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Four musicians perform outdoors in a dirt courtyard beside an orange-red building with a painted white geometric border and a small temple-style motif. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts play a large two-headed drum and a hand drum, a man in white plays a long wind instrument, and a woman in a maroon sari with gold border and a braid with flowers plays a horn-like wind instrument. A green wrought-iron gate and green foliage frame the right side. The scene suggests a temple procession or ritual music.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt road at an ashram-style compound. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange border stands beside a woman in a grey-green sari with a maroon border, holding a long wooden staff. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts carry ornate multicoloured parasols with orange and gold trim, and one carries a trident-topped staff. A man in an orange-brown shirt and white dhoti plays a hand drum. Low buildings, a green gate and trees line the background. No visible a person candidate in this scene.2006-12-30November 16 20152015-11-16A 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.2011-10-02Outdoor 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.2011-12-16A procession on a dirt road in front of a green-roofed shrine and a green metal gate. In the foreground, a man in an orange-pink shirt and cream dhoti plays a hand drum, and beside him a man in a white shirt and red lungi plays a drum with a yellow-fringed head. Behind them, three men walk in white and red-orange ritual clothing; one carries a small golden palanquin-style deity murti, another holds a small gold-coloured shrine, and another carries a long wooden staff. Men with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads lead the procession, and a palm tree and a red building are visible in the background.2013-04-03December 23 20092009-12-23A photograph of a procession on a dirt road between rustic buildings and palm trees. Several drummers lead, including a man in white dhoti and yellow cloth beating a drum on his left and another man in white beating a drum slung over his shoulder. A man in a red shirt plays a long wind instrument, and a man in white on the right plays a horn-like wind instrument. Behind them, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees walk, some carrying decorated ceremonial umbrellas with colourful fringes and a striped red and blue canopy overhead. A white tent and stacked sacks stand to the right. Roughly twenty people are visible in the procession.2006-07-12June 05 20132013-06-05Five 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.2006-10-24Outdoors on a paved courtyard with a decorated kolam floor design, a group of children and young people gather for a ritual. A man in white dhoti and white shirt holds a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) with tassels, while another man in white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a large drum. Several young women in orange saris and orange-clad children stand with hands folded and sit in a line near a pillar, and boys in maroon uniforms stand at the left. A red-brick wall and blue water drum sit in the background.2013-05-17A 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.2011-12-17Photo of a procession along a concrete path beside a red metal fence with gold ornamental motifs. Four men lead the group playing drums: the front-left man wears a dark brown shirt and white dhoti with a green-edged border and a sacred-ash marking on his forehead; the next man in white shirt and white dhoti plays a small hand cymbal; the man on the right in a white shirt and white dhoti carries a drum slung over his shoulder, with a red cord-wrapped drum body. Other men in white shirts and dhotis follow behind, some carrying instruments. Greenery and a water tank stand in the background.2010-12-26