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February 09 2012

February 09 2012

A photograph of a seated male musician in a plain white short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti, playing a red-and-brown mridangam drum held across his lap. He has a red bindi and a moustache and looks toward the camera. Behind him a second musician in red kurta holds a tanpura-style stringed instrument. The green stage cloth, orange-and-red hanging lanterns and blurred audience suggest a satsang gathering. No identifiable a person is clearly visible.

A seated man in a plain white kurta and dhoti plays a red and yellow mridangam drum on a stand with a microphone, in front of a large orange draped backdrop. A second person in a dark shirt sits at the right edge, partially visible. A black bowl rests on the orange mat in front of the drummer, and a small red cloth sits at the left. This appears to be a musical accompaniment setting, such as satsang or bhajan music, on an orange stage.

2009-12-24 +1 copies

Three men perform Carnatic music seated on a woven mat before an orange-painted wall. The man on the left, in white shirt and dhoti with a orange-beaded necklace, plays a wooden barrel-shaped drum (mridangam) with a red-brown body. In the centre, a young boy in a rust-orange shirt sits behind them, with a dark bag and a steel water urn beside him. The man on the right, in white shirt and dhoti with an orange cord and a wristwatch, plays a long bamboo flute (nadaswaram-style wind instrument). A woman in white sits on a chair in the upper right corner, and a glass display case stands at the left edge.

December 24 2009

2009-12-24 +1 copies

A man in a plain white kurta sits cross-legged on a colourful striped mat and plays a large tabla-style drum covered with maroon velvet and gold diamond-pattern trim. A microphone on a chrome stand is in front of him, and a red tilak mark is visible on his forehead. A folded brown cloth lies in the foreground. Behind him are white pipes, a lattice screen and hanging tassels.

Musicians sit on red stone steps in white ritual dress. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long dark wind instrument, a nadaswaram, with a yellow cord hanging from it. Beside him a second man in white holds a drum with a red covering and metal rims, a melam-style percussion drum. Behind them, seated women and men wear white saris and white garments, with hands folded in prayer, and brass vessels and a lamp sit on the steps. The setting appears to be a riverside ghat with a metal railing.

Photograph of musicians seated on red-brick temple steps. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long wooden shehnai-style wind instrument with a brass bell, a yellow cord hanging from it. Beside him a younger man in white dhoti and shirt plays a large two-headed drum with a red cloth wrap and brass rims. Behind them, several people in white dhotis sit on the steps, one with hands pressed in anjali. A metal railing and red cloth hang at the left edge. No visible a person candidate; there is no clear appearance match in the scene.

A photo of a cultural music session indoors on an orange cloth spread across the floor. A smiling man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl and beaded necklaces plays a wooden barrel-shaped drum with yellow straps. Beside him, other men in white dhotis and white shirts with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads sit and laugh. Behind them, a black-draped table holds audio equipment and cables, and seated people in orange and red clothing are visible in the background. No one is clearly identified as a person.

A young man in a plain white shirt sits cross-legged on a concrete floor, playing a large wooden drum with a red velvet cover and brass rims bound with yellow straps. He has a red tilak mark on his forehead and a dark beaded necklace. Behind him, a striped woven mat lies on the ground and another person in white dhoti sits at the right edge, with others in colourful saris seated in the background. Evening light suggests a satsang or bhajan gathering.

A man in a white kurta sits cross-legged on a colourful striped rug, playing a tabla drum with a maroon velvet cover trimmed in gold. Behind him, a second man in beige kurta holds a small bell or cymbal. A bamboo blind hangs with a red and white embroidered valance decorated with peacock and kalasha motifs. A microphone stands at the left edge.