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A photograph of a traditional musical performance on an orange cloth spread across a hall floor. Several men seated cross-legged in white dhotis and white shirts, with white forehead markings, play instruments including a drum with a wooden frame, long wooden horn-like pipes standing upright on the cloth, and a small cymbal-like instrument. A man in a green shirt sits to the left holding a red cloth. Behind them, a person in a red garment and others sit at a table with audio equipment near a curtain, and more people stand or sit in the background. Chairs and metal handrails line the walls.

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December 14 20112011-12-14September 15 20132013-09-15December 27 20062006-12-27September 15 20132013-09-15A photo of a cultural music session indoors on an orange cloth spread across the floor. A smiling man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl and beaded necklaces plays a wooden barrel-shaped drum with yellow straps. Beside him, other men in white dhotis and white shirts with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads sit and laugh. Behind them, a black-draped table holds audio equipment and cables, and seated people in orange and red clothing are visible in the background. No one is clearly identified as a person.2010-12-27A photo of a nadaswaram ensemble performing on a stage before a dark red curtain, with potted palms at either side. Seven musicians sit cross-legged on white sheets; most wear white shirts and white dhotis, while the central player wears a maroon shirt and an orange-gold dhoti. Each plays a long wooden nadaswaram pipe with a bell-shaped bronze end, and the second-from-left player holds a drum at the edge of the frame. Several musicians wear identification badges and gold-coloured ceremonial threads. Yellow floor markings and a few partially visible audience members in the foreground complete the scene. +1 copiesPhoto of a live musical performance in a bright hall with a white floor reflecting the scene. Four men in white dhotis and kurtas sit cross-legged on an orange cloth. Two play wind instruments: a long nagaswaram-style reed pipe on the left and a wooden flute-like instrument in the centre; a man with a tilak on his forehead and a beaded mala plays the centre pipe. Two drummers play double-headed drums, one on the left and one at the right. Women in orange and saffron saris sit on the floor in front of them, listening. A white fan, a keyboard amplifier with a striped cloth and a staircase railing are visible. No a person candidate is identifiable.2010-10-17December 27 20072007-12-27A photograph of two musicians seated cross-legged on an orange cloth at a Dasara celebration event. The musician on the left wears a cream shirt and white dhoti with a white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead, playing a long wooden nadaswaram-style reed instrument. The central musician wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a tilak, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold wristwatch, playing a similar wind instrument with a decorated yellow-and-orange cloth wrapped on it. A third man in a striped shirt sits at right beside a drum with wooden body and yellow trim, and a standing white fan is behind them with white curtains. Several audience members are blurred in the lower right foreground.2010-10-17A photograph of a musical performance in a hall with a red curtain backdrop and potted palms. Musicians in white clothes sit on white mats playing drums and wind instruments, including a large barrel drum and a frame drum, with one player wearing a green lungi. Seated listeners in white and orange clothing, including young boys, face the performers across a yellow-lined floor area. A white-draped platform and a wooden door stand in the background. +1 copiesA photograph of a live performance in a hall with white-painted walls and a wooden door. Four musicians in white dhotis and shirts perform on a raised stage. Two play long curved wind instruments (nadaswaram-style) and two play drums; one drummer holds a barrel-shaped drum with woven cane and the other a frame drum. A seated woman in a red sari and a garland watches at left. Teal backdrop with a painted map and temple motifs, a yellow and blue cloth hanging above, and a speaker mounted on the frame. Audience heads are visible in the foreground.2009-06-22December 30 20072007-12-30