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A female dancer performs on a red-draped stage in front of an ornate gold carved backdrop with scrollwork and rows of elephant and horse reliefs. She wears a red blouse with gold trim, a red and orange patterned dhoti-style skirt with an orange border, a gold headpiece, long dangling earrings, a long braid, and gold bangles. She holds a small brass or copper oil lamp in one hand and another in the other, arms extended in a low lunge with one leg raised.

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September 28 20172017-09-28A female dancer performs on a pink-draped stage in front of an ornate gold-carved backdrop with floral scrollwork and a lattice panel. She wears a maroon and orange silk costume with a gold waist belt, red blouse, layered beaded necklaces, earrings and a headband, her hair in a long braid. She balances on one bent leg, holding a small clay oil lamp with smoke rising in one hand and another lamp raised in the other, in a classical dance pose.2017-09-28 +2 copiesA female dancer performs on a red-draped stage in front of an ornate gold carved backdrop with arched lattice panels and a row of carved horses. She wears a red blouse, a maroon and orange silk saree with gold border and a gold waist belt, and gold bangles. Her hair is swept up with a red-and-gold headband and she has a gold necklace. She is in a low crouching pose, holding two small clay oil lamps or incense cups from which smoke rises. The scene appears to be a staged cultural dance performance.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesA female dancer performs a classical Bharatanatyam-style dance on a red stage in front of an ornate gold-coloured arched doorway carved with scrollwork, lotus-like patterns, horses and elephant reliefs. She wears a maroon and orange silk sari with a gold border, a red blouse, gold waist belt, bangles, a headband and jewellery, with her hair in a long braid. Her hands are raised in mudra gestures beside her head and she stands in a bent-knee dance pose with bare feet.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20172017-09-23A female dancer performs a balanced arabesque-style pose on a red-carpeted stage in front of an ornate golden carved backdrop with scrollwork, lattice panels and carved elephant and horse friezes. She wears a maroon and orange silk sari with gold zari borders, a red blouse, bangles and a bead necklace, and holds a small brass or clay oil lamp in her raised arm while her other leg extends straight behind her. Only one performer is visible.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28