1/8Strings of lights go up over the village square on the first evening. Photo: Suraj Sutar via wordpress.org (CC0-1.0)
2/8A kamaicha player tunes his instrument before the opening performance. Photo: Shail Mehta via wordpress.org (CC0-1.0)
3/8Children fly kites from rooftops as the sun sets over the dunes. Photo: salsel via wordpress.org (CC0-1.0)
4/8Stalls sell bangles, embroidered bags and roasted chickpeas near the stage. Photo: Hemant Kumar Chhapoliya via wordpress.org (CC0-1.0)
5/8Young singers from the new 'first stage' perform for a packed crowd. Photo: Faisal Ahammad via wordpress.org (CC0-1.0)
6/8Lanterns float above the square during the final song of the night. Photo: Suraj Sutar via wordpress.org (CC0-1.0)
7/8Morning light over the dunes on the festival's final day. Photo: Shail Mehta via wordpress.org (CC0-1.0)
8/8Visitors head home on shuttle buses after three nights of music. Photo: salsel via wordpress.org (CC0-1.0)
For three nights, the village square in Dhanpura became a concert hall under the open sky. Musicians from families who have played the same instruments for generations shared the stage with teenagers singing in public for the first time.
The festival kept its small scale: a few thousand people a night, free entry for villagers, and no loudspeakers outside the square. Read more about this year's line-up.
Here are eight scenes from the festival.
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