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A photograph of three musicians performing on a raised red-covered stage in a plain room with pale pink walls and a window. On the left a man in a maroon kurta plays a red barrel drum (dholak or tabla-style) with his hands. In the centre a man with swept-back dark hair and glasses, wearing a peach kurta and a red shawl, sings into a microphone while gesturing with one hand. On the right a man in a dark green kurta and white trousers sits cross-legged playing a harmonium-style instrument, with a microphone on a stand before him. Orange and purple cushions lie on the stage, and a gold-decorated element is visible at the far right edge.

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December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22December 22 20102010-12-22A seated musical performance on a stage with several microphones on stands. A man in the centre wears an orange-peach kurta and a red shawl and sings while reading from a small booklet. A man on the right in a dark green kurta and cream dhoti plays a bamboo flute held to his lips. Behind them a woman in a red garment and a man are partly visible with a harmonium, and a white wall forms the backdrop.2010-12-22A seated devotional music performance on a red floor mat in an indoor hall. A man in white dhoti and shirt on the left sings into a microphone while holding a hand near his face. In the centre, a man in a green kurta with a red forehead mark and rudraksha malas sits cross-legged with hands folded at his chest, singing at a microphone stand, with a book and pen on the floor before him. Two more men in white sit at tabla drums on the right, and a harmonium is visible behind. Wooden cabinets, framed pictures and red curtains line the back wall.2011-12-16Photo of a musical performance on a stage with a red floor covering and white draped skirting. Four musicians sit on the stage: at left a man in a maroon kurta plays a dholak drum; next a young woman in white with a green-and-multicolour shawl and a red bindi sings beside a harmonium; at centre a man in a pink kurta and red shawl sings into a microphone while holding sheet music; at right a man in dark green kurta plays a wooden flute. An orange cloth hangs above the stage, and glass display cases stand behind them. No visible identification of any performer as a person is possible from the scene alone.2010-12-22A photograph of three men seated on a red stage with flower petals scattered on it, performing before microphones. On the left, a man in a red-and-white checked kurta and white dhoti gestures toward a microphone and smiles. In the centre, a man in white clothes with a white forehead mark and long hair in a braid plays an earthen pot-shaped percussion instrument, a ghata, and smiles broadly. On the right, a man in a pink-orange silk kurta with a cream dhoti rests his hand on his chin while holding sheets of paper. Behind them are wooden cabinets, a wall with orange hangings, and a distant audience area.2010-12-26December 22 20102010-12-22Three seated men perform a devotional music session on a red-cushioned floor with yellow flower petals scattered nearby. In the centre, a man in a maroon checked kurta with a red tilak on his forehead sits cross-legged before a microphone on a stand, eyes lowered, hands clasped. To the left, a man in white clothes with white forehead markings plays a stringed instrument near another microphone. To the right, a smiling man in a pink-orange silk kurta and cream dhoti sits with his hands near a microphone. The setting is a softly lit hall with curtains behind them.2010-12-26A photograph of a seated man singing at a microphone on a stage draped with pink fabric. He wears a red and gold patterned kurta with a white dhoti, glasses and a small red bindi, and gestures with his right hand. To his right, an older man in a cream shirt sits holding papers, with a lanyard badge visible. At left, a tabla drum and its player are partly visible, with a blue bag and amplifier equipment on the floor.2010-02-12Three men sit cross-legged on a red carpeted floor with small flower petals scattered around them, performing a sung or recited program before microphones on stands. On the left, a long-haired man in a white kurta with a white forehead marking plays a stringed instrument. In the centre, a man in a red-and-white checked kurta with a red bindi and white dhoti sits with hands folded, eyes lowered, speaking into a microphone. On the right, a man in a pink-orange silk kurta holds papers and sings with eyes closed. Cushioned striped mats sit beneath them and a pillar and lamps stand in the background.2010-12-26October 10 20102010-10-10