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A photograph of musicians seated on the floor of a room with orange-painted walls and a wooden table behind them. In the foreground, a man in a light beige shirt with an orange cloth draped over his shoulder plays a long black bamboo flute, with a visible tilak on his forehead and a white ID badge. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a drum with a red cloth wrap. A bald man in white clothes sits in the lower right foreground, and a small Radel amplifier and bags sit on the mat. A brass plate with flower petals rests on the table. Scene suggests a satsang musical session.

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December 28 20112011-12-28A photograph of a satsang musical ensemble seated on an orange cloth mat on a light tiled floor. A young man in a dark green shirt and white dhoti, with a wrist watch, points toward the left while holding a microphone. Beside him, a man in a white shirt, pink waist cloth and rudraksha-style mala sings into the same mic. Two black cylindrical wind instruments lie on the mat, and a man in a white shirt plays a maroon barrel drum with yellow bands. In the background a man in white with a yellow shawl sits on a chair beside a white curtain, and a man in a red shirt with a vertical tilak on his forehead sits at the right edge.2010-12-26December 28 20112011-12-28A photograph of two musicians seated cross-legged on an orange cloth at a Dasara celebration event. The musician on the left wears a cream shirt and white dhoti with a white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead, playing a long wooden nadaswaram-style reed instrument. The central musician wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a tilak, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold wristwatch, playing a similar wind instrument with a decorated yellow-and-orange cloth wrapped on it. A third man in a striped shirt sits at right beside a drum with wooden body and yellow trim, and a standing white fan is behind them with white curtains. Several audience members are blurred in the lower right foreground.2010-10-17Three men perform Carnatic music seated on a woven mat before an orange-painted wall. The man on the left, in white shirt and dhoti with a orange-beaded necklace, plays a wooden barrel-shaped drum (mridangam) with a red-brown body. In the centre, a young boy in a rust-orange shirt sits behind them, with a dark bag and a steel water urn beside him. The man on the right, in white shirt and dhoti with an orange cord and a wristwatch, plays a long bamboo flute (nadaswaram-style wind instrument). A woman in white sits on a chair in the upper right corner, and a glass display case stands at the left edge.2011-12-11A photo of four musicians seated on a mat floor in a temple-like hall. Two men on the left and right play large barrel drums; the drummer on the right wears white dhoti and shirt with a vertical tilak and strikes the drum with a stick. A man in white dhoti and shirt plays a saxophone-style wind instrument, and a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi plays a second saxophone-style instrument. A small black Radel amplifier sits between them. Behind them an orange draped table holds brass lamps and a garlanded deity photo, with an orange cloth hanging above.2009-06-01September 15 20132013-09-15A photograph of a musical ensemble performing indoors on a concrete floor beside white metal scaffolding. Several young men sit cross-legged playing traditional instruments: a long wooden nadaswaram-style pipe, a bronze and skin drum held horizontally with a cloth-draped drum, and hand drums. Most wear white shirts and white dhotis, one wears a brown patterned shirt, and one wears an orange-and-white shawl. Behind them, a seated man in a white dhoti and orange shawl sits on a leather chair near audio equipment. Spectators stand at the right edge. Other musicians' drums lie in the foreground.2006-12-27Three musicians sit cross-legged on a tiled floor against a pale yellow wall, performing devotional music. The two on the left play long dark wooden nadaswaram-style pipes with gold-tipped bells, one in an all-white dhoti and shirt, the other in a yellow kurta with an orange shawl and a dhoti. The man on the right in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a barrel-shaped drum with a maroon cloth covering. Orange tassels hang from the instruments. A small purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2012-05-18June 01 20092009-06-01December 14 20112011-12-14Musicians sit on red stone steps in white ritual dress. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a long dark wind instrument, a nadaswaram, with a yellow cord hanging from it. Beside him a second man in white holds a drum with a red covering and metal rims, a melam-style percussion drum. Behind them, seated women and men wear white saris and white garments, with hands folded in prayer, and brass vessels and a lamp sit on the steps. The setting appears to be a riverside ghat with a metal railing.2016-12-09