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Photo 11724220September 16 20132013-09-16 +1 copiesNight photograph at an outdoor open-air stage lit in red. Two musicians in white clothes sit cross-legged on the floor: the one at left plays a large frame drum (thavil/mridangam-style), and the one at right plays a wind instrument (nadaswaram-style) with a small drum beside him. Behind them is a golden arched frame holding two deity murtis, one wearing a crown and the other with a tall headdress, with a seated audience in the background. A small hand drum and a blue Rodel speaker box sit at the lower right. a person is not visibly identified in the frame.2013-09-15A photograph inside a gilded hall with ornate golden carved panels and a red floor, showing a musical ensemble performing before a throne. Seated on the floor at the centre, a man in a beige kurta with a red shawl plays a long wooden flute, and a woman in a maroon sari with an orange border sings beside him. Two men in white dhotis and shirts play drums, one man in white plays a stringed instrument, and another man in white with a shawl sits at the right edge. Behind them an ornate throne with red cushions holds a figure in a saffron turban, rudraksha beads and gold necklaces; the figure appears to be a depiction of a seated guru rather than a clear identification. A microphone stands in front of the singer and the flute player.2018-12-20 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with a dark red curtain and garlands of pink, white and yellow flowers. On the left, a man in a white kurta sits cross-legged on a patterned mat playing a long wooden flute. In the centre-right, a man bare-chested with a gold necklace and wrapped pink-brown cloth plays a large hand drum on a mat. Behind them, a gilded arch frames a saffron-robed statue wearing a rudraksha mala and orange turban, with flower offerings in front. To the right, a seated deity murti in silver and red garments with a crown and jewelled adornments sits on a golden stepped pedestal. No person in the scene is identifiable as the a person.2007-11-09A photograph of a satsang musical ensemble seated on an orange cloth mat on a light tiled floor. A young man in a dark green shirt and white dhoti, with a wrist watch, points toward the left while holding a microphone. Beside him, a man in a white shirt, pink waist cloth and rudraksha-style mala sings into the same mic. Two black cylindrical wind instruments lie on the mat, and a man in a white shirt plays a maroon barrel drum with yellow bands. In the background a man in white with a yellow shawl sits on a chair beside a white curtain, and a man in a red shirt with a vertical tilak on his forehead sits at the right edge.2010-12-26December 20 20182018-12-20 +2 copiesA photograph of musicians seated on the floor of a room with orange-painted walls and a wooden table behind them. In the foreground, a man in a light beige shirt with an orange cloth draped over his shoulder plays a long black bamboo flute, with a visible tilak on his forehead and a white ID badge. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a drum with a red cloth wrap. A bald man in white clothes sits in the lower right foreground, and a small Radel amplifier and bags sit on the mat. A brass plate with flower petals rests on the table. Scene suggests a satsang musical session.2010-11-12A photograph of a musical performance on a stage with a deep red curtain backdrop. On the right, a man seated on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion wears a rust-orange turban, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces, and orange-brown robes, with a golden trident standing beside him. Several performers sit on a red carpet strewn with flowers: a woman in an orange sari with a bindi plays a tabla-style drum, a woman in a blue sari sings into a microphone, a man in a cream kurta sits before a keyboard, and a young man in a teal shirt plays a flute. Other figures in white sit at the left edge.2016-10-02Indoor photo of a musical performance before a shrine. A seated musician in a cream kurta and white dhoti plays a long wooden stringed instrument with a tuning gourd, while a bare-chested drummer in a pink-patterned dhoti with gold necklaces plays a large frame drum. Behind them stands a golden arched frame holding a saffron-robed standing figure wearing a saffron head wrap and rudraksha mala, with marigold garlands and a flower offering at its base; this is a statue, so it is not counted as a physical person. Red and purple drapes, garlands of pink, white and yellow flowers, and a silver-trimmed platform surround the scene. A copyright overlay appears in the corner.2007-11-09September 15 20132013-09-15May 01 20162016-05-01