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A photograph of a devotional music performance on a decorated stage draped with pink and white gathered fabric. Behind the musicians stands a bronze Nataraja murti of dancing Shiva within a flame arch, garlanded with marigold and multicolour flower strands. Flanking it are lit brass oil lamps and small gold-toned figures with garlands. On the left, a man in a pink kurta sits playing tabla. Centre, a woman in a red blouse and white sari plays a harmonium, with other women seated beside her. A woman in white with a red-beaded necklace sits right of centre, a boy in a purple shirt beside her, and a young man in a black shirt plays a keyboard at the front right. A blue-draped platform and gold-patterned floor cloth complete the scene, with microphones in front.

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A 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.2003-01-01Devotional music performance on a stage with orange-gold lattice panels and gold pillars. A man in a peach kurta sits cross-legged at centre, singing near a microphone, with an harmonium in front. Beside him a man in a pale blue shirt sits, and to the left a man in a yellow-gold kurta plays a dholak drum and a man in white kurta plays tabla. A woman in a green sari with a red border sits with hands folded near a microphone. On the right a woman in a rust-orange sari and rudraksha beads stands holding a paper and speaking into a mic. Children sit in the background with an audience behind. Stage floor is red with a purple skirt.2013-10-13June 21 20152015-06-21November 24 20142014-11-24Six young women and men sit cross-legged on a red cloth-covered stage in front of an ornate gold-carved temple-style backdrop lit with small string lights. Each performer sits before a microphone stand. Several wear sarees, including a cream-and-gold saree, a green saree with red-checked lower garment, and an orange saree with red border; others wear dark embellished tops. Women wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bindis, and one wears a jasmine-style hair ornament. A performer in the centre plays an orange barrel drum, and a performer on the right sits beside a stringed instrument. The group appears to be performing devotional music together.2014-10-02A group of seven young performers sits cross-legged on a red-draped stage, singing and playing music in front of an ornate gold-embossed wall with carved figures and lamp-lit panels. Each performer has a microphone on a stand. Two performers hold percussion instruments: a barrel-shaped drum in the centre and a rectangular instrument at right. The woman centre-right wears an orange sari with a red border and a gold forehead ornament, and the singer second from left wears a green and yellow sari. Others wear white, green, and dark red saris, and boys wear dark embroidered vests. Printed copyright text appears at lower right.2014-10-02June 21 20152015-06-21A group of six musicians sit cross-legged on a stage with colourful striped and patterned cloths, performing in front of ornate gold-coloured carved wooden panels and pillars. Each seated performer sings or plays into a microphone on a stand, and the front row includes a young man in white kurta with red garland, playing a tabla drum. Several women wear red, orange and white saris and red garlands, one with a rudraksha-style mala. Carved wooden peacock figures sit in front of the mics. Audience members are partially visible at the bottom edge of the frame. No identifiable a person candidate is visible on stage.2014-09-07A photograph of a musical performance on a red stage with a red skirted platform in front. Seven young performers sit cross-legged on the floor behind microphone stands, in front of an ornate gold carved wall with figures, animal reliefs and small string lights. From left: a girl in a cream and maroon sari with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a boy in a dark embroidered top, a girl in a green and yellow sari, a boy playing a orange drum-like instrument, a girl in an orange sari with gold jewellery and forehead ornament playing a harmonium-style instrument, a boy beside a wooden instrument, and a girl in a green and maroon sari with a sandalwood-marked forehead. Sheet music rests on a stand before them. The scene looks like a devotional music recital or satsang singing.2014-10-02A 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 copiesNovember 24 20142014-11-24October 13 20132013-10-13