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A young man with shoulder-length dark hair and a cream-coloured kurta sits cross-legged on a grey carpet, playing a sarangi-style bowed string instrument with a wooden bow. Behind him a backdrop shows a painted Varanasi riverfront with stone ghats and a red boat. Metal mic stands and cables are in the foreground, and a small brass bowl sits on the floor beside him.

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Two young male musicians play sitar-style instruments indoors. The musician on the right wears a dark red patterned kurta and a thin orange-brown beaded bracelet, and plucks the wooden sitar's strings with his fingers, his head turned toward the instrument. Behind him, a second player in a white kurta holds a similar instrument, and a drum rests at the left edge. A white cloth hangs in the background beside a red and dark wooden wall.2014-05-19A man with shoulder-length dark hair sits cross-legged on a red stage, playing a wooden tanpura-style stringed instrument with an orange-brown body. He wears a white kurta and white dhoti, a white tilak on his forehead and a red dot at the centre, and a gold bracelet on his wrist. Two microphones on stands are positioned in front of him. A person in a red checked shirt is partially visible at the right edge of the frame. The background is a dim hall with dark red seating. No readable signs are visible. The man's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm a specific identity, so the a person field is unsure.2010-12-26A photograph of two musicians performing on a stage before deep red velvet drapes. In the foreground a young man in a grey-blue kurta and dark-rimmed glasses plays a bamboo flute held horizontally to his lips, fingers on the holes. Behind him an older man in a magenta-pink kurta plays a stringed instrument resembling a harmonium or swarmandal, with a microphone on a stand in front of them. Ornamental brass details are visible on the right edge.2016-12-23A man in a white kurta with a subtle white pattern plays a bamboo flute with red bands at a standing microphone on a stand. He wears glasses, has short dark hair, and a red thread band on his wrist. Behind him is a large backdrop photo of Varanasi ghats, with a white temple spire, a tall bamboo pole with a flag, and red-orange old buildings along the river. A wooden wall and blue draped cloth frame the left side. He appears to be performing music at an indoor event.2014-05-19A young man seated cross-legged on the floor plays a sitar with an ornate metal-trimmed body and a long fretted neck. He wears a maroon patterned kurta over blue jeans and a red-and-orange wrist thread. Beside him, a second musician in a white kurta with a sleeve embroidered in red plays an acoustic guitar. A microphone stands in front. Behind them, a large backdrop shows red-and-orange floral garlands and a riverside ghat scene with boats.2014-05-19December 23 20162016-12-23September 27 20172017-09-27 +1 copiesA photograph of a violinist seated cross-legged on a green stage covering, playing a wooden violin held under his chin. He wears a maroon kurta with embroidered neckline and white dhoti-style trousers, and has glasses and short hair. A microphone on a stand is in front of him, with a water bottle, a steel thermos and a black cushion nearby. An orange wall stands behind him.2010-10-12July 26 20152015-07-26October 03 20082008-10-03May 17 20142014-05-17October 06 20082008-10-06