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December 17 2011

December 17 2011

Three men sit cross-legged on an orange cloth outdoors, playing long wooden nadaswaram-style wind instruments with bell-shaped ends. The man on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak on his forehead and a gold wristwatch. The seated man in the centre wears a grey shirt and white dhoti with a red wristband. The man on the right wears a grey-brown shirt and white dhoti with a red tilak. Orange and yellow tassels hang from the instruments. A small black bag and a metal jug sit nearby, with red pillars and plants behind them.

A photograph of an outdoor evening procession. In the foreground a man in a white shirt, gold-coloured patterned dhoti with an orange border, and a gold bracelet plays a long curved brass horn (nadaswaram-style wind instrument) with a tassel of cords hanging from it. He wears a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a crowd of men in white dhotis, white shirts and a purple shirt stand watching. Lights glow in the dark background.

A photograph of several men and a woman playing long black nagaswaram-style wind instruments outdoors on a dirt ground in front of a pink and purple tent with bunting. The foremost man on the left wears a white shirt, white ash horizontal stripes and a red tilak on his forehead, and holds the instrument to his lips. Beside him a younger man in a white shirt plays, and a woman in a red sari with gold bangles plays alongside. Other men in white dhotis with gold borders and a man in a yellow shirt play in the background, with a drummer in a green shirt and red shawl at the right edge. Strings of yellow tassels hang from the instruments.

December 23 2009

Two men sit cross-legged on a red mat playing long brown wooden nadaswaram-style wind instruments with flared bells. The man on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange-and-gold cloth draped over his lap, a red forehead mark, and gold bangles. The man on the right wears a maroon shirt and a green-and-gold patterned dhoti, with a red forehead mark and a dark bracelet. A white wall and whiteboard form the backdrop, and a partial drum is visible at the right edge.

A 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.

September 24 2012

A photograph of traditional Indian musicians playing long wind instruments indoors beside a white lattice-patterned structure. Two young men in white kurta-style shirts play long nadaswaram-type pipes, one with a bell-shaped end and orange-yellow threads hanging below. One man has a red tilak on his forehead and gold bangles on his wrist. A third man in a cream shirt with a red-and-orange shoulder cloth plays a drum-like percussion instrument at lower right, and a fourth man in a pale shirt keeps time with his hands at left. A young girl with a red bindi and a woman with light hair watch in the background.

A street procession of musicians playing long dark wooden nadaswaram-style pipes with flared brass bells. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls over their shoulders, play in a row, one older man in front with a wristwatch and a sacred marking on his forehead. A younger man beside them carries a red and gold drum slung at his side, with a white cloth on top. Behind, a man in a tan shirt stands watching. Green and white rolling shutters and carved stone pillars line the background.