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A 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.

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A 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.2013-11-02A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border stands center stage on a red carpet, smiling and holding a small silver object to her mouth while clutching a sheet of white paper. She wears a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and a white-and-red tilak on her forehead. Behind her, four musicians sit on the stage: on the left a man in a pale green kurta plays tabla, a man in a blue shirt sits beside him, and on the right a man in a patterned shirt plays a harmonium while another man in a dark patterned shirt plays nearby. The backdrop is a sepia temple-sculpture mural, and a wooden door sits to the right. A water bottle sits on the right edge.2013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02November 02 20132013-11-02A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border and a rudraksha mala stands at the front of a musical gathering, holding a small metal object near her mouth and smiling. She wears white tripundra ash marks and a red bindi. Behind her, two men sit at harmoniums and a third man in glasses sits in a red patterned shirt. A large warm-toned painted mural of carved figures forms the backdrop beside a wooden door.2013-11-02A woman with a white tilak and red bindi stands centre frame singing into a microphone, holding a small handheld object near her face. She wears a rust-red sari with a gold border and a long rudraksha mala. Behind her, seated musicians play a wooden harmonium and other instruments; a man in a green kurta and another in a blue shirt sit on the left, and a young man in a patterned shirt sits on the right. The backdrop is a painted temple-style wall with a wooden door.2013-11-02A woman in a rust-red sari with a gold border stands center frame, smiling and holding a small handheld microphone-like device near her face. She wears a rudraksha mala necklace, a white urdhva-pundra forehead mark with a red kumkum dot, and gold hoop earrings. Behind her, seated musicians play a harmonium and sit before a wall painted with temple sculpture in warm orange tones. A man in a green kurta and another in a blue shirt are visible in the background, along with a young man in a patterned shirt and glasses.2013-11-02A woman in a rust-red sari with a thin gold border stands in the foreground holding a small silver object near her mouth, with a long rudraksha mala hanging from her neck. She wears a white vertical tilak with a red dot on her forehead and small earrings. Behind her, two men sit on the left and centre playing harmonium-style instruments and wear a light green kurta and a blue shirt. A man in a patterned red shirt on the right claps and listens. The backdrop is a warm brown carved-temple style panel, and a wooden door is visible at the top right. The setting suggests a satsang or devotional music session.2013-11-02