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Two female Bharatanatyam dancers perform side by side on a polished stage. The dancer on the left wears an orange blouse with gold trim, an orange-and-gold pleated skirt, a red sash and a gold waist belt, with her arm extended outward. The dancer on the right wears a red blouse, a yellow-and-gold skirt and a red sash, with one hand on her hip. Both wear gold headpieces with white flowers, layered necklaces and ankle bells. Behind them stand large painted deity murtis in turquoise and red, with ornate temple-style pillars and a wooden door. Brass oil lamps flank the stage.

Two young female dancers perform a Bharatanatyam arangetram on a stage with red curtains and stage lights. Both wear orange and red silk costumes with gold borders, gold waist belts, layered gold necklaces and jhumka-style earrings, and flowers in their hair. The dancer on the right raises one arm high with a bent wrist while her other arm extends toward her partner. The dancer on the left reaches one arm up and extends the other outward. Behind them, seated musicians play instruments, including a woman in a blue and gold sari singing into a microphone, and a mridangam drum rests at left.

May 17 2016

Two young women perform a Bharatanatyam-style dance on a stage. Both wear red silk costumes with gold borders, yellow blouses, gold fan-shaped hip pieces, and ornate gold headpieces, necklaces and jhumka earrings. The dancer on the left extends her arm forward while the dancer on the right holds her arm out to the side. Behind them hangs a green cloth with white heart shapes, beside a gold-painted pillar carved with figures and a leafy tree at the right. No a person candidate is visible in this photograph.

Three female dancers perform a classical Indian dance on a dark stage lit with red and teal light. Each wears a red and gold silk costume with a pleated fan-shaped panel at the hip, gold necklaces and bangles, and white flowers in their hair. The dancer at front centre kneels with arms extended, the one at left stands in a raised pose with one arm lifted, and the one at right crouches with hands open. No a person candidate is visible.

Two female Bharatanatyam dancers in matching mustard-yellow silk costumes with green and gold borders perform on a stage. The dancer on the left raises one arm high with a hand in a mudra, and the dancer on the right extends an arm toward the side. Both wear gold jewellery, necklaces, hair flowers and bindis. Behind them, a gold-framed golden throne with red cushions holds a framed portrait of a seated figure in saffron-red robes with a red turban and a beaded mala. A gilded carved deity murti stands in the background. A printed caption on the photo reads copyright text, which is excluded.

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Two young women perform Bharatanatyam on a stage, both in green silk saris with gold zari borders and orange-gold blouses, gold waist belts, and gold jewellery. Their arms are raised in dance poses; one holds a hand gesture near her chest. Their hair is adorned with white jasmine garlands and a red-orange flower, and they wear forehead tilaks and nose rings. Gold bangles cover their wrists. The background is dark with a colourful backdrop at the right edge.

Two female Bharatanatyam dancers perform on a red stage in front of a dark red curtain. The standing dancer wears an orange silk sari with green and gold borders, a white flower in her hair and a gold headpiece, and extends one arm outward with a graceful mudra. The kneeling dancer in a matching orange and green costume wears gold jewellery, a feathered headdress and a long necklace, and holds her hands up expressively. An ornate gold and red throne-like chair stands at the left edge beside a potted plant.

Two female Bharatanatyam dancers in matching saffron-orange silk costumes with green and gold borders perform on a stage before a gold-framed throne with red cushions. The dancer at left wears a gold headpiece, jasmine-style flowers in her hair and layered gold jewellery, and holds her hands at chest height. The dancer at right wears a white beaded necklace and gold earrings and extends one hand outward. Behind the throne is a carved stone deity sculpture with raised arms. A large framed portrait on the throne shows a seated man in a red turban and red robes with a white bead mala, hands folded in his lap. A dark red curtain forms the backdrop.