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A man in a white kurta sits playing a pair of drums on a stage during a cultural performance. He wears a red-maroon rudraksha mala and a round pendant, has a red tilak on his forehead, and a visitor-style badge hangs on his chest. His hands strike a wooden drum (mridangam-style) with a stick, and a microphone stand is positioned in front of him. Beside him, another person in white plays a drum. Potted palms and a dark backdrop with a stage edge are visible behind.

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October 08 20132013-10-08A seated male musician in a white kurta plays a pair of tabla drums on a stage, with a microphone on a stand near the drums. He wears a red bindi and a red-brown rudraksha mala around his neck. A deep maroon curtain hangs behind him and a pale wall, and a keyboard is visible at the right edge. The drums have white and cream heads with leather lacing. Another seated person is partially visible at the lower right. The image is a photograph.2009-12-21A man in an orange-red striped kurta with a small red tilak on his forehead plays a pair of tabla drums at a microphone stand. He sits forward with both hands on the drumheads, and an audience is blurred in the background. A water bottle sits at lower left, and framed devotional images hang on the wall behind. The photo appears to be a stage performance at a gathering. The man is a musician and there is no visible evidence he is a person.2009-12-26November 29 20112011-11-29A photograph of a seated male musician in a plain white short-sleeved shirt and white dhoti, playing a red-and-brown mridangam drum held across his lap. He has a red bindi and a moustache and looks toward the camera. Behind him a second musician in red kurta holds a tanpura-style stringed instrument. The green stage cloth, orange-and-red hanging lanterns and blurred audience suggest a satsang gathering. No identifiable a person is clearly visible.2010-10-10A woman sits cross-legged on a green mat on a stage, seated beside a standing microphone and a tall mic stand. She wears a white sari with gold borders, a gold necklace and earrings, and a small vertical mark on her forehead, and her hair is pulled back in a braid. A reddish-maroon patterned cloth covers the large drum or mridangam-like instrument resting in front of her. Behind her are a pale pink wall, a white curtain, a black bag and a water bottle, with a fan at the right edge.2010-10-15 +1 copiesA man sits cross-legged on a red floor mat playing a large mridangam drum, its brown leather head and metal rims visible, with his hands on the drum and his gaze turned to the side. He wears a white collared shirt, white dhoti and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him hangs a printed backdrop of a sepia temple carving, and to the left are a steel tumbler on a wooden stool and a bundle of marigolds and white flowers.2013-11-02A seated man plays a large navy and gold embroidered tabla-style drum, its mounted microphone on a stand in front of him, on a green mat before a warm orange wall. He wears a maroon silk kurta over white dhoti-style trousers, has a red bindi on his forehead, and wears thin-rimmed glasses. A small round stone and a red object lie on the mat beside him. Only one person is visible.2010-10-13October 11 20132013-10-11A woman in a white sari with a gold border sits cross-legged on a green-covered stage, playing a large red and gold patterned mridangam drum resting on her lap. Two microphone stands stand in front, with a water bottle, a small steel cup and a dark bag on the table. Behind her hang a white curtain and a red and black drape, and a second drum lies at the right edge. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2010-10-15 +1 copiesTwo seated musicians perform on a stage with a green and orange floor covering in front of a pale draped curtain. On the left, a man in a white kurta plays a tabla-style drum with a golden-trimmed head, his hands resting on it, with microphones on stands before him. On the right, a man in an orange short-sleeved shirt with embroidered flowers and white dhoti sits cross-legged, playing a stringed instrument with his hands at the centre. The scene suggests a devotional music performance.2009-12-23Two musicians sit cross-legged on an orange cloth on a stone floor in a temple hall with red and white striped pillars and an orange wall. The man on the left wears a white checked shirt and white dhoti and plays a large barrel drum with a wooden frame and a bronze-toned body. The man on the right wears a red kurta and white dhoti and holds a long wooden wind instrument with brass fittings. A blurred figure in white and orange robes sits in the foreground at the edge of the frame. A framed picture hangs on the upper right wall.2012-02-09