CHENNAI -- Seated cross-legged, and dressed in a white silk veshti (ethnic attire resembling a sarong), a vocalist performs a song based on Carnatic music, one of India's two main ancient musical traditions. The song, which is about Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu god, opens the singer's kutcheri (musical performance) in a hall packed with lovers of the country's ancient classical music.
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A feast of Indian classical music and Tamil culture in Chennai
Annual concert series has attracted devoted audiences for nearly a century
Jai Quehaeni gives a Bharatanatyam classical Indian dance performance at a festival during Maargazhi, an auspicious season in Tamil culture. (Photo by Meenakshi J)
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