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A group of female musicians performs on a green-carpeted stage under a hanging canopy of striped fabric and yellow-and-red lanterns. Several women in pink and magenta saris sit cross-legged playing veena and other stringed instruments, while a man in a white kurta sits at the far left with a stringed instrument. A decorated backdrop with orange and red banners frames the performers.

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October 16 20102010-10-16October 15 20102010-10-15A stage performance of a classical Indian music ensemble under a white canopy with striped decorative hangings. Five musicians sit on a green-covered stage: at left a man in a white kurta plays a tabla drum; in the centre a woman in a red sari sings into a microphone beside a long-necked stringed instrument; two women in pink saris play tanpura-style instruments; at right a man with long hair in an orange-brown kurta plays a gourd-bodied stringed instrument. A banner at left reads Dasara 2010 with a dove logo. Audience members sit at the bottom edge of the frame.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesPhotograph of a stage performance at an ashram hall during Dasara culturals. Four women sit cross-legged on a green stage cloth playing long-necked veena-style stringed instruments with gourd resonators. The woman in the centre wears a pink sari with a gold-bordered blouse, the woman at right wears a pink sari, and two women behind wear pink and maroon saris. At far left a man in white kurta plays a small hand drum, and a player at far right holds a large gourd instrument. Hanging colourful striped ceremonial tassels decorate the ceiling, and a white draped table skirt and orange cloth frame the stage. Audience members are faintly visible in the background.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a musical performance on a stage with a warm orange-to-yellow backdrop bearing a dark silhouette of temple spires. Four women sit on a green floor mat playing string instruments, including a tanpura and a veena-style instrument. The woman in the centre wears a pink silk sari with gold border and pearl necklace; the young woman at left wears a pink sari and pearl earrings. A man seen from behind, in an orange-brown kurta with long dark hair, sits at the right playing a tanpura-like instrument with his back to the camera. A microphone stand stands in the middle of the group.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a seated musical ensemble performing on a stage draped with a green cloth and white skirting. Six women sit in a row playing long-necked stringed instruments with gourd resonators, and a man in white on the left plays a hand drum with a small table-top drum set before him. The woman in the centre wears a red sari with a gold-bordered blouse, and the women beside her wear pink and rose saris. A man in saffron-orange clothing with a white dhoti sits at the far right, playing a large gourd drum. Behind them hang colourful striped fabric banners and an orange backdrop with a stylised bird logo and the printed words Dasara 2010. Microphones stand before the performers, and audience members are visible at the bottom edge.2010-10-16A stage performance at a Dasara celebration with a banner reading Dasara 2010 at left. Six musicians sit on a green-covered stage under white draped ceiling with colourful striped tassel decorations. From left: a man in white kurta plays a frame drum (mridangam-style); two women in pink saris play long-necked stringed instruments; a woman in a pink sari plays a tanpura-style instrument; another woman in pink plays a stringed instrument; at far right a bearded man in an orange-brown robe plays a stringed instrument with a gourd resonator. Microphones stand on the stage.2010-10-16A photograph of five women performing a classical Carnatic music ensemble on a green stage mat. They sit cross-legged in pink and salmon saris, several holding veena instruments with long necks and gourd resonators, and one in a gold-bordered sari plays a veena at centre. Behind them hang decorative woven bands with orange tassels on a pale wall, and a small blue notice is mounted at left. The women are singing or playing with raised hands, and microphone stands and cables sit on the stage.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a musical ensemble performing on a green-carpeted stage at an indoor hall with a white skirted stage front. Seated musicians play stringed instruments: a woman in a red sari with a long-necked tanpura-style instrument at centre, women in pink and red saris beside her playing similar instruments, and a man in white kurta at far left playing a hand drum. A man at far right in an orange-brown garment plays a large round drum. Behind them hang colourful tasselled decorations from the ceiling and an orange and yellow backdrop with the partial logo of Dasara 2010. Audience members are partially visible in the foreground. No one on the stage is identifiable as a person.2010-10-16