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A photograph of women seated on a green cloth performing a musical programme with long-necked string instruments. The central woman wears a pink silk saffron-bordered sari with a gold-toned blouse, drop earrings and bangles, and bends her head to play the wooden instrument resting on her lap. A woman in a pink sari sits behind her playing another veena, and a woman in pink sits at the far left. Several orange and yellow fabric hangings and a wall notice are visible in the background, and a small microphone sits on the cloth in front of the players.

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A photograph of a musical performance at an indoor event. Two women sit side by side playing long-necked stringed instruments that resemble veenas, with carved wooden necks and ornamented heads. The woman on the left wears a golden blouse with a pink saree, pearl necklace and drop earrings. The woman on the right wears a pink saree, a red bindi, gold and beaded necklaces and bangles, and looks down at her instrument. Another instrument with a dark gourd-like resonator and a drum-like instrument are visible at the front, with a green cloth covering the table and a small oil lamp in front. A third performer's hand is visible at the edge.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA woman in a hot pink silk sari with a gold-bordered blouse sits cross-legged on a green cloth-covered floor, playing a long-necked stringed instrument resembling a veena. Her rings and bangles are visible, and she wears a bindi and drop earrings. Behind her, another woman in pink plays a similar instrument, and a third musician with a bangle is partly visible at left. A microphone and cables lie in front, with a wooden hall and orange lamps in the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA woman in a pink silk saree with a gold-bordered blouse sits cross-legged on a green cloth and plays a large wooden veena with her right hand plucking strings and her left hand on the fretboard. A bindi and gold earrings are visible, and a bangle is on her wrist. Behind her, another woman in a pink saree sits with a similar instrument, and the stringed instrument in the foreground rests on a gourd resonator. Microphones and cables lie on the cloth in front of the performers. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA seated woman in a pink silk saree with a light gold border plays a long wooden veena with carved dragon-head ends on a green cloth stage. She wears a red bindi, a nose stud, pink beaded earrings and a bangle. Beside her, another woman in a pink saree with a red bindi watches, and a large brown and green gourd resonators of the veena rest at the bottom. A microphone stand stands in front, with blurred listeners behind.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of women performing a classical music ensemble seated on a green cloth-covered stage. Four women wear pink and rose saris with gold jewelry; the central woman in a pink silk sari and gold blouse plays a long-necked veena with wooden resonator gourd, while others beside her hold veenas and sit in front of a plain wall with hanging decorative tassels in orange, blue and pink. Microphone cables run across the stage floor.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16Three women sit cross-legged on a green stage mat playing veena instruments during a musical performance. The two women on either side wear pink silk saris with gold borders, gold jewellery and bindis, and pluck the long wooden veena strings with their right hands while supporting the instruments' gourd resonators. A woman in a red sari sits between them, watching the performance. Behind them hang orange and white tasselled banners and a small framed poster on a pale wall. No a person candidate is visible in the scene.2010-10-16 +1 copiesWomen musicians perform on stage against a warm orange-yellow backdrop. In the centre, a woman in a pink sari with a long dark braid and gold earrings plays a veena, its wooden neck resting on a painted decorated gourd body, her fingers plucking the strings. On the right, another woman in a pink sari plays a second veena, and a partly visible woman in pink and green stands at the left edge. No swami is visible in the frame.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a musical performance on a green-covered stage in an indoor hall with pale pink walls and hanging woven panels with orange tassels. Five women sit cross-legged playing stringed instruments. Several wear pink and rose saris with gold jewelry and earrings; the central woman in a pink sari with a bindi plays a long-necked veena with a gourd resonator, and the woman at right in a pink-and-gold sari plays a similar instrument. The leftmost young woman in a pale pink outfit plays another lute-type instrument, and the woman behind her in pink sings or plays. Microphones stand on stands in front of the players.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA women's veena ensemble performs on a green stage cloth in an ashram hall. A central woman in a pink silk saree with gold border and gold jewellery plays a large wooden veena, her left hand raised. Beside her, a woman in pink with a red bindi plays a veena with a carved dragon-head neck, and two more women in pink and gold sarees play veenas on the right. Hanging orange and patterned tassels decorate the wall behind them, and a small notice is pinned to the wall.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of women musicians performing on a stage with an orange-to-black backdrop. In the foreground-centre a woman in a hot pink and orange silk sari with a red flower in her hair sits cross-legged on a green stage floor, playing a wooden veena with a large gourd resonator. Behind her another woman in a pink top and gold necklace plays a similar stringed instrument with a carved dragon-head design. A partially visible woman in pink silk sits at the left edge. Right edge shows a white wall.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of five women performing a classical Carnatic music ensemble on a green stage mat. They sit cross-legged in pink and salmon saris, several holding veena instruments with long necks and gourd resonators, and one in a gold-bordered sari plays a veena at centre. Behind them hang decorative woven bands with orange tassels on a pale wall, and a small blue notice is mounted at left. The women are singing or playing with raised hands, and microphone stands and cables sit on the stage.2010-10-16 +1 copies