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A seated classical music performance on a red-carpeted blue-skirted stage in front of a draped blue satin backdrop. At left, a man in a checked shirt plays a large barrel-shaped drum with his hands. At centre, a woman in a red-and-pink silk sari with a red bindi holds a sheet of paper and sings into a microphone. At right, a man in white kurta and dhoti plays a violin seated on the stage. Loudspeakers, a water bottle and a stage monitor are visible, and a few heads of audience members appear at the bottom edge.

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October 06 20082008-10-06A female vocalist in a rose-pink saree sits cross-legged on a red stage singing into a microphone. To her left, a man in a white-and-checked shirt and white dhoti plays a mridangam-style drum resting on the floor, and to her right a man in white kurta and dhoti plays a violin. Behind them hangs a draped blue velvet curtain with white valance, and a speaker stands at the left edge. A water bottle and papers sit on the stage floor, and a fan is visible at top right.2008-10-06Three musicians perform on a raised stage with a red floor covering and blue draped backdrop with white valance. A seated man on the left in white shirt and white dhoti plays a barrel-shaped drum with a black-and-gold wrap. In the centre a young man in pale yellow kurta and white dhoti sings into a microphone. On the right a man in pink-white kurta sits cross-legged playing a stringed instrument resembling a violin. Speakers, microphone stands and a hanging yellow decorative fabric surround the stage.2008-10-03A photograph of a musical performance on a stage draped with royal blue satin curtains. A man in a striped grey-blue shirt and white dhoti sits at left playing a pair of tabla drums. At centre, a woman in an orange and maroon sari sings into a microphone while a tanpura-style stringed instrument rests beside her. At right, a young man in an orange kurta sits cross-legged at a harmonium. Speaker cabinets, a white metal lighting truss and a wall fan sit around the stage, and a yellow cloth hangs above.2008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30September 30 20082008-09-30October 03 20082008-10-03October 04 20082008-10-04Live musical performance on a stage draped with royal blue satin curtains. A woman in a dark maroon sari with a gold-orange border sings into a microphone while seated, her hand raised in gesture. Behind her a man in white and a shawl-wearing player holds a long-necked tanpura-style string instrument. At left a man in a blue striped shirt plays a tabla drum set. At right a man in an orange kurta sits at a harmonium-style box. Two audience members' heads are visible in the lower foreground, and a loudspeaker stands at the upper left.2008-09-30A photograph of a musical performance on a stage draped with blue pleated fabric. Three male musicians sit on a red-and-blue stage: at left an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti plays a dark barrel drum with yellow and black stripes; at centre a man in a pale yellow kurta and white dhoti sings into a microphone with eyes closed; at right a man in a pink kurta plays a stringed instrument with a long neck. Audience members in the foreground are partly visible at the bottom edge, and a yellow cloth hangs at the upper right.2008-10-03A photograph of a stage performance with three musicians seated on a red-covered platform edged in blue satin. In the centre a woman in an orange sari with a purple border sings into a microphone. To the left a man in white kurta and dhoti plays a tabla-style drum, and to the right a young boy in a lavender shirt plays a violin. Behind them hangs a royal blue draped curtain with white valance, and flower arrangements of red, orange and white blossoms sit at both edges of the stage. A small figure is visible at the far right edge, seated near equipment.2008-10-07October 07 20082008-10-07