A man with long swept-back dark hair sings into a handheld microphone, mouth open mid-song. He wears a pale turquoise silk kurta-style jacket with embroidered and sequined trim and a cream sash, with a small red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a woman in a yellow garment with a red bindi and a second microphone in view watches attentively. Blurred green foliage fills the foreground. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man with long swept-back dark hair sings into a handheld microphone, mouth open mid-song. He wears a pale turquoise silk kurta-style jacket with embroidered and sequined trim and a cream sash, with a small red tilak on his forehead. Behind him a woman in a yellow garment with a red bindi and a second microphone in view watches attentively. Blurred green foliage fills the foreground.

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December 27 2009

A photograph of a performance on a dim stage. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair swept back and a red bindi on his forehead wears a light blue embroidered silk kurta with a white shawl over his shoulders, singing into a microphone with his eyes lowered. Behind him, a woman in a bright yellow saree with a red bindi and bangles holds a microphone to her mouth. Further back, a man in white clothing plays a wind instrument, and other people in white and orange sit in the background. Warm stage lighting and a light pole frame the scene.

December 27 2009

December 27 2009

Photograph of a man singing into a silver handheld microphone at an indoor event. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a moustache and a small red bindi on his forehead. He wears a pale blue embroidered silk outfit with sequin and jewel detailing and a cream scarf draped over his shoulders, with gold bangles and a ring on his hand. Blurred people in saris stand behind him, including a woman in a red and gold sari at right.

A male singer performs on stage holding a silver handheld microphone near his mouth, singing from a music stand with white sheet music at left. He wears a turquoise silk sherwani-style jacket with silver and blue embroidery and sequins, over a white shawl draped on his shoulders, with a red bindi on his forehead and shoulder-length dark hair. An orange and peach backdrop fills the background, with another seated person partly visible at right.

December 27 2009

A smiling man with dark hair worn long and swept back, wearing a pale blue silk kurta with gold embroidered trim and a white shawl draped over his shoulders, a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, seated and speaking into a microphone. Beside him a woman in a yellow garment with a red bindi and white tilak also smiles while holding a microphone. Blurred figures in white appear at the edges of the frame. Appearance-based candidate: a person for the man in the blue kurta, with cues of long swept-back hair, a shawl and ornate embroidered clothing, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

A man with long dark hair sings into a handheld microphone on a stage at night. He wears a light blue embroidered silk kurta with a white shawl draped over his shoulder, and extends his right arm outward. Behind him, a musician in white clothes plays a wind instrument, and women in yellow and orange saris sit in the background. An orange flag with white Tamil script stands at the right edge, and green fern-like foliage decorates the stage front.

Close photo of a man with long dark hair swept back, a red bindi on his forehead, and a light turquoise silk kurta with embroidered trim and a white shawl draped over his shoulder. He looks down toward a handheld microphone. Behind him, a woman in a yellow top with a red bindi and hair pulled back also holds a microphone and sings, while other people blur in the background. The setting appears to be a stage or indoor performance space. No further ritual detail is visible.

December 27 2009