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A group of about eight boys performs a synchronized dance on a bare stage with a dark maroon curtain behind them. They wear traditional South Indian-style outfits: long kurtas in red, rust, orange and cream silk, with white dhoti-style lower garments, sashes and beaded necklaces. Their arms are raised with open palms in a dance pose, and several wear vermilion or tilak marks on their foreheads. Potted plants sit at the edge of the red stage platform, and a speaker and a patterned decorative pillar stand at the left. The setting suggests a cultural programme or festival performance.

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Photograph of a group of about eight boys performing a synchronized dance on a polished light floor in front of a deep maroon velvet curtain stage. The boys wear matching traditional kurta-style tunics in rust-orange, maroon and cream with embroidered trim, white dhoti-style trousers and sashes at the waist. Their arms are raised with palms open at shoulder height in a coordinated stance. A brass lamp and potted plants sit at the stage edge, and a patterned cloth hangs at the left.2008-10-09A photograph of a group of young boys performing a dance routine on a light tiled stage floor in an indoor hall. Six boys in traditional Indian clothing stand in a diagonal line, one in a maroon kurta, one in a mustard-yellow kurta, one in a rust-orange kurta, and others in cream and white kurtas with white dhotis, arms raised in motion. Behind them hangs a deep red velvet curtain, with a brass lamp on the right and potted plants at the stage edge. Several smaller children in white sit at the left edge of the frame watching. A colourful painted pillar and a speaker stand are visible at the upper left.2008-10-09December 24 20082008-12-24October 09 20082008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesChildren perform a dance in a large tented hall with a white ceiling, colourful woven pillar panels and a dark red curtain at the right. Six boys in white dhotis and kurtas, and one in a red-orange kurta, dance on a light tiled floor with arms raised. Seated on the left, a figure in an orange robe sits on a patterned zebra-print throne decorated with flower arrangements, with several seated devotees in white and orange nearby. Other people stand in white at the back. A brass lamp stands at the right edge.2008-10-09September 11 20152015-09-11 +1 copiesJanuary 10 20162016-01-10A group of young performers in a dance or devotional performance on an indoor stage. Most wear saffron-orange dhoti-style garments with gold borders, while several wear white dhotis with gold borders and red waist sashes. Many have white vertical tilak marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. They raise their arms outward and smile, with one small child in white and gold standing near the centre. Pale walls and wooden doors form the background.2016-04-04A group of devotees perform a stick-based ritual dance in a bright hall with pale tiled floor. In the foreground, a young man in a red kurta with a red-patterned cloth holds a short purple stick and raises an arm. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a saffron-coloured sash holds a bundle of coloured sticks, and a man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood tilak twirls a stick. Behind them, more men in white dhotis with red shawls and orange garments move in rhythm, some with sticks held aloft. Devotional decorations hang on the wall at the back of the room.2016-10-03