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Photo of a group of young women seated on a stage performing devotional kirtan singing at microphones. They wear orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas and white and red forehead markings. One woman in maroon plays a small red tambourine-style hand drum, and two brass oil lamps sit on the stage. Behind them is an ornate gold-painted lattice screen with carved relief figures. In the lower left foreground a bald man in glasses and a maroon garment is partially visible, along with another partially visible person at bottom centre. The backdrop and stage cloth are colourful.

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A group of young women in saffron-orange and maroon saris sit on a multicolored striped cloth-covered stage, singing into microphones with rudraksha malas around their necks and white forehead markings. One woman in maroon plays a small red tambourine, and another gestures with her hand while singing. Two small metal figures stand on the stage in front. Behind them is an ornate golden carved wooden screen with lattice panels and a carved bird and figure. The scene appears to be a devotional kirtan performance. Six women are visible.2014-09-05A group of young women performing devotional kirtan on a raised stage. Several seated singers wear saffron-orange garments and rudraksha malas, with white and red forehead marks. One singer in a maroon sari holds a red tambourine and sings into a microphone, while others in orange sit with hands raised or folded. Behind them, an ornate wooden lattice screen with cross-shaped cutouts and a gilded carved figure of a mythical creature. Small dark stone figurines sit on the front of the stage on a striped multicoloured cloth. Several microphones on stands are in front of the performers.2014-09-05September 13 20142014-09-13September 13 20142014-09-13September 05 20142014-09-05Four young women in saffron and maroon sari-style robes sit cross-legged on a striped mat in front of a gold lattice screen with cross-shaped cutouts, singing into microphones on stands. Their foreheads bear white vibhuti lines, and they wear rudraksha malas. Two small dark metal oil lamps stand on the mat beside open song sheets. The woman on the right wears a red robe with gold border and a red bindi, while the others wear orange robes with pink or gold trim.2014-09-06September 13 20142014-09-13September 11 20142014-09-11A photograph of a group of women and young women seated cross-legged on a red-and-orange stage, singing into vertical microphone stands in front of an ornate golden lattice screen with cut-out floral and quatrefoil patterns. Most wear orange saffron saris with pink or magenta borders and rudraksha malas, while the two women in the centre-right wear deep maroon saris with gold borders and rudraksha malas. Several have white tilak marks on their foreheads, and one has a red bindi. Open books lie on the stage in front of them. Nithya Kirthan singing is the visible activity.2014-09-13September 11 20142014-09-11A group of young women and girls in saffron and maroon garments sit cross-legged on a striped mat during a kirtan performance in a temple hall. Several wear rudraksha malas and have white and red tilak marks on their foreheads. Microphones on stands are in front of them, and a small red harmonium-style box and brass vessels sit on the mat. Behind them is an ornate carved golden wooden lattice screen with decorative sculptural panels.2014-09-05January 30 20152015-01-30 +1 copies