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Two young women perform a Bharatanatyam dance on a stage with a blurred, colourful backdrop. Both wear traditional silk saris: the woman on the left in red and orange with gold zari borders, the woman on the right in red and mustard-gold. They have gold jewellery including headpieces, earrings, nose rings, layered necklaces and bangles, and white flower garlands in their hair. Their palms are hennaed with red patterns. The dancer on the right holds a small brass oil lamp or ritual vessel near her face while the other claps her hands together in a mudra-like gesture. Both smile and have red bindis on their foreheads.

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Two female Bharatanatyam dancers perform on a stage with warm red and orange lighting. Both wear red and gold silk saris with gold borders, gold temple jewellery, long gold necklaces, white flower garlands in their hair, and bangles. Their palms are pressed together in an anjali-like gesture, and the dancer on the right is also reaching out with a hand. Background includes ornate red and green painted pillars.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01Two female Bharatanatyam dancers perform side by side on a stage with warm lighting. Both wear green silk saris with gold-bordered orange-red blouses, gold waist belts with ornate central medallions, layered gold necklaces and long gold head ornaments with white jasmine flowers in their hair. The dancer in front holds one hand near her face and the other extended to the side, while the dancer behind raises an arm in a mudra. Red bindis and dramatic eye makeup accent their faces. Blurred colourful backdrop panels and a painted figure appear at the left edge.2014-06-01Two 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.2014-06-01Two female Bharatanatyam dancers perform on stage in matching green silk saris with gold and orange borders and orange blouses. The dancer in front, on the right, raises one arm high with a fingers-extended hasta mudra while the other hand is held at chest level. Both wear gold temple jewellery, headpieces with white jasmine garlands and orange flowers, a red bindi, nose rings and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. The background is dark, lit by stage lights.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01Two female Bharatanatyam dancers perform on a stage with pink and blue lit backdrop panels showing a painted deity figure. Both wear dark green silk saris with gold zari borders, orange-red blouses, gold waist belts and layered gold necklaces with rudraksha-style beaded malas. Their hair is adorned with gold jewellery and white jasmine garlands, and they have red bindi and nose rings. The dancer on the left extends one arm upward, while the dancer on the right holds a mudra with her hand near her chest. Stage lights and a wooden panelled door are visible behind them.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01Two 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.2016-10-09