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Four musicians play outdoors under leafy trees on a dirt ground beside a white wall. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis play large double-headed drums with wooden bodies, one wrapped in maroon cloth with gold-patterned straps. A man in a white shirt and dhoti plays a silver saxophone-style wind instrument, and a woman in an orange sari with gold jewellery beside him plays a second silver wind instrument. The setting suggests a ceremonial music performance.

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Outdoor photo of four musicians playing traditional instruments beneath a leafy tree with branches overhead. On the left, a man in a white shirt and dhoti with a red sash over his shoulder plays a large two-headed drum. In the centre, a man in white clothes plays a silver saxophone-style wind instrument. Behind him, a woman in an orange sari with gold jewellery also plays a similar wind instrument. On the right, a young man in a white shirt plays a second drum with tassels. A white wall and a bare earth ground appear behind them. No swami or a person is visible in this image.2009-06-01A 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.2011-10-02A photograph of a temple musician ensemble performing in an indoor hall. In the foreground, a young man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a large two-headed drum (thavil) with a red and gold trim, held at his side, looking toward the camera. Behind him, a player in a red shirt and saffron-orange dhoti with a red tilak on his forehead plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram) with a bell-shaped end. Another drummer in white dhoti sits at left, and a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and horizontal sacred ash marks on his forehead stands at right beside a draped red and gold cloth on a stand. Several other people in white dhotis stand in the background, some with hands joined. No a person candidate is clearly visible.2010-12-20July 04 20142014-07-04A 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.2006-07-12Five young male drummers perform outdoors on a concrete terrace with palm trees and a stone wall behind them under an overcast sky. Each plays a barrel drum with yellow rope lacing and red-maroon drum bags. The two central drummers wear orange dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies with rudraksha malas and red arm bands; the outer drummers wear white dhotis with gold borders and similar malas. Several have white horizontal forehead markings. The drummers are the only physical people visible and no portrait of a person appears in the frame.2015-08-31Three 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 11 20112011-12-11Outdoor 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 23 20102010-12-23Three 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.2010-12-23Outdoor procession on a dirt ground with men in white dhotis and shirts carrying large barrel drums with leather heads slung at their sides, one drummer striking a long curved horn-style wind instrument. Women in white saris with orange and gold borders walk alongside, one holding a decorated tray. Behind them, colourful triangular pennants with gold and red embroidery hang from poles, and red, white and blue bunting frames a stage with pink draped cloth. Several people stand in white ritual clothing along the edges.2010-02-12