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A photograph of a performer on a green stage mid-dance, bare-chested and wearing a yellow and green dhoti with gold waistband, multiple beaded necklaces, gold armbands and bangles, and a tilak on the forehead with painted eyes and red lips. His arms are extended outward and one knee is lifted. Behind him are hanging orange, green, purple and red decorations and a blurred audience of seated people in white and colourful clothing.

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December 24 20092009-12-24A performer on a stage in a hall wears a bare-chested costume of yellow and green silk with a gold-embroidered belt and a long green-and-gold drape, plus layered beaded necklaces, bangles and armlets. Face is painted with dark eye makeup, red lipstick and a forehead mark. One hand is raised in a dance mudra while the other arm extends outward in a classical dance pose. Banners with colourful patterns hang in the background and a stage light glows at the right edge. A single person is visible, and no identity is asserted.2009-12-24A performer in theatrical dance costume stands alone on an indoor stage, bare-chested and mid-gesture, with both hands extended forward in an expressive mudra-like pose. He wears a green and gold silk dhoti or skirt, gold armlets and bangles, layered beaded necklaces in green and purple, and a red tilak on the forehead. His face has bold red and pink stage makeup and he is singing or speaking with an open mouth. The background is a blurred hall with a brown wall, hanging banners and a ceiling light.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer in a dance or theatrical costume stands on a stage in a hall with pale walls and colourful vertical banners behind him. He is bare-chested with a gold-and-green sash and a yellow dhoti with gold trim at the waist. He wears layered beaded necklaces with a pendant, gold armlets, bangles, and a bindi on his forehead, with heavy eye makeup and red lips. One hand is raised near his chest and the other is gesturing outward. Hall lights are blurred in the background.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer stands on a green stage mid-dance, shirtless, with arms extended outward, palms open, and a vibhuti or tilak mark on the forehead. He wears a yellow and green silk lower garment with gold zari borders, a gold jewelled waist belt, layered beaded and gold necklaces, gold armlets and bangles. Blurred seated audience members fill the background, and a small logo appears in the top right corner.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24