On the banks of the Cauvery...

There’s a cool breeze wafting in that stirs the leaves and lifts our hair, bats flit past the makeshift stage, and starlight vies with the twinkling earthen lamps to ignite the evening. As Sufi singer Vidya Shah’s voice soars in a crescendo, the courtyard of the old Maratha palace resounds with music and a sense of exhilaration that is quite infectious. It is the first evening of the Festival of Sacred Music...

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