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A stage performance at a Dasara celebration with a banner reading Dasara 2010 at left. Six musicians sit on a green-covered stage under white draped ceiling with colourful striped tassel decorations. From left: a man in white kurta plays a frame drum (mridangam-style); two women in pink saris play long-necked stringed instruments; a woman in a pink sari plays a tanpura-style instrument; another woman in pink plays a stringed instrument; at far right a bearded man in an orange-brown robe plays a stringed instrument with a gourd resonator. Microphones stand on the stage.

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A photograph of a stage performance at a Dasara celebration. Four women in pink and salmon saris sit cross-legged on a green stage cloth playing veena-style stringed instruments with wooden resonator gourds, while a man in white kurta on the left plays a small hand drum and a figure on the right holds a large gourd. Decorative striped and patterned hangings with tassels hang from the white draped ceiling, and fans are visible above. A banner in the upper left reads Dasara 2010 with a purple bird logo. The audience is partly visible in the background. No one wearing saffron or distinctive a person cues is visible.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16A stage performance of Carnatic-style classical music on a green floor-cloth, with a white skirted stage front below. Seven performers sit cross-legged in a row: a man in white on the far left plays a small drum, two young women and older women in pink and red saris play stringed instruments including tanpuras, and a central woman in a pink sari sings. On the far right a bearded man in an orange-brown kurta claps and keeps time. Round gourd-shaped resonators lie beside the musicians. Behind them hang colourful striped fabric tassels from the ceiling, with orange and white drapes on the back wall. A small audience head is visible at the bottom edge.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA stage performance of Indian classical music on a green stage cloth with a white skirted table front. Seated left to right: a young man in white kurta playing a tabla-like drum, a young woman in pink sari with a long tanpura-style instrument, a woman in pink sari with a veena, a woman in pink sari playing a veena, another woman in pink seated behind, and a bearded man in orange-brown kurta on the far right playing a large gourd-shaped instrument. Behind them hang colourful striped bunting and orange tassels from a white canopy ceiling, and an orange backdrop with a stylised graphic stands at the left edge. Several audience members are visible at the bottom edge.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a musical ensemble performing on a green-carpeted stage at an indoor hall with a white skirted stage front. Seated musicians play stringed instruments: a woman in a red sari with a long-necked tanpura-style instrument at centre, women in pink and red saris beside her playing similar instruments, and a man in white kurta at far left playing a hand drum. A man at far right in an orange-brown garment plays a large round drum. Behind them hang colourful tasselled decorations from the ceiling and an orange and yellow backdrop with the partial logo of Dasara 2010. Audience members are partially visible in the foreground. No one on the stage is identifiable as a person.2010-10-16A indoor hall stage draped with a green cloth and white skirting hosts a musical performance. Seated on the stage, two women in pink and red saris play long stringed instruments, one a tanpura-style lute. A man in an orange-brown kurta sits cross-legged on the right playing a large wooden drum, and a man in white on the left plays a small hand drum. Striped cloth hangings in red, yellow and blue with orange tassels hang from the white ceiling. Audience members in white and light clothing sit on the floor and chairs in front of the stage, with a small deity murti visible to the left.2010-10-16A 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 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesPhotograph of a stage performance at an ashram hall during Dasara culturals. Four women sit cross-legged on a green stage cloth playing long-necked veena-style stringed instruments with gourd resonators. The woman in the centre wears a pink sari with a gold-bordered blouse, the woman at right wears a pink sari, and two women behind wear pink and maroon saris. At far left a man in white kurta plays a small hand drum, and a player at far right holds a large gourd instrument. Hanging colourful striped ceremonial tassels decorate the ceiling, and a white draped table skirt and orange cloth frame the stage. Audience members are faintly visible in the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16