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January 01 2003

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A stage decorated with silver draped curtains and a blue table cloth hosts a musical programme. Behind the performers stands a bronze Nataraja statue garlanded with white, yellow and red flowers, flanked by smaller gilded figures with garlands and tall brass lamps. A woman in a red sari with a golden border sings into a microphone while seated on the floor. Beside her sits a man in a grey shirt and brown sleeveless vest, legs crossed, hand resting on his cheek, with a microphone stand before him. A seated man at left plays tabla drums in a white shirt, and a man in a light shirt at right plays a harmonium-style instrument. Red and white flower vases sit at the front of the stage.2003-01-01January 05 20032003-01-05A stage performance of Carnatic music in a decorated hall. A bronze Nataraja murti, the dancing Shiva, is garlanded with yellow and magenta flower garlands and stands at the centre back, with brass lamps and potted flowers on either side. Four musicians sit on a blue-draped stage: at left an older man in white, next a man in cream kurta playing a violin, then a man in rust-coloured kurta also playing a violin, and at right a boy with a small drum and an older man in white with glasses. Silver draped fabric and a red-cloth altar frame the scene.2003-01-01A devotional music performance on a decorated stage draped with pink and white pleated fabric. Behind the musicians stands a large bronze Nataraja murti of dancing Shiva within a flame arch, garlanded with marigold and multicoloured flower strands, flanked by lit oil lamps with garlands and a small gold figure. Seven people sit cross-legged on a blue cloth: a man in a pink shirt and white dhoti at left plays a tabla, a woman in a white and gold sari at centre sits behind a harmonium at a microphone, and others in saris and white clothes sit around them, including a man in a dark shirt and a young man in black at right beside a keyboard. A tanpura rests against the backdrop.2003-01-01January 05 20032003-01-05A photograph of a musical performance on a stage draped with blue cloth, with a red cloth covering a low platform in front. Four musicians sit on the stage: at left a man in white clothes plays a drum-like instrument; next to him a young man in a cream kurta plays a violin; beside him a young man in an orange-brown shirt plays another violin; further right a boy in white sits with hands folded and an older man in white plays a percussion instrument. Behind them a bronze Nataraja image stands in a circular arch framed by garlands of yellow, red and pink flowers, with brass lamps and flower arrangements on both sides and a silver draped backdrop. Two more people stand at the far right in the background.2003-01-01September 30 20082008-09-30A photograph of a traditional Carnatic music ensemble performing on a blue-covered stage under a draped pink and cream fabric canopy. Five men sit cross-legged: on the left a player beats a barrel-shaped mridangam-style drum in a white shirt and white dhoti; in the centre a man in a white shirt and dhoti plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-type) with a bell-shaped end; beside him a younger man in white plays a second wind instrument; further right a boy in white plays a small instrument; and on the far right a man in a checked shirt plays a hand percussion instrument. Behind them a large dark metal arch frame encircles a deity murti of Nataraja, dancing, adorned with a multicoloured floral garland. Flanking the stage are golden lamp stands draped with yellow and orange garlands, and a red-covered altar table holds further flowers. The scene suggests a devotional musical performance.2003-01-01A decorated stage set-up shows a large bronze Nataraja statue dancing within a circular arch, draped in a white cloth and garlanded with yellow marigold and pink-red flower garlands. Flanking the statue are two smaller gold-toned figures, each wearing a yellow garland. In front, a bronze pedestal holds a garlanded shivalinga-like object with colourful flower wreaths, on a pink satin-covered table. Tall brass oil lamps with flower garlands stand at each side, and white and pink flowers and green palms decorate the base. Silver draped fabric and red-yellow canopy cloth form the backdrop. No people are visible.2003-01-01January 05 20032003-01-05August 15 20172017-08-15January 05 20032003-01-05