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Night photograph of a street procession with musicians playing traditional instruments on a paved courtyard. At left, a drummer in white dhoti and shirt with a white and gold shoulder cloth plays a large barrel drum with red trim. In the centre, a man in a white shirt and gold-patterned dhoti plays a long wooden nadaswaram-style pipe. At right, a musician in a bright yellow-gold kurta and white dhoti plays a second pipe, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. Behind them, a crowd of men in white dhotis, shirts and casual clothes watches, while string lights and a glowing spiral light column decorate the trees and walls.

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Night outdoor procession scene on a paved courtyard with string lights and trees. Four men in white dhotis and shirts play traditional instruments: a drummer at left holds a drum with red trim, and three wind players at centre and right blow long horns, the rightmost in a white shirt with gold-bordered dhoti and a red-and-gold cord. The centre player wears a gold-yellow shirt and a patterned lower cloth. Behind them, a crowd of men and women watches, several women in colourful saris, and a red pillar and string-lit trees frame the scene.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession with musicians in front of a small decorated palanquin or ratha bearing a deity murti framed by a gold-and-red canopy. Two drummers on the left play large double-headed drums with red and orange covers and gold-trimmed rims; the front drummer wears a white shirt, orange shawl, and a tilak on his forehead. Behind them, nagaswaram-style wind players in white dhotis with gold borders play long pipes, one with a bell-shaped end, and a man in white holds a small drum. Devotees in white and colourful saris stand behind them on a dark paved ground.2013-09-15Night-time outdoor temple event on a paved courtyard under strings of multicoloured fairy lights and a white canopy. Several men in white dhotis and shirts play large two-sided drums and wind instruments, with a drummer in a yellow-green shirt and a drummer in a light blue shirt at right. In front, a seated group wearing yellow and orange cloth plays drums. A tall brass kalasha with leaves sits on a red pedestal, and a small illuminated tower stands behind. A crowd of onlookers stands at left and at the back. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2016-12-09Night-time outdoor procession at a temple-style courtyard lit with strings of coloured lights and a tall decorated lamp tree. Several musicians in white dhotis play drums and wind instruments, including a large nagaswaram-style horn and tall dhol drums, while a man in a yellow shirt and dark dhoti plays a drum at right. Women in colourful saris stand in the background, and a red and white pillar with a garlanded kalasha-like urn sits at centre. Rangoli patterns and a decorated stage area appear on the ground. Several men and children in white and yellow clothing stand near the musicians, and a man in a checked green cloth sits in the foreground beside a drum. No identifiable a person candidate is visible.2016-12-09December 09 20162016-12-09Night procession on an open paved courtyard with a red wall behind and string lights above. In the foreground a man in a purple shirt and white dhoti carries a large round frame drum and a long wooden stick, with an orange cloth over his shoulder. Beside him, men in white dhotis and women in bright saris (blue, orange, and multicolour) stand in a loose group holding drums and a long horn-like instrument. A figure in an ornate headdress stands at the far left, with a decorated backdrop. Several onlookers stand in the background.2016-12-09September 15 20132013-09-15December 09 20162016-12-09October 20 20162016-10-20