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Two young girls in traditional South Indian dress perform on bamboo flutes at microphone stands in front of a purple backdrop. The girl on the left wears a golden-orange sari with green border and multiple silver bangles, playing a flute held in her red-hennaed hands. The girl on the right wears a green sari with gold trim and a maroon blouse, playing a flute while wearing a pendant necklace and red bindi. Both have decorative forehead markings and sit on a red-carpeted stage.

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October 23 20122012-10-23Two young girls in traditional Indian dress play bamboo flutes while seated cross-legged on a red stage carpet before microphones on stands. The girl on the left wears a mustard-yellow and green silk sari with gold patterning and yellow-green blouse; the girl on the right wears a green sari with gold border and a red-and-purple patterned lower garment. Both have forehead markings and bangles, and red henna is visible on the left girl's hands. A blue curtain forms the backdrop.2012-10-23April 21 20132013-04-21Two young girls sit on a red stage playing bamboo flutes into standing microphones. The girl on the left wears a mustard-yellow and green sari with gold-patterned border, silver bangles and a red bindi, with red-hennaed hands. The girl on the right wears a green satin blouse with red trim, a green and pink striped skirt, silver necklaces and bangles, and a sandalwood-style forehead mark. A deep purple cloth backdrop hangs behind them. Cultural performance, flute recital.2012-10-23A young girl in a green and gold silk outfit with red embroidered panels plays a bamboo flute on stage. She wears a necklace, silver bangles, a red bindi and decorative white markings on her forehead, and stands at a silver microphone stand against a deep blue backdrop. A partly visible performer in green stands at the left edge.2012-10-23March 30 20132013-03-30March 30 20132013-03-30Three young people in matching orange tops play bamboo flutes side by side during a performance. The two front players, a girl and a girl, hold long wooden flutes to their lips and wear small headset microphones; the girl on the right has a red bindi and a pendant necklace. A boy in an orange shirt stands smiling behind them. The background is glowing pink and purple with gold ceremonial decorations at the right edge.2013-04-21A young woman in a gold and green silk sari with embroidered border stands at a microphone on a stage, holding a bamboo flute near her face while her hands are decorated with red henna. She wears a gold necklace with a dark pendant, earrings, bangles and a forehead tilak. Beside her, a boy in an orange kurta with a cream shawl stands at the edge of the frame in front of a purple backdrop.2012-10-23A photograph of a musical performance on a stage with a red-and-white striped mat. A man in a pale yellow kurta with rolled sleeves and an orange dhoti plays a long bamboo flute held horizontally in front of a microphone on a stand. He has white and red tilak marks on his forehead and a short beard. Beside him, a woman in a dark green sari with a maroon border sits with a pink sheet of paper in her hands, and a red-clad performer is partly visible at the far left. A small wooden instrument rests beside the flautist, and a dark bag sits at the lower right.2010-12-26A costumed performer dressed as Krishna plays a bamboo flute on a stage in front of a purple curtain. He wears an ornate gold and multicoloured crown with a peacock-feather motif, a white shirt, and a red and gold woven shawl with tassels, with a red bindi on his forehead and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. Facing him, a second performer in a sheer green embroidered veil with gold thread offers a playful stage tableau of Krishna and a companion.2007-10-14Three women musicians perform on a stage before a dark blue curtain. On the left, a woman in a magenta sari plays a bamboo flute at a microphone. In the centre, a woman in a teal sari plays a long-necked veena with a carved dragon-head finial, seated beside a round gourd resonator. On the right, a woman in a navy sari plays a violin at a stand. They sit on a patterned red and cream floor rug, with cables running across the stage and a red stage edge in front. A faint logo appears in the upper left corner.2008-10-05