Amy Catlin-Jairazbhoy (center, in red); M. D. Bhandare, American Institute of Indian Studies staff (left); Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology archivist Saraswathi Swaminathan (in yellow); archive assistant Kalpana Bandiwdekar (2nd from right); and others beside the partly loaded jeep at the entrance to the Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology, on the premises of the American Institute of Indian Studies at Deccan College.
Jāgran (Vāghyā Muralī)--Inauguration of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology. Behind the mandhab, Mānik Bāī plays ghaṭī, with three musicians -- one with a tuṇtuṇe, Bhagvan Renake with a dimdi, and one with a jālra -- during a Jāgran (Hindu ritual): Vāghyā Muralī Jāgran – Marathi devotional ritual music to Hindu deity Khaṇḍobā Goddess Amba.
View of the partly loaded jeep for the field trip, at the entrance to the Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology, on the premises of the American Institute of Indian Studies. Umashankar Mantravadi, Bake Restudy team member, is on the right; the head of the driver, Ram Gaekwad, is visible at the back of the jeep.
Partly loaded jeep for a field trip, at the entrance to the Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology, on the premises of the American Institute of Indian Studies at Deccan College. The head of the driver, Ram Gaekwad, is visible at the back of the jeep. Umashankar Mantravadi, member of the Bake Restudy team, is on the right.
Amy Catlin-Jairazbhoy (center left); Umashankar Mantravadi, Bake Restudy team member; and others beside the partly loaded jeep at the entrance to the Archives and Research Center for Ethnomusicology, on the premises of the American Institute of Indian Studies at Deccan College.
Gondhal ceremony--Inauguration of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology. Three musicians perform Marathi devotional ritual music to Hindu Goddess Amba. Standing behind a mandhab, vocal ensemble musicians with instruments (left to right): Jagannath Tite (tuṇtuṇe), Bhagvan Renake (Jālra), and R. H. Garuda (sambal).
Jāgran (Vāghyā Muralī)--Inauguration of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology. Behind the mandhab, Mānik Bāī plays ghaṭī and gestures, and a musician sings and plays jālra, during a Jāgran (Hindu ritual): Vaghya Murali Jāgran – Marathi devotional ritual music to Hindu deity Khaṇḍobā Goddess Amba.
Jāgran (Vāghyā Muralī)--Inauguration of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology. Saraswathi Swaminathan, archivist, takes notes from Gondhal musicians, including the dancer Mānik Bāī, on the occasion of a Jāgran (Hindu ritual): Vāghyā Muralī Jāgran – Marathi devotional ritual music to Hindu deity Khaṇḍobā Goddess Amba. Sony PCM digital audio recording equipment is on the table behind them.
Jāgran (Vāghyā Muralī)--Inauguration of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology. Behind the mandhab, Mānik Bāī plays ghaṭī, with two musicians -- one with a jālra, and Bhagvan Renake with a dimdi (right) -- during a Jāgran (Hindu ritual): Vāghyā Muralī Jāgran – Marathi devotional ritual music to Hindu deity Khaṇḍobā Goddess Amba. All are singing. A flame is visible at the bottom-center of the frame.
Jāgran (Vāghyā Muralī)--Inauguration of the Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology. Behind the mandhab, Mānik Bāī plays ghaṭī, with three musicians -- one with a tuṇtuṇe, Bhagvan Renake with a dimdi, and one with a jālra -- during a Jāgran (Hindu ritual): Vāghyā Muralī Jāgran – Marathi devotional ritual music to Hindu deity Khaṇḍobā Goddess Amba. A flame and objects are on the left.