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A photograph of a devotional music performance on a red-draped stage in front of a sepia temple-carving backdrop. A woman in a red sari with a gold border and a vertical white forehead mark stands at right holding a sheet of paper and singing. Seated musicians include a young man in orange kurta at left-centre playing tabla, an older man in a green striped kurta beside him, and a man in white dhoti and red shirt with a white shawl at a harmonium. Other seated men wear blue and patterned shirts, one with a harmonium and another playing a drum at far left. Microphones on stands and a power strip sit on the red floor, with air conditioners on the white wall behind.

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November 02 20132013-11-02A musical performance on a red stage cloth in front of a backdrop carved with temple sculpture of horses and figures. Five men perform with instruments: at left a young man in orange kurta plays tabla, next to an older man in green kurta singing into a microphone; a man in blue shirt sits behind. In the centre a man in maroon kurta with a white shawl holds a sheet of paper and sings into a mic while seated at a harmonium. At right a young man in patterned shirt plays a small hand drum, and a man with curly hair in a black-and-white print shirt plays a second harmonium. Bhajan-style devotional music, with a wall air conditioner and red curtains behind.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A woman singer in a rust-red sari with a gold-bordered pallu stands at the front, holding a sheet of paper and singing or reciting into a microphone. She wears a vertical white and red tilak on her forehead and a long beaded rudraksha-style necklace. Behind her, four men sit on a red floor covering playing a harmonium, tabla and other instruments, with a carved sandstone-coloured temple relief wall behind them. A water bottle sits on the floor at right.2013-11-02A group performs devotional music on a red-draped stage in front of a large sepia backdrop of carved temple architecture with the partial word "Celebrations" visible. A woman in an orange-red sari with a rudraksha mala sits at center, hands raised in gesture, singing into a microphone. Beside her, men in saffron-orange robes, orange turbans and beaded necklaces sit cross-legged, one holding a tall golden-tipped staff. A drum is visible at left and red curtains hang on the white wall behind. The scene appears to be a Satsang celebration.2013-11-02Devotional music performance on a stage with orange-gold lattice panels and gold pillars. A man in a peach kurta sits cross-legged at centre, singing near a microphone, with an harmonium in front. Beside him a man in a pale blue shirt sits, and to the left a man in a yellow-gold kurta plays a dholak drum and a man in white kurta plays tabla. A woman in a green sari with a red border sits with hands folded near a microphone. On the right a woman in a rust-orange sari and rudraksha beads stands holding a paper and speaking into a mic. Children sit in the background with an audience behind. Stage floor is red with a purple skirt.2013-10-13A photograph of a devotional musical performance on a red-draped stage in front of a large backdrop showing a temple corridor with carved pillars and an image of a lit inner shrine, with the word Celebrations partly visible. Several people in saffron and orange robes sit cross-legged with palms pressed together in prayer, some with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands, while a man in white on the left plays a drum and a sitar-like instrument with a long neck is held by a figure in orange on the right. Microphones stand before the group and flower petals are scattered on the stage. Air conditioners and red curtains are visible on the hall walls.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A woman singer in a rust-red sari with a gold border stands at center, holding a small hand-cymbal-like object and a folded white sheet, singing with mouth open. She wears a rudraksha bead necklace, a red dot and white vertical tilak on her forehead, and hoop earrings. Behind her, four seated musicians play harmonium, tabla and tanpura-style instruments on a red carpet in front of a sandstone-coloured temple relief mural. Two of the seated musicians wear pale green and blue kurtas, one wears a red patterned shirt, and one wears a dark patterned top with glasses. A water bottle sits at the right edge of the stage.2013-11-02