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A 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.

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December 17 20112011-12-17December 17 20112011-12-17A photograph of several men and a woman playing long black nagaswaram-style wind instruments outdoors on a dirt ground in front of a pink and purple tent with bunting. The foremost man on the left wears a white shirt, white ash horizontal stripes and a red tilak on his forehead, and holds the instrument to his lips. Beside him a younger man in a white shirt plays, and a woman in a red sari with gold bangles plays alongside. Other men in white dhotis with gold borders and a man in a yellow shirt play in the background, with a drummer in a green shirt and red shawl at the right edge. Strings of yellow tassels hang from the instruments.2005-01-01October 14 20122012-10-14December 17 20112011-12-17A 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.2009-06-22Musicians perform on a red-draped stage under a tent hung with colourful tassel decorations. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a red wrist thread plays a long nadaswaram-style wind instrument, beside a second man in orange dhoti playing another. Behind them, a drummer in orange clothing plays a red-and-gold drum, and a further drummer in white stands at right. A large audience fills the background. Microphones are set on stands in front of the players.2016-05-01July 12 20062006-07-12Three 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.2012-05-18September 15 20132013-09-15June 19 20132013-06-19December 29 20102010-12-29