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A seated group performs devotional bhajan music indoors in front of a dark murti of a deity with a gold belt, green garland and white flower garlands. A young boy in a pink kurta plays a pair of tabla drums on the left. Next to him, a bearded man in a black shirt sits with hands clasped, a woman in a black top with embroidered motifs sings, another woman in a white top sits behind them, and a man in a plaid kurta reads from sheet music at right. Microphones stand in front of the performers on a grey carpet, with loose sheets of lyrics on the floor.

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A seated devotional music session in a small room with grey carpet. On the left a young boy in a pink kurta plays a pair of tabla drums. Behind him a man in a black shirt with glasses reads from a sheet of paper at a microphone. Next to them a woman in white and two men in traditional white and maroon clothing sit with microphones on stands, one wearing a grey vest. A dark deity murti with a red and white garland and a gold crown stands on a shelf behind them, beside a golden figure on the left. Papers and binders lie on the floor in front of the singers.2008-07-13A seated bhajan session in a room with a grey carpet and a bookshelf behind. A boy in a pink kurta and white pants plays a pair of tabla drums at left. A man in a black shirt holds a microphone and sings, while a woman in a white shawl and a woman in a black top with gold embroidery sit beside him. Two men in kurtas, one in a striped maroon shirt and one in a grey vest, sit before microphone stands with song sheets on the floor. Behind them stands a black deity murti with a gold crown, white and red garlands and a green garland. A green and gold cloth hangs on the right with books on a table. Six people are visible.2008-07-13A group of musicians sits on a low mat performing bhajans in front of a golden seated deity figure with wings and a black stone murti garlanded with green and white flowers. On the left, a man in a striped polo shirt plays a harmonium. A young boy in a pink kurta plays a pair of tabla drums, and a man in a black shirt with glasses sits beside him. Two women, one in white and one in black with a gold pendant, hold papers and sing from songbooks. Microphones stand before them and a shelf with books is visible at right.2008-07-13A group of about nine people sit on the floor in a plain room performing devotional bhajan singing. A man on the left plays a wooden harmonium, a young boy in a pink kurta plays tabla, and a man in a black shirt beside him plays a second drum. Several seated singers hold printed song sheets and sing into microphones, including a woman in black and a man in a purple kurta. Behind them stand a black stone deity murti garlanded with white and red flowers and a large white-and-green Hanuman statue with a gold crown and garland. Shelves, books and framed pictures sit along the wall.2008-07-13A group of about eight people sit on the floor of a room for a devotional bhajan session. On the left a man in a striped shirt plays a wooden harmonium, and a boy in a pink kurta plays a pair of tabla drums beside a man in a black shirt. A woman in a pale pink salwar sits near a woman in black clothing holding papers. On the right, a man in a purple kurta and white dhoti holds a microphone and sheets of paper, and a man in a grey vest and white trousers reads from a printed sheet. Behind them stands a dark deity murti wearing an orange crown, a red and white floral garland and a green sash, beside a golden figure with a decorated green garment and garlands. Shelves with books and framed photographs line the back wall.2008-07-13A seated devotional music session in a plain room with grey carpet. A man in a striped shirt plays a wooden harmonium on the left, while a young boy in a pink kurta plays tabla beside a man in a dark kurta who sings into a microphone and holds papers. Several seated adults, including a woman in pink and a woman in black, sit on cushions with sheet music. A gold winged figure stands at left, a black deity murti with a red and white garland and green garland is at centre, and a large decorated figure with garlands appears at right. A bookshelf and a table with books are behind them.2008-07-13A seated bhajan session in a community room with a dark murti of a deity draped in garlands behind the group. A young boy in a pink kurta plays a tabla on the left, while a man in a black shirt sits cross-legged holding papers. A woman in black sits beside a man in a maroon checked shirt, and a man in a grey vest and white kurta reads from sheets on the right, all near microphones on stands. Printed sheets and a red book lie on the carpeted floor, and bookshelves stand in the background.2008-07-13A photo of a bhajan session in a plain room with blue-grey carpet and a white block wall. On the left a man in a grey striped shirt plays a wooden harmonium. Beside him a young boy in a red kurta plays a pair of tabla drums. In the centre a man in a black shirt sits at a microphone holding sheet music. To the right, several men sit on cushions; one wears a grey vest over a white kurta and reads from papers, another wears a maroon kurta, and others wear cream and white kurtas. Behind them stands a golden statue of a winged deity with a crown, and a dark deity murti draped in white and red garlands. A bookshelf, a green draped table and framed photographs are visible on the right.2008-07-13A bhajan gathering in a small hall with a deity murti in the background, a large figure draped in green and garlanded in white flowers. Seated on the floor, a man in a maroon kurta with a microphone sings while a man in a grey vest and dark glasses sits nearby. A man in a white kurta plays hand cymbals, and a woman in black sits with a microphone. A boy in a magenta kurta sits in front, and an older man in a striped shirt plays a wooden harmonium. Elderly women in the foreground hold their hands together in prayer. Nobody in the scene is identified as a person, so no candidate is marked.2008-07-13A devotional music performance on a red-carpeted stage with blue backdrop. A man in a black head wrap and maroon robe sits cross-legged at a microphone, holding up an open book with illustrated pages and gesturing with one raised hand. To his left, a bearded man in a pink kurta plays a pair of tabla drums. On the right, a woman in a maroon and black sari with a sandalwood tilak sits at a keyboard instrument, with another man in a brown shirt seated behind her. Loose papers and cables lie on the carpet, and a speaker stands at the top corner.2012-10-19December 22 20102010-12-22A photograph of a seated group of five performers on a stage with a red-draped table and microphones. From left: a young woman in a white dupatta and white salwar with a white bindi and a beaded necklace; a woman in a white and lavender sari with an orange-red rudraksha-style beaded garland and a mala, singing into a microphone; a young man in a white kurta with an orange-red shawl holding a small hand cymbal; an older man in white kurta and glasses playing a tabla-style drum; and a young man in a white shirt at the far right playing a harmonium-style instrument. Their attention is directed forward as they perform, with song books on the table. No a person candidate is visible.2014-07-20