Hyderabad, Dec. 23 -- Soft hues. Soulful music. Rippling water. A hushed baithak.

Secunderabad's 300-year-old Bansilalpet Stepwell breathes differently on weekends. The monument, often accustomed to quiet, opens itself to music. Warm light slips down its stone steps, the water below shimmers with reflection, as music and words travel gently through its arches. For a few hours, the stepwell becomes less of a relic and more of a living space.

The name behind these beautiful gatherings is Tangy Sessions, a cultural platform founded by Arjuna Prasad and Deepa Radhakrishnan. Known for curating intimate music and art shows in unconventional spaces, they have found a fitting setting in the stepwell, where music can live on with heritage.

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