wind instrument) with a tassel of cords hanging from it. He wears a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a crowd of men in white dhotis, white shirts and a purple shirt stand watching. Lights glow in the dark background.2016-12-09Three 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.2012-05-18A man in a cream-coloured kurta plays a long dark wooden nadaswaram-style wind instrument with gold fittings and hanging gold ornaments. He wears a gold bangle, a ring and a red thread around his wrist, with a sandal or vibhuti mark on his forehead. Behind him, coconuts, green leaves and a garland of pink, red, yellow and white flowers decorate a display, and a woman in the foreground is partly visible.2007-11-15December 17 20112011-12-17A 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.2010-10-17December 20 20132013-12-20Three male musicians sit cross-legged on a red mat playing long dark wooden nadaswaram-style wind instruments with flared bells, each decorated with yellow tassels. The musician in the centre wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth across his lap; the man on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti, and the man on the right wears a maroon shirt and a green-patterned dhoti. All three wear gold bangles and a red-and-white sacred thread, and the centre player has a red tilak on his forehead. A microphone stands on the mat in front, a small black bag sits beside them and a drum is partly visible at the far left against a white wall.2013-12-25June 04 20132013-06-04A photograph of a musical performance at an indoor hall with white-painted steel framing and latticed wooden screens. A young man in a white kurta and white trousers plays a long dark wooden shehnai-style wind instrument with a flared bell, a tilak on his forehead and a gold bracelet on his wrist. Beside him an older man in a pale green shirt and a teal cloth over his shoulder watches, and a man in a white shirt with a red-and-white cord across his chest plays a small percussion or string instrument, his head bowed. In the lower foreground another man in white with an orange-and-maroon shoulder cloth turns away. A woman with light hair and a child in dark clothing sit at the left edge watching the musicians.2009-06-22