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A 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.

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January 05 20032003-01-05A 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.2003-01-01A seated classical music performance on a stage draped with blue velvet curtains. At centre, a singer in a pale yellow kurta and white dhoti sits cross-legged before a microphone, gesturing with his hands. To the left, a musician in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a barrel-shaped mridangam-style drum held across his lap. To the right, a musician in a pink shirt and white dhoti plays a violin-type stringed instrument. A water bottle sits on the stage beside the singer. The white copyright text and source credit appear over the lower right of the photo.2008-10-03A 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.2003-01-01A 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.2007-11-09October 03 20082008-10-03A 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 08 20082008-10-08A photograph of a live musical performance on an outdoor stage draped with pink and maroon fabric swags. Six men are seated on a raised carpeted platform. Several wear white or cream kurtas and dhotis, while the central singer wears a rust-red kurta and raises his right hand while singing into a microphone. At the left, a man in cream clothing plays a tabla-style drum, and a man in white beside him holds a drumstick. At the right, a man in orange-pink clothing plays a stringed instrument, with a harmonium and sound equipment nearby. Dark silhouettes of the audience are visible in the foreground. Stage monitors and speakers line the platform edge. a person is not identifiable here.2010-02-12October 22 20122012-10-22October 08 20082008-10-08A photograph of a stage performance with three musicians seated on a red-covered platform edged in blue satin. In the centre a woman in an orange sari with a purple border sings into a microphone. To the left a man in white kurta and dhoti plays a tabla-style drum, and to the right a young boy in a lavender shirt plays a violin. Behind them hangs a royal blue draped curtain with white valance, and flower arrangements of red, orange and white blossoms sit at both edges of the stage. A small figure is visible at the far right edge, seated near equipment.2008-10-07