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A photograph of a musical performance on a blue cloth stage in front of a silver draped backdrop. A man in a light blue shirt plays a large barrel drum (mridangam-style tabla) at left. A seated musician in a cream kurta plays a stringed instrument, and a young man in an orange-brown shirt and white dhoti plays a violin. At right, a man with grey hair in white clothes holds a small hand drum. Behind them, a golden deity murti is garlanded with yellow marigolds, with a brass oil lamp, flower arrangements and a circular garland-draped frame. Potted white and red flowers sit in the foreground. Four physical people are visible, plus a partially visible child at right.

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January 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.2003-01-01Three musicians perform on a raised stage with a red floor covering and blue draped backdrop with white valance. A seated man on the left in white shirt and white dhoti plays a barrel-shaped drum with a black-and-gold wrap. In the centre a young man in pale yellow kurta and white dhoti sings into a microphone. On the right a man in pink-white kurta sits cross-legged playing a stringed instrument resembling a violin. Speakers, microphone stands and a hanging yellow decorative fabric surround the stage.2008-10-03A 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.2003-01-01October 03 20082008-10-03October 08 20082008-10-08September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesOctober 22 20122012-10-22September 27 20172017-09-27Musicians perform on a stage draped in deep red fabric, with a silver-tiered stand and brass pots in the foreground. A seated man in a pink kurta on the right plays a large purple-and-gold barrel drum. Beside him, a younger man in a purple shirt and a man in white with an orange-and-white sash play before microphones, and two women in the background, one in green, sit with instruments. A small figurine dressed in orange with a turban and gold-beaded necklace stands on the left of the stage, a depiction of a sannyasi rather than a living person. A wall air conditioner and a red curtain fill the backdrop.2018-04-14October 22 20122012-10-22October 22 20122012-10-22