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Indoor scene in a bright hall with cream tiled floor and pale pink walls, with a grey metal railing at left. Seated on a woven mat, several young women and children perform: a girl in a green top and red trousers holds a microphone, a woman in a green-and-gold sari and another in a pink-and-purple sari sit with microphones, and a woman in a teal sari with gold jewellery sits beside them. A young man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a rudraksha mala plays a tabla pair. At right, a performer in a shirt with a pink Ganesha-face mask and crown stands with another masked figure. Two men in white kurta and dhoti and a woman in white stand in the background. A small blue fan and a curtained doorway appear behind.

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A photograph of children performing in a hall with cream tiled floor and pink walls. Several young boys in white dhotis and bare feet wear large pink, yellow and brown elephant-head masks with coloured headdresses, dancing with hands on hips. Seated on the floor at left, women in green, pink and red saris sing into microphones while a man in a white kurta and rudraksha-style beaded necklace plays a tabla drum. Framed portraits hang on the back wall above red curtains, and a purple and orange cloth lies at the lower left.2011-09-01A devotional music session on a tiled floor with a seated woman in the centre singing into a handheld microphone, wearing a white sari with a gold-bordered pallu and a red-orange beaded mala. Around her, young people in white and red-orange garments and malas sit on orange cloth: a young man at left plays a tabla, another seated musician at right plays a large drum, and a young woman behind her in white holds an instrument. The setting is a plain room with glass-panelled doors and pale walls, with a microphone stand and cables on the floor.2014-08-24December 12 20112011-12-12Indoor kirtan performance with a woman seated cross-legged on an orange cloth, singing into a handheld microphone. She wears a white sari with a gold-striped border, a red bindi, a rudraksha mala and bangles. Beside her a young man in a white kurta and a red rudraksha necklace plays a tabla, with a second drum at the right. Other young people in white clothes and red beaded necklaces sit behind, one with vertical tilak marks, and a young woman at right wears a white outfit. A white-framed window and pale wall form the backdrop, with a small cymbal visible near the singer.2014-08-24A photograph of children performing in a hall with cream tiled floor and framed portraits on the wall above. Four children stand in a row wearing pink and yellow paper elephant-headed masks with trunks and crowns, representing Ganesha, with hands in anjali mudra. Behind them, a woman in a checked shirt and white dhoti also presses palms together. Seated on the left, a woman in green and gold sari, a young man in white, and a drummer with a tabla-style drum sit on a mat, and devotees in white sit along the right side. Framed portraits on the wall include a label reading Unique, Forever Charming and Chaitanya.2011-09-01A photograph of a seated group of women and girls in a hall with red curtains, sitting on the floor in rows facing forward. The front row includes a young woman in a white and gold-bordered dhoti-style set and another in a green saree with orange border, both with eyes closed in meditation. Around them are brass lamps, small bowls, a steel container and flowers on the tiled floor. Several older women stand or sit along the back, one in an orange saree. A standing woman in white at the left edge and a woman in a white top at the right edge are also visible.2011-09-24 +1 copiesA procession-style performance on a red carpeted floor inside a white tented hall. Several men in traditional white dhotis play long brass horns (nadaswaram-style trumpets) and a drum. In the centre a performer wears a large orange elephant-headed mask with a garland of orange marigolds, white dhoti and ankle bells, dancing as a Ganesha character. To the right a drummer in pink shirt and white dhoti plays a double-headed drum, and a woman in blue sari stands near a green peacock costume. Decorated umbrellas in purple and gold lie along the edges, with hanging tassels on the tent poles. Attendees in casual clothes stand in the background.2016-12-01Outdoor temple-style gathering under a corrugated metal canopy at an ashram. Many children and young people sit on the ground in orange and red robes, some with white and orange turbans. At front left, a seated drummer plays a pair of tabla-like drums, and a woman in yellow and orange dress sits nearby. In the centre, a man in orange clothing tends a small flame near a raised platform with a decorated deity murti and floral offerings. Colourful striped mats cover the foreground and a standing crowd watches from the back. Trees and a red container wall appear in the background.2014-08-17Photograph of a seated musical performance inside a hall with a white floor mat and yellow floor markings. In the foreground, a musician in a white shirt and white dhoti sits on a mat, seen from behind, while a man at left plays a long wind instrument and another plays a barrel drum. Behind them, two drummers in white shirts play dholak-style drums on white mats. Beyond, rows of seated audience members in white clothes and bright saris or tops, including a child in yellow, listen attentively.2007-12-27August 24 20142014-08-24December 28 20122012-12-28December 04 20112011-12-04