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Two dancers perform on a red-carpeted stage in front of ornate gold-painted wooden panels carved with scrollwork, lattice grilles and animal reliefs. A young man on the left wears a light blue and white checked kurta with pink trim, a cream waist sash and black trousers, arms raised. A young woman on the right wears a hot pink and purple lehenga-style outfit with a silver necklace and a flower in her hair, arms outstretched as her skirt swirls. The setting suggests a cultural dance performance during the Navaratri celebrations.

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September 26 20172017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesA stage performance in front of ornate gold carved panels with scrollwork and lattice cutouts. On the left, a young man in a white and blue checked kurta with pink and green trim and a white waist sash, face painted with a red forehead mark, mid-movement with hands held at his chest. On the right, a smiling young woman in a red blouse-and-skirt style dress with a purple dotted lower wrap, a silver waist band, bangles and a red bindi, twirling in motion. Dance-drama style costume performance.2017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20172017-09-26Three dancers perform on a red-carpeted stage in front of ornate gold-painted wooden panels with arched lattice doorways and scrollwork. The dancer on the right, in a magenta and purple lehenga with gold trim and a flared skirt, twirls with arms raised, wearing jhumka earrings and a bindi. The two dancers on the left wear checked kurtas in white, pink and green with dhoti-style wraps and ankle bells, mid-gesture. No a person candidate is visible, and the page's Navaratri context is not shown in the scene itself.2017-09-26 +1 copiesTwo dancers perform on a red stage before ornate gold-painted wooden panels with carved scrollwork and lattice windows. A young man on the left wears a light blue checked kurta over black trousers, with a green cloth at his waist and dark ankle bands, his hands raised in a mudra. A young woman on the right wears a magenta and purple silk lehenga-style dress with gold trim and a sheer magenta dupatta flowing outward, gold jewellery, a choker necklace, a maang tikka and a red bindi, her arms extended mid-movement. The setting resembles a classical dance performance.2017-09-26A stage performance in front of an ornate gold-painted backdrop with carved scrollwork, lattice panels, and relief elephants and horses. A young male dancer in a light blue checked kurta with red and gold trim, a grey sash, dark trousers and ankle bells stands with arms extended, painted face and tilak visible. Beside him a female dancer in a bright pink sari with a purple patterned lower garment and a silver necklace gestures with raised hand. A partially visible performer in pink stands at the left edge. Red stage floor.2017-09-26Two dancers perform on a red-carpeted stage in front of an ornate gold-painted wooden backdrop with carved arches, lattice panels and elephant reliefs. A young man in a light blue checked kurta with pink-trimmed edges, dark trousers and ankle bells stands on bare feet, his hands raised in a classical gesture, a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him a woman in a red blouse and a purple brocade skirt with gold zari motifs extends one arm in a graceful pose, wearing a jewelled headpiece, earrings and bangles. The scene appears to be a stage dance performance during Navaratri celebrations.2017-09-26 +1 copiesThree dancers perform on a red stage before an ornate gilded backdrop with scrolling foliage carvings and a lattice panel with cross-shaped cutouts. The dancer on the left wears a pink-and-white checked kurta with a cream sash and dark trousers. The centre dancer wears a light blue-and-white checked kurta with a green panel and dark trousers, with a red tilak on the forehead. The dancer on the right, a woman, wears a red blouse and a purple skirt with gold border and spins with arms extended, a red tilak on her forehead. Three people are visible, with a partially visible head in the lower foreground.2017-09-26September 26 20172017-09-26 +1 copiesThree dancers perform on a red-draped stage in front of an ornate gold-painted carved backdrop with latticed panels and scrollwork. A young man in a pink and white checked kurta with a patterned waistband stands at left, another in a light blue checked kurta and dark trousers stands at centre with arms outstretched, and a woman in a swirling magenta and purple lehenga with flowing dupatta and hair bun turns at right. A dancer in a teal skirt is partly visible at far left. Several seated audience members in white and dark clothing watch from the lower foreground.2017-09-26