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Seven women sit cross-legged on an orange-draped stage performing devotional singing before a painted backdrop with a lotus medallion, a window motif and kolam-style scroll borders. Most wear orange saris with maroon or magenta borders, rudraksha malas and white forehead markings. Several sing into standing microphones. The woman seated centre wears a maroon sari and plays a small harmonium. Brass oil lamps stand at both ends of the stage.

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August 14 20142014-08-14August 15 20142014-08-15A group of devotees sits cross-legged on an orange cloth-covered stage performing devotional singing before microphones. From left, a young person in orange robes, a young woman in orange with rudraksha beads, a woman in a maroon sari with a gold border, an older woman in a white and blue sari with a red garland, and a young woman in white with a red garland sings or chants. Brass oil lamps stand at both ends of the stage, and the wall behind is painted with yellow and white lotus, window and geometric kolam-style motifs. A purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2014-08-16August 15 20142014-08-15August 22 20142014-08-22August 12 20142014-08-12August 13 20142014-08-13August 22 20142014-08-22August 14 20142014-08-14Photograph of a group of women seated on a red-draped stage chanting before microphones. They wear rust-red and saffron-orange sarees with gold borders and long rudraksha mala necklaces, with white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads. One woman at right holds small brass cymbals or bells. Behind them is an ornate gold-carved wall panel. Papers lie on the table in front. No a person candidate is visible.2015-01-30Six young women sit cross-legged on an orange cloth-covered stage, performing devotional kirtan at microphones on stands. Five wear orange saris with pink borders and rudraksha malas, while the centre-front singer wears a maroon sari with a yellow border. All have white forehead markings and palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them, a wall is painted with yellow and white geometric and scalloped designs. Papers and a small audio device sit on the stage.2014-08-22A group of women singing devotionally seated on an orange-draped platform, each before a floor microphone stand. Foreground women wear rudraksha malas, white forehead markings and saffron, maroon or white saris with coloured borders. Behind them stands a woman in white and blue holding a small colourful object, and a carved wooden lattice screen fills the background. Open notebooks and a yellow portable recorder sit on the stage.2014-06-19