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A photograph of two musicians performing at a microphone in an ashram hall. On the left, an older man in a red kurta sits cross-legged beside a green-covered tabla drum on a maroon cloth. On the right, a woman in a teal saree with a purple and gold border sings with eyes closed, wearing a gold necklace and earrings. Behind them, several standing people in white clothes watch, and stage lights hang from a stand. No a person candidate is visibly present in the scene.

Stage performance of devotional music in an ornate golden temple-style setting with carved arched doors and a carved lion figure at left. A woman in a magenta and green silk sari with gold border sings at a microphone with a red-covered music stand, gesturing with her right hand. Beside her a man in pale yellow kurta plays a blue-bodied mridangam drum, a man in orange silk kurta plays a stringed instrument, a woman in teal blouse and sari plays a tanpura-style instrument, and another man sits behind. Two seated men in white with rudraksha-style beaded garlands watch in the foreground.

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A stage performance with a seated musical ensemble on a red-draped platform. In the centre, a woman in a blue-lavender saree with gold border and a long beaded necklace sings into a microphone. Behind her, a man in glasses and a maroon shirt plays a stringed instrument with a gourd resonator. At right, a young man in an orange kurta with a cream shawl plays a large drum with a purple cover. Further left, other musicians sit at microphones, and a dancer in orange and red stands near the top left edge.

A seated musical performance at a satsang-style event. A man in an orange-yellow shirt with a red tilak on his forehead sits behind a red and black drum (mridangam-style) with a microphone in front of it, looking toward the side. Beside him a woman in a deep maroon sari with gold zari border wears gold bangles, a nose ring and a small red bindi, and sits with her eyes lowered holding a small object in her hands. Several microphone stands with cables stand in front of them, with a steel thermos and a paper cup on the mat. The background is a plain pale wall with a white panel.

Three performers sit cross-legged on a red stage cloth before an ornate golden lattice wall with cut-out diamond and quatrefoil patterns, with jasmine-style garlands hanging at the edges. At left, a young man in white kurta and white dhoti plays a pair of tabla drums. At centre, a woman in a white and cream sari with a small floral print sings before a microphone, wearing a rudraksha mala and bangles. At right, a young woman in a white sari with a red blouse and rudraksha mala sings with her hands gesturing, also at a microphone. A red floor monitor speaker sits in front of them.

A group of six people sit cross-legged on a striped multicolored cloth at microphones in front of an ornate golden carved wall with lattice panels, performing devotional singing with palms pressed together. On the left a young man in a white kurta plays a tabla drum set. Next to him a woman in a deep red top and skirt with a red-and-gold shawl, then a woman in orange and pink sari with white forehead marking, and a woman in a cream and white sari with red mala beads hold hands folded. Further right a man in white and a young woman in white with a red mala and forehead marks sit in prayer. Small brass or stone figures rest on the cloth. No a person depicted; this is a satsang music performance.

A photograph of a seated musical performance on a green carpeted stage in a plain hall with pink-beige walls. A woman in the centre wears a gold-bordered red and gold saree with a bindi and sings into a microphone. To her left, a man in a red and gold patterned kurta sits cross-legged playing a hand drum, and a younger man in a brown kurta beside him plays along. To the right, a man in a maroon kurta and white dhoti plays a violin. Water bottles and microphone stands sit on the stage, and an orange and red hanging banner decorates the wall.

Five people sit cross-legged on a multicoloured striped cloth before ornate gilded wooden carvings with a lattice screen. A young man on the far left wears a white kurta with a red cord and plays a tabla. Next to him, a woman in a red sari and a woman in orange with rudraksha malas sing into microphones with hands folded. Two women in white and cream saris, one wearing coral beads, sing and chant with hands pressed together. Small brass and stone ritual objects sit on the cloth at the edges. No a person candidate is visible.