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A stage performance in front of an ornate gold carved backdrop with a red carpet. Six performers in matching orange-red robes perform a drum and horn ensemble. Two performers on the right play round hand drums with pink sticks, while several on the left play long brass horns, one with a small cymbal. Several wear rudraksha malas and one has painted forehead markings. A framed picture and a red curtain are visible above. No central figure is identifiable as a person from the visible cues.

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September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesJuly 25 20172017-07-25 +1 copiesSeptember 03 20172017-09-03Photograph of a temple drum and wind ensemble performing indoors beneath golden stone pillars with carved lattice screens. Several young performers wear orange-red dhotis and rudraksha mala necklaces, with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and bodies. In the foreground a young girl with a long braid plays a large drum, while a standing performer in the centre strikes a drum with a stick. To the right, a row of performers holds long brass horns and smaller hand drums. A red cloth backdrop and white curtain hang behind them.2020-06-26A photograph of a stage performance by a group of young musicians in red and orange robes with gold borders, many with white forehead bands. Several stand raising long curved gold horns, while others sit on red mats playing conch-like wind instruments and large barrel drums with gold trim. A deity murti decorated with garlands and a gold crown stands at the right edge beside a golden throne-like frame, in front of a maroon velvet curtain.2013-07-20August 08 20172017-08-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple-style musical performance on a white stage before a deep maroon velvet curtain. About ten young boys in red and orange-saffron dhotis and shawls, with white head bands and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, play long curved brass horns raised overhead and wooden drums called chenda-style drums seated on red mats. On the right, a decorated deity murti with a gold crown is adorned with yellow and orange flower garlands beneath an ornate gold arch. A seated boy on the far right holds his hands in anjali. The setting suggests a devotional musical offering.2013-07-20October 19 20172017-10-19