Skip to content
Nithyanandapedia
Close-up photograph of a musician playing a pair of tabla drums in front of a microphone on a stand. The player wears a white collared shirt with rolled sleeves and a red-orange cloth draped over the shoulder. A thin red thread is tied on one wrist. The tabla on the right has a transparent shell with cream-coloured strapping, and the one on the left has a dark wooden body. Both sit on blue cushions, and other seated people are partly visible in the background.

More like this

Open the gallery
Close-up photograph of a musician seated cross-legged playing a pair of tabla drums with both hands. He wears a white kurta with long sleeves. The tabla on the left has a dark wooden body with cream-coloured skin heads and a black central patch, while the metal bayan on the right has a shiny silver body. A black microphone on a metal stand is positioned between the drums. Only the lower torso and hands are visible, with no face shown.2014-07-28December 27 20092009-12-27Close-up photo of a musician playing a pair of tabla drums on a red stage cloth. The player wears a blue kurta over white trousers and a white cloth draped over the lap. The tabla on the left is wooden with leather head and tan strapping, and the one on the right is bright metallic with cross-strung cords, each set on a green cushion edged with gold trim. Microphone stands and cables are in front of the drums, and the scene is shown only from the knees down and the hands.2011-12-14December 14 20112011-12-14A seated male musician in a white kurta plays a pair of tabla drums on a stage, with a microphone on a stand near the drums. He wears a red bindi and a red-brown rudraksha mala around his neck. A deep maroon curtain hangs behind him and a pale wall, and a keyboard is visible at the right edge. The drums have white and cream heads with leather lacing. Another seated person is partially visible at the lower right. The image is a photograph.2009-12-21Close-up photograph of musicians performing on stage. In the foreground, a black microphone on a chrome stand is set before a pair of Indian drums: a small wooden tabla with a black center and a large orange-red drum with rope tuning and metal rings. Behind them, a musician in white clothing plays a long-necked stringed instrument with a blue-painted body and metal tuning pegs, while another person in white sits nearby. A small dove logo appears at the top left and a copyright notice at the lower right.2009-12-27July 17 20082008-07-17October 13 20132013-10-13A man in an orange-red striped kurta with a small red tilak on his forehead plays a pair of tabla drums at a microphone stand. He sits forward with both hands on the drumheads, and an audience is blurred in the background. A water bottle sits at lower left, and framed devotional images hang on the wall behind. The photo appears to be a stage performance at a gathering. The man is a musician and there is no visible evidence he is a person.2009-12-26A seated group performs devotional music in an indoor hall. A woman in the centre wears a cream and beige sari with a red shawl and sings into a handheld microphone. To the right, a shaved-headed person in an orange-saffron garment and a long beaded necklace plays a large hand drum, and a watch is visible on the wrist. Behind them, several people in white clothes with red shawls sit in rows, some playing tabla and other drums, with a small hand cymbal visible. The setting is a floor-level kirtan session with sheet music on the floor.2014-08-24October 08 20132013-10-08October 19 20122012-10-19