SIMA Photographic Archive

SIMA community

2026

The SIMA community gathered for Onam SadhyaOnam SadhyaA festive meal shared by the SIMA communityView 28 photographs
SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 1SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 2SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 3SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 4SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 5SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 6SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 7SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 8SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 9SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 10SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 11SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 12SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 13SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 14SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 15SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 16SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 17SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 18SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 19SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 20SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 21SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 22SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 23SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 24SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 25SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 26SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 27SIMA Onam Sadhya, September 19, 2026, photograph 28
Guru Arijit Mahalanabis and Akhil Jobanputra presenting at New Student OrientationNew Student OrientationLecture-demonstration by Guru Arijit Mahalanabis · assisted by Akhil JobanputraView 5 photographs
SIMA New Student Orientation, photograph 1SIMA New Student Orientation, photograph 2SIMA New Student Orientation, photograph 3SIMA New Student Orientation, photograph 4SIMA New Student Orientation, photograph 5
Rishi Bhattacharyya performing on the esraj during his Saṅgīt Praveśikā recitalRishi Bhattacharyya’s PraveśikāSaṅgīt Praveśikā recital · EsrajView 44 photographs
Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 1Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 2Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 3Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 4Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 5Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 6Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 7Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 8Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 9Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 10Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 11Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 12Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 13Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 14Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 15Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 16Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 17Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 18Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 19Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 20Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 21Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 22Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 23Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 24Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 25Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 26Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 27Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 28Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 29Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 30Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 31Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 32Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 33Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 34Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 35Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 36Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 37Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 38Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 39Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 40Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 41Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 42Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 43Rishi Bhattacharyya’s Saṅgīt Praveśikā recital, August 29, 2026, photograph 44
The Milky Way above Cherry Springs State ParkStargazing at Cherry SpringsSIMA community trip · Cherry Springs State ParkView 11 photographs
Night sky at Cherry Springs State Park, photograph 1The Milky Way above Cherry Springs State ParkStars above the treeline at Cherry Springs State ParkThe Milky Way during SIMA’s stargazing trip, photograph 1The Milky Way during SIMA’s stargazing trip, photograph 2A stargazer silhouetted beneath the night skyA SIMA community member under red stargazing lightStars and treetops at Cherry Springs State ParkA bright star seen through the treesThe night sky through forest branches, photograph 1The night sky through forest branches, photograph 2
Handwritten notation prepared for SIMA’s Guru Purnima tributeGuru Purnima TributeA musical offering by SIMA’s notation class and choirView 4 photographs
SIMA’s Guru Purnima tribute, photograph 1SIMA’s Guru Purnima tribute, photograph 2SIMA’s Guru Purnima tribute, photograph 3SIMA’s Guru Purnima tribute, photograph 4
SIMA students and community members gathered at Stone Valley Recreation AreaSpring Picnic and HikeStone Valley Recreation Area · Huntingdon County, PennsylvaniaView 24 photographs
The SIMA community at Stone Valley, photograph 1SIMA members hiking together at Stone ValleySIMA community picnic at Stone Valley, photograph 1SIMA community picnic at Stone Valley, photograph 2SIMA community picnic at Stone Valley, photograph 3SIMA members beginning a hike at Stone ValleyA SIMA member beside the lake at Stone ValleySIMA members gathered on a woodland trailSIMA members taking a group photograph beside the lakeA SIMA member speaking during the hikeSIMA members preparing to take a boat onto the lakeSIMA members kayaking on the lakeA rowboat crossing the lake at Stone ValleySIMA members rowing on the lakeSIMA members sharing a photograph from their boatsSIMA members kayaking together at Stone ValleyA SIMA group rowing across the lakeSIMA members enjoying an afternoon on the waterThe lake at Stone ValleyThe picnic area among the pines at Stone ValleyLake Perez at Stone ValleyA view of Lake Perez through spring foliageA view across the water during the SIMA spring outingThe SIMA community gathered near the lake at Stone Valley
The Raag Samvādam ensemble performing in State CollegeRaag SamvādamA Carnatic–Hindustani jugalbandhiView 13 photographs

Adhityanarayanan Shankar and Rohan Upamaka, vocal · L. Subramanian, mridangam · Shivam Sudame, tabla · Sruti Sarathy, violin · Pratyush Goberdhan, sarangi

Raag Samvādam, photograph 1Raag Samvādam, photograph 2Raag Samvādam, photograph 3Raag Samvādam, photograph 4Raag Samvādam, photograph 5Raag Samvādam, photograph 6Raag Samvādam, photograph 7Raag Samvādam, photograph 8Raag Samvādam, photograph 9Raag Samvādam, photograph 10Raag Samvādam, photograph 11Raag Samvādam, photograph 12Raag Samvādam, photograph 13
Mallar Bhattacharya performing sarod with Tejas Tope on tablaMallar BhattacharyaSarod · with Tejas Tope, tablaView 6 photographs
Mallar Bhattacharya with Tejas Tope, photograph 1Mallar Bhattacharya with Tejas Tope, photograph 2Mallar Bhattacharya with Tejas Tope, photograph 3Mallar Bhattacharya with Tejas Tope, photograph 4Mallar Bhattacharya with Tejas Tope, photograph 5Mallar Bhattacharya with Tejas Tope, photograph 6
The Saraswati Puja altar in State CollegeSaraswati PujaWorship, music, and a community meal in State CollegeView 20 photographs
The Saraswati Puja altar in State CollegeOfferings arranged before the Saraswati imageThe decorated Saraswati Puja altar and offeringsSaraswati Puja flowers and offeringsMembers of the SIMA community gathered for the pujaThe Saraswati Puja ritual in progressCommunity members participating in the pujaGuests gathered together during the Saraswati PujaThe SIMA community during the Saraswati PujaMusicians performing during the Saraswati PujaA musical offering during Saraswati PujaA musician performing during Saraswati PujaA musician with a string instrument during Saraswati PujaCommunity members sharing prasad after the pujaThe SIMA community gathered for a mealGuests seated together for the Saraswati Puja mealThree community members beside the Saraswati Puja altarFriends taking a photograph during Saraswati PujaCommunity members beside the Saraswati Puja altarThree guests gathered beside the Saraswati Puja altar

SIMA production

2025

Dancers and chorus performing Bhanusingher PadabaliBhanusingher PadabaliA SIMA music-and-dance productionView 60 photographs
Dancers framed before the chorus in Bhanusingher PadabaliThe chorus and conductor performing Bhanusingher PadabaliTabla accompaniment during Bhanusingher PadabaliA solo dancer performing in Bhanusingher PadabaliAn intimate dance tableau from Bhanusingher PadabaliThe dance ensemble performing against the illuminated stageExpressive movement from the Bhanusingher Padabali dance ensembleThe tabla player accompanying Bhanusingher PadabaliMembers of the vocal ensemble in Bhanusingher PadabaliPerformers gathered during the Bhanusingher Padabali curtain callA dancer and ensemble in a close dramatic momentThe Bhanusingher Padabali community gathered after the performance
Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 13Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 14Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 15Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 16Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 17Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 18Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 19Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 20Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 21Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 22Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 23Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 24Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 25Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 26Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 27Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 28Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 29Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 30Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 31Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 32Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 33Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 34Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 35Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 36Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 37Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 38Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 39Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 40Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 41Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 42Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 43Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 44Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 45Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 46Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 47Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 48Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 49Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 50Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 51Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 52Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 53Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 54Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 55Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 56Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 57Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 58Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 59Bhanusingher Padabali, November 16, 2025, photograph 60

State College

2014

Pt. Rajan Mishra and Pt. Sajan Mishra with Pt. Vyasmurti Katti at SIMAPt. Rajan and Pt. Sajan MishraWith Pt. Vyasmurti KattiView 2 photographs
Pt. Rajan and Pt. Sajan Mishra with Pt. Vyasmurti Katti at SIMA, photograph 1Pt. Rajan and Pt. Sajan Mishra with Pt. Vyasmurti Katti at SIMA, photograph 2
Pta. Ranjani Ramachandran at SIMAPta. Ranjani RamachandranVisiting artistView 2 photographs
Pta. Ranjani Ramachandran at SIMA, photograph 1Pta. Ranjani Ramachandran at SIMA, photograph 2
Dibyarka Chatterjee at SIMADibyarka ChatterjeeVisiting artistView 3 photographs
Dibyarka Chatterjee at SIMA, photograph 1Dibyarka Chatterjee at SIMA, photograph 2Dibyarka Chatterjee at SIMA, photograph 3
Vidushi Anupama Bhagwat at SIMAVidushi Anupama BhagwatVisiting artistView 3 photographs
Vidushi Anupama Bhagwat at SIMA, photograph 1Vidushi Anupama Bhagwat at SIMA, photograph 2Vidushi Anupama Bhagwat at SIMA, photograph 3
SIMA performers in Kahat Hai SāñjhraṅgKahat Hai SāñjhraṅgA SIMA productionView 8 photographs
Kahat Hai Sāñjhraṅg, November 2014, photograph 1Kahat Hai Sāñjhraṅg, November 2014, photograph 2Kahat Hai Sāñjhraṅg, November 2014, photograph 3Kahat Hai Sāñjhraṅg, November 2014, photograph 4Kahat Hai Sāñjhraṅg, November 2014, photograph 5Kahat Hai Sāñjhraṅg, November 2014, photograph 6Kahat Hai Sāñjhraṅg, November 2014, photograph 7Kahat Hai Sāñjhraṅg, November 2014, photograph 8
Prof. Karaikudi S. Subramanian presenting at SIMAProf. Karaikudi S. SubramanianLecture-demonstrationView 3 photographs
Prof. Karaikudi S. Subramanian’s lecture-demonstration, November 2014, photograph 1Prof. Karaikudi S. Subramanian’s lecture-demonstration, November 2014, photograph 2Prof. Karaikudi S. Subramanian’s lecture-demonstration, November 2014, photograph 3

State College

2015

Pt. Uday Bhawalkar performing at SIMAPt. Uday BhawalkarWith Pratap Awad on pakhāwajView 5 photographs
Pt. Uday Bhawalkar with Pratap Awad at SIMA, April 2015, photograph 1Pt. Uday Bhawalkar with Pratap Awad at SIMA, April 2015, photograph 2Pt. Uday Bhawalkar with Pratap Awad at SIMA, April 2015, photograph 3Pt. Uday Bhawalkar with Pratap Awad at SIMA, April 2015, photograph 4Pt. Uday Bhawalkar with Pratap Awad at SIMA, April 2015, photograph 5
Pt. Satish Vyas at SIMAPt. Satish VyasVisiting artistView 2 photographs
Pt. Satish Vyas at SIMA, May 2015, photograph 1Pt. Satish Vyas at SIMA, May 2015, photograph 2
SIMA students taking part in community outreachStudent outreachLed by Kishan PatelView 6 photographs
SIMA student outreach led by Kishan Patel, June and July 2015, photograph 1SIMA student outreach led by Kishan Patel, June and July 2015, photograph 2SIMA student outreach led by Kishan Patel, June and July 2015, photograph 3SIMA student outreach led by Kishan Patel, June and July 2015, photograph 4SIMA student outreach led by Kishan Patel, June and July 2015, photograph 5SIMA student outreach led by Kishan Patel, June and July 2015, photograph 6
Guru Arijit Mahalanabis presenting A Garland of Unusual RāgasA Garland of Unusual RāgasGuru Arijit Mahalanabis · Pt. Ramesh Mishra, sāraṅgī · Amod Dandawate, tablāView 7 photographs
A Garland of Unusual Rāgas, July 2015, photograph 1A Garland of Unusual Rāgas, July 2015, photograph 2A Garland of Unusual Rāgas, July 2015, photograph 3A Garland of Unusual Rāgas, July 2015, photograph 4A Garland of Unusual Rāgas, July 2015, photograph 5A Garland of Unusual Rāgas, July 2015, photograph 6A Garland of Unusual Rāgas, July 2015, photograph 7
Pta. Nabanita Chowdhary performing at SIMAPta. Nabanita ChowdharyDibyarka Chatterjee, tablā · Kishan Patel, harmoniumView 6 photographs
Pta. Nabanita Chowdhary with Dibyarka Chatterjee and Kishan Patel, July 2015, photograph 1Pta. Nabanita Chowdhary with Dibyarka Chatterjee and Kishan Patel, July 2015, photograph 2Pta. Nabanita Chowdhary with Dibyarka Chatterjee and Kishan Patel, July 2015, photograph 3Pta. Nabanita Chowdhary with Dibyarka Chatterjee and Kishan Patel, July 2015, photograph 4Pta. Nabanita Chowdhary with Dibyarka Chatterjee and Kishan Patel, July 2015, photograph 5Pta. Nabanita Chowdhary with Dibyarka Chatterjee and Kishan Patel, July 2015, photograph 6
Students gathered for Virāsat 2015Virāsat 2015SIMA student conferenceView 20 distinct photographs
Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 1Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 2Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 3Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 4Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 5Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 6Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 7Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 8Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 9Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 10Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 11Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 12Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 13Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 14Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 15Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 16Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 17Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 18Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 19Virāsat 2015, SIMA student conference, photograph 20