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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.

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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.2011-12-17November 29 20112011-11-29Three 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.2010-12-23December 23 20102010-12-23December 17 20112011-12-17A 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.2013-04-03Four 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.2011-10-02A 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.2006-07-12A 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 09 20092009-06-09Three musicians in white dhotis and white shirts walk barefoot along a dirt path, playing long wind instruments. The lead player on the left blows a brass horn with a wide bell, the centre player plays a dark wooden nadaswaram-style pipe with a flared bell, and the player on the right plays a similar wooden pipe. Orange and yellow tassel strands hang from their instruments. Behind them, a few people in white and one figure in saffron-orange robes follow along. On the right, a blue tarpaulin fence lines the path, with banana plants and paper decorations on the left and tall poles and trees in the background.2010-12-29Five 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.2006-10-24