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Photograph of a seated musical performance on a red floor covering before a pale lavender drape. On the left, a young man with a shaved head wears an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala and a bangle, singing into a microphone. Beside him, a man with a tilak and a rudraksha mala sings. In the centre, a young man in a red kurta with a rudraksha mala plays a tabla pair. On the right, a young man with long hair and beige trousers, wearing a red kurta, plays an acoustic guitar. A frame drum is at the far left, and microphone stands are in front of the musicians.

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September 04 20162016-09-04 +1 copiesOctober 22 20122012-10-22Live musical performance photographed at a satsang. A woman in a rust-orange sari with a rudraksha mala sings into a microphone on the right, seated on a red mat. Two male tabla players sit beside her: a young man in white with a rust scarf plays the left tabla drum, and a middle-aged man in a white kurta with an orange shawl plays the right tabla. Microphones on stands sit in front, a small amplifier is at lower left, and a blurred audience and red banner appear behind.2014-09-09A photograph of three musicians performing on a raised red-covered stage in a plain room with pale pink walls and a window. On the left a man in a maroon kurta plays a red barrel drum (dholak or tabla-style) with his hands. In the centre a man with swept-back dark hair and glasses, wearing a peach kurta and a red shawl, sings into a microphone while gesturing with one hand. On the right a man in a dark green kurta and white trousers sits cross-legged playing a harmonium-style instrument, with a microphone on a stand before him. Orange and purple cushions lie on the stage, and a gold-decorated element is visible at the far right edge.2010-12-22A group of young boys seated on the floor in orange and maroon robes, wearing rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, playing devotional instruments. In the foreground a boy in a maroon cloth plays an orange drum with a gold trim, while another boy in orange plays small cymbals or a hand percussion. Behind them other boys play a drum and hand instruments, and a brass plate and kalasha-like items sit nearby. The white walls and pale pink panel suggest an indoor devotional music session.2014-09-16December 30 20092009-12-30November 02 20132013-11-02Several young boys in saffron-orange robes sit cross-legged on a peach-coloured mat, playing percussion instruments during devotional music. The boy in the centre wears a rudraksha mala and a bracelet and plays a small instrument; the boy at left plays a barrel-shaped drum with a leather head, and the boy at right holds a tambourine-style frame drum. Their foreheads bear white sacred ash markings. A microphone on a stand sits in front of them, and a tall wall and white panels form the background. Some boys hold small devices and one wears glasses.2014-08-13October 10 20102010-10-10A photo of a musical performance on a green mat at a satsang hall, with orange and yellow tassel decorations hanging behind. A seated man in a white dhoti and shirt, with a red tilak and moustache, plays a small hand drum. Beside him, a young man in an orange-red silk kurta and glasses, with a tilak, sings into a microphone while gesturing with his hand. At right, a man in a matching orange-red kurta sits behind a red tanpura-style stand microphone. A man in red sits in the background playing a stringed instrument. Behind them, an audience is seated.2010-10-10Four musicians perform seated on a green mat in a hall with orange and multicolored tassel hangings behind them. Two front singers in coral-pink silk kurtas and white dhotis sing into microphones; the right singer gestures with one hand while a red-and-white upright instrument stands between them. On the left, a man in a white shirt plays a tabla-like drum, and a long-necked stringed instrument (tanpura or veena) rises behind. Audience members are seen softly in the background. No deity murti or ritual objects are prominent.2010-10-10Live music performance at a satsang-style event. Three musicians sit cross-legged on a green cloth-covered floor in front of microphones. Two men in the foreground wear orange-red silk kurtas with white dhotis and light vibhuti marks on their foreheads; one plays a tanpura-style instrument with a long red-lacquered stem, and the other sings. Behind them a younger man in red shirt plays a stringed instrument, and a drum sits at the left edge. Colourful striped and tasselled hangings decorate the wall, and a blurred audience sits in the background.2010-10-10