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A photo of a musical performance on a red stage in an ashram hall. A singer in white dhoti and shirt sits cross-legged at a microphone on a red music stand, gesturing with one hand. To the left, a musician in white clothing plays a small hand instrument, and behind them a player in white sits beside a tabla-style drum. On the right, a man in a green kurta with a vibhuti mark on his forehead sits with his hands clasped, wearing spectacles. Other seated listeners are partly visible at the edges. Behind the stage a large screen shows a golden temple shrine, and a black projection screen hangs above.

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A photograph of a musical performance on a red-draped stage in a hall. A man in a white dhoti and shirt sings into a microphone at a stand with a red music book, gesturing with his hand. To his right, a man in a green kurta and patterned dhoti sits cross-legged with a microphone, also singing. Behind them, musicians in white clothes play a mridangam drum and harmonium-style instruments. Framed devotional pictures hang on the wall and a black projection screen is above. The scene suggests evening devotional music.2011-12-16A seated devotional music performance on a red floor mat in an indoor hall. A man in white dhoti and shirt on the left sings into a microphone while holding a hand near his face. In the centre, a man in a green kurta with a red forehead mark and rudraksha malas sits cross-legged with hands folded at his chest, singing at a microphone stand, with a book and pen on the floor before him. Two more men in white sit at tabla drums on the right, and a harmonium is visible behind. Wooden cabinets, framed pictures and red curtains line the back wall.2011-12-16December 16 20112011-12-16Photograph of two men performing music on a red carpeted stage. The man on the left wears a white shirt and white dhoti with gold border, singing into a handheld microphone with a music stand in front of him. The man on the right sits cross-legged in a green silk kurta and green-and-gold dhoti, with a rudraksha-style mala, a tilak on his forehead and glasses, singing into a stand microphone while gesturing with his right hand. A tabla drum is partly visible at left, and a loudspeaker and blurred figures stand in the hall behind. No swami candidate is identifiable by appearance here.2011-12-16January 01 20122012-01-01A seated man in a green silk kurta with a white and green dhoti sings with eyes closed, one hand pressed to his chest, at a microphone on a red-carpeted stage. He wears a white forehead band with a red central mark and a rudraksha mala. Behind him, musicians in white shirts play a tabla and harmonium-style instrument, and a water bottle sits on the carpet in front. The setting is a devotional music performance.2011-12-16A photograph of a devotional music performance in a hall with a green floor covering. A man in a white kurta with a red sleeveless vest sits cross-legged at a microphone, gesturing with one raised hand while a woman in a yellow sari with a red border sings beside him. Behind them, a musician in a brown jacket sits near a harmonium, another in a light yellow kurta rests his chin on a hand, and a man in an orange kurta plays a pair of tabla drums on the right. A musician in white at the left edge plays a small string instrument, possibly a tanpura, in the foreground. Framed portraits line the back wall beneath orange and red hanging decorations, and seated listeners fill the background.2009-12-24 +1 copiesA photograph of three musicians performing on a raised red-covered stage in a plain room with pale pink walls and a window. On the left a man in a maroon kurta plays a red barrel drum (dholak or tabla-style) with his hands. In the centre a man with swept-back dark hair and glasses, wearing a peach kurta and a red shawl, sings into a microphone while gesturing with one hand. On the right a man in a dark green kurta and white trousers sits cross-legged playing a harmonium-style instrument, with a microphone on a stand before him. Orange and purple cushions lie on the stage, and a gold-decorated element is visible at the far right edge.2010-12-22October 22 20122012-10-22December 16 20112011-12-16October 22 20122012-10-22December 30 20092009-12-30