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A group of about sixteen devotees sits on a long low stage draped in red cloth, singing kirtan with open song sheets and microphones on stands. Most wear orange or saffron robes and rudraksha malas; the seated woman at the far right wears a red-and-gold sari. Behind them stands an ornate gilded wooden shrine-screen carved with deity figures and floral scrolls, lit with small string lights, flanked by golden bells. A drum player sits at the left edge, and a clear acrylic lectern stands in the foreground. No a person is visibly identifiable in this scene.

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October 02 20142014-10-02A photograph of a temple kirtan performance on a stage draped with red cloth. Behind the performers is an ornate gilded wooden shrine panel with carved deity figures, lit by string lights, with bells on the sides. Around twenty performers sit in a row in orange and maroon robes with rudraksha malas. Several play instruments including a drum and a stringed instrument on the left, while others sing at microphones with song sheets on stands. A clear lectern stands in the foreground. A digital clock and framed pictures hang on the wall. A bald man in the centre wears white and orange ritual cloth and sits at the microphone.2014-09-30October 03 20142014-10-03October 03 20142014-10-03A row of about eight women seated cross-legged on a red stage cloth, singing devotionally at microphone stands in front of an ornate gold-leaf carved wooden panel with rows of small lamps. Most wear orange or rust-red saris and rudraksha malas; several hold small hand cymbals or stand music sheets. The carved panel shows deity figures and floral scrollwork. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2014-10-04A group of nine devotees sits cross-legged on a red-draped stage before an ornate gold-carved wooden backdrop with niche figures and string lights, singing from open booklets at microphone stands. Women in rust-brown and orange saris and rudraksha malas lead the chanting, while a bald man in orange-brown on the far left and a woman in orange on the left also sing. The scene resembles a devotional chanting session or satsang.2014-10-03September 30 20142014-09-30A group of women in saffron and rust-red sarees sit cross-legged on a red-draped stage before a gold-embossed carved backdrop with warm string lights, performing a kirtan with microphones on stands in front of them. The singers wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings; the nearest woman in rust-red holds an open songbook, and the leading singer in orange-saffron at left sings into a mic. Some women are seen with eyes closed, absorbed in chanting.2014-09-30A group of about ten people in saffron, orange and maroon robes sit cross-legged on a red-draped stage in front of an ornate gold-leaf carved wall with figure panels and string lights. Several wear rudraksha malas and some hold open song sheets on stands; microphones are set in front of the singers. The seated group appears to be chanting or singing together during a satsang-style gathering.2014-10-03October 05 20142014-10-05Seven people sit cross-legged on a red stage draped in red cloth, singing devotional kirtan into microphone stands in front of a gold-painted wall with carved panels and strings of lights. On the far left a shaved-headed man in a maroon and red-brown robe with rudraksha malas plays a hand instrument and sings. Beside him a woman in cream clothes and a woman in saffron-orange sari sit, and several women in orange, maroon and rust-coloured saris with rudraksha malas and sandalwood forehead marks sing with sheet music on the stage. A small red harmonium-style instrument sits at the far right beside a woman in maroon. Loose papers rest on the stage floor.2014-10-05A photograph of a devotional music performance on a stage draped in red cloth, in front of an ornate gold-leaf panel carved with lions and floral scrollwork. Five people sit on the stage at microphones on stands. On the left, a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a paper in hand sings. Next, a woman in a red-and-gold sari with bangles sings with her hand raised. A woman in a maroon sari with rudraksha beads and glasses sits at a central microphone. Further right, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a red-and-gold trim plays a tambourine-style hand drum. Another woman in orange wears a rudraksha mala at the far right edge. Several sheets of paper lie on the stage. The scene reads as a satsang with chanting or singing.2014-12-05