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Location: Rita Anne Rollins Building, Room 102 Emory Swara presents Ramayana: Sacred Stories in Song & Art, a Carnatic concert uniting music, art, and devotion to honor the epic story of the Ramayana. The performance features musicians Smt. Anahita & Smt. Apoorva Ravindran (vocal duet), Sri. Kamalakiran Vinjamuri (violin), Sri. Akshay Anantapadmanabhan (mridangam), and Sri. Sowmiya J. Narayanan (ghatam). Ramayana: Sacred Stories in Song and Art is presented alongside key works from the Carlos Museum collection that depict images connected to the Ramayana, utilizing select pieces as interpretive anchors for the live musical experience. Through a traditional Carnatic concert paired with short educational interludes and a gallery-style presentation of art, Swara Emory will introduce audiences to Carnatic music’s ability to preserve epic narrative, devotional meaning, and cultural heritage, while creating a multi-sensory connection between visual art and living musical tradition. Seatin