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January 12 20072007-01-12Four female dancers in green silk saris with red-and-gold borders perform kneeling on a red-draped stage, hands held in anjali mudra. Each wears white flowers in her hair, gold jewellery and bangles. Small brass or copper offering trays sit near the stage edge, and a red and white draped backdrop hangs behind them. Framed portraits hang on the wall above. Audience members in the foreground are seen from behind, including a bald man in white. The scene suggests an evening cultural programme.2011-12-11March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of a stage performance in a tent-like venue with red and white draped curtains and a colourful scalloped canopy overhead. Five female dancers in Bharatanatyam-style costume perform on a green stage floor. The dancer at the centre wears a white and gold saree with a red blouse and raises both arms in an arch, one foot lifted. Dancers on either side wear orange and red patterned costumes with bells at the ankles and flowers in their hair, striking poses with raised arms and bent knees. One dancer kneels at the far left, arm extended. No a person candidate is visible on stage.2013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10A photograph of five female dancers performing on a green-carpeted stage in front of red and orange swagged drapes and white curtains, under a layered canopy of pink, gold and blue fabric. The central dancer wears a white blouse, yellow pleated skirt, a dark rudraksha-style necklace and jhumka earrings, with arms raised and one leg lifted. The other four wear orange and red blouses with patterned pink-and-orange silk pants, ankle bells and flower-decorated hair; one dancer kneels at left with an arm extended. No deity or a person depiction is visible, and the page does not establish that the performance is a specific event beyond the dance itself.2013-03-10March 10 20132013-03-10A stage performance on a green mat under a white tented ceiling. In the foreground a young woman in a green sari with a pink and gold border and layered gold necklaces raises two orange sticks while dancing. Behind her a boy in a pink kurta and white dhoti holds an orange stick, and another performer in a red and gold costume with a red headband dances beside him. Seated audience members in white clothing sit on the floor at left. In the background is a decorated altar with deity murtis, gold and floral ornamentation, a seated figure in orange and a flower-decked throne-like seat, with a screen and colourful balloons at the right edge.2010-11-21March 10 20132013-03-10Three women perform a dance on a red-carpeted outdoor stage under a canopy with red and white drapes and an ornate golden circular backdrop. The two outer dancers wear red saris with gold waist belts and bangles, arms extended in graceful gestures. The central dancer wears a cream and yellow skirt with a pink blouse and green sash, with a jewelled forehead ornament. Two seated women in orange and maroon saris play instruments and sit on the right, with a microphone stand nearby. A speaker sits at left and a tall golden pillar stands at the back.2016-09-04A photograph of a group of female classical dancers performing on a red-carpeted stage in front of a red backdrop with white leaf and vine designs. Five dancers in a line bow forward with palms pressed together in anjali, wearing jewelled ornaments, flowers in their hair and saris in orange, gold, maroon and red with gold borders. Scattered petals lie on the stage. Seated audience members sit at the left edge against a pale wall, including a woman in a yellow sari and a person in a dark shawl.2010-12-26A photograph of a hall with a red-carpeted stage where four female dancers in colourful saris perform a Bharatanatyam-style dance with arm extensions and bent knees. The dancer in front wears orange and a white flower in her hair, the second wears gold, and the two at right wear red and orange. A seated audience fills the foreground, including a woman in a green blouse with a long braid and a man in an orange shirt at right. Behind the stage, a gold-draped throne holds a deity murti, flanked by brass lamps, with green, red and maroon drapes and a projection screen at right. Tall striped cylindrical banners hang from the white ceiling.2010-12-26