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A woman sits cross-legged on a green floor mat beside a large wooden veena, a stringed instrument with a carved wooden neck and tuning pegs. She wears a white sari with gold borders, a gold necklace, bangles and small round glasses, her hands clasped in her lap. Beside her stands a polished brass kalasha-style pot, and water bottles and cables lie on the floor. Behind her hangs a red, orange and black backdrop with a dancing silhouette figure.

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A woman sits cross-legged on a green mat playing a wooden veena, a long-necked string instrument with a brass resonator bowl and carved dragon-head finial. She wears a cream sari with a gold border, rimless glasses, and a thin gold bangle. Behind her hangs an orange and white backdrop with a dark silhouette of a dancing figure. A water bottle, a small bag, clay pots and a fan sit at the edges of the stage.2010-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 15 20102010-10-15 +1 copiesA women's veena ensemble performs on a green stage cloth in an ashram hall. A central woman in a pink silk saree with gold border and gold jewellery plays a large wooden veena, her left hand raised. Beside her, a woman in pink with a red bindi plays a veena with a carved dragon-head neck, and two more women in pink and gold sarees play veenas on the right. Hanging orange and patterned tassels decorate the wall behind them, and a small notice is pinned to the wall.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a musical performance indoors. A young woman in a pale pink sari with a gold blouse sits on a green cloth playing a long-necked stringed instrument, a veena, with gold-tipped ornamental carving, and wears pink-and-white beaded necklaces and drop earrings. Behind her an older woman in a pink sari with a red bindi and gold necklace plays a second veena. At left, a man in a white shirt plays a hand drum, a mridangam or similar percussion instrument. A small brass oil lamp sits on the cloth in front, and a tanpura-style instrument rests at lower right.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of women performing a classical music ensemble seated on a green cloth-covered stage. Four women wear pink and rose saris with gold jewelry; the central woman in a pink silk sari and gold blouse plays a long-necked veena with wooden resonator gourd, while others beside her hold veenas and sit in front of a plain wall with hanging decorative tassels in orange, blue and pink. Microphone cables run across the stage floor.2010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesA woman in a pink silk saree with a gold-bordered blouse sits cross-legged on a green cloth and plays a large wooden veena with her right hand plucking strings and her left hand on the fretboard. A bindi and gold earrings are visible, and a bangle is on her wrist. Behind her, another woman in a pink saree sits with a similar instrument, and the stringed instrument in the foreground rests on a gourd resonator. Microphones and cables lie on the cloth in front of the performers. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2010-10-16 +1 copiesA photograph of a musical performance on a stage with an orange-to-yellow backdrop bearing a dark silhouette of a temple tower. Seated on a green floor covering, a woman in a pink silk saree with gold jewellery plays a large stringed instrument, a tanpura-style lute, while a younger girl in a pink top and white dupatta with earrings sits beside her. Another woman in a pink saree sits in the background. At right, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a rust-orange kurta and white dhoti, seated with his back partly turned, playing a stringed instrument with a wooden resonator. Microphones stand on the floor and cables run across the green mat.2010-10-16 +1 copies