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A photograph of a devotional music performance on a stage draped with orange cloth and deep red curtains, with brass oil lamps and potted plants at the sides. Six people sit cross-legged behind microphones. On the far left a young man in cream kurta plays a tabla. Next to him a man in a red and gold shawl sits with a rudraksha mala. Three women in white and cream saris sit at the centre and right, one with a long red garland, another with a beaded necklace. A woman at the back right in a green and floral top also sits behind a microphone. Foreground potted plants frame the stage.

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A group of devotional singers performs seated on an orange draped stage before red curtains. A young man in a white kurta plays a tabla at the left edge. Seated centre-left, a young man in a red dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha mala sings into a microphone. Beside him, a woman in a white and pink dotted sari with rudraksha mala and red bindi sings. At the right, a young woman in an orange sari with gold border and rudraksha mala sings, and other singers in saffron and teal sit behind them. A brass lamp stands at the right edge and a potted green plant sits in front of the stage.2014-07-11A musical performance on an orange-draped stage before a carved wooden screen with white pillars and draped cloth. A man in cream kurta on the far left plays a pair of tabla drums. Next to him a bare-chested man with a white forehead marking and beaded necklaces sits behind a drum. Three women sit cross-legged at microphones: one in white with a dark blue border, a central woman in white with an orange-red garland singing with eyes closed, and a woman in red-bordered white sari at right. A woman in purple sits at the back. Brass lamps, potted plants and small dark figurines frame the stage.2014-07-06June 06 20142014-06-06A photograph of a devotional music performance on a raised stage draped in orange cloth, with potted green plants in the foreground. A carved wooden screen with lattice panels and two white pillars stand behind, decorated with pink gladioli in vases. Five female singers sit cross-legged before microphones, wearing red and maroon silk saris with gold borders, pale foreheads marked with vibhuti-style lines, and necklaces of beads and gold. A young male percussionist on the left, in cream kurta, plays a tabla-style drum. Behind the singers, a seated woman in a blue sari with a rudraksha-style mala and another performer in orange garments are partly visible. A brass oil lamp stands at the right edge. The setting suggests a satsang or devotional music programme.2014-07-08A photograph of a devotional music performance on a raised stage with carved wooden lattice screens and pink gladiolus flower arrangements behind. Seated musicians in traditional dress perform: a man in cream kurta at left plays a tabla-style drum, and several women in red and orange saris with white-and-red forehead markings and beaded rudraksha-style malas sing into microphones on stands. A woman in a white sari with green blouse plays a stringed instrument at left, and women in orange and red saris sit at right. Orange cloths cover the platform floor.2014-07-08A photograph of a seated musical group performing on a long table draped in orange cloth, with microphones on stands and open song sheets. Nine women sit in front of an ornately carved dark wooden lattice screen. A young man at left in an orange kurta plays a tabla-style drum. Several women wear orange, maroon and white saris with rudraksha malas, and some have vermilion or white forehead marks. Two women at centre front are singing into microphones. A small harmonium-like instrument and a wooden stand sit on the table.2014-06-19July 08 20142014-07-08July 08 20142014-07-08September 14 20142014-09-14August 03 20142014-08-03A photograph of a group of women seated on a red cloth-covered platform singing and playing hand cymbals in front of microphones. Several women wear white and cream sarees with coloured borders, and several wear long red rudraksha malas. One younger woman has a white vibhuti line on her forehead and flowers in her hair. Behind them is a carved wooden screen and a bald man in a white shirt and mala.2015-06-21 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional chanting session in a hall with a red curtain and carved golden wooden panels behind. Several women sit close together, singing into microphones. The central woman in a white sari with a brown and white printed border wears a long rudraksha mala and plays a small brass hand cymbal. A woman at right in a white top and white shawl with a long rudraksha mala holds a small brass bell and sings. Women on the left wear orange and maroon saris with white forehead marks. Two other women in orange robes sit behind, and a figure in an orange robe is visible at far right. The scene reads as group satsang singing.2015-01-31 +1 copies