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A stage performance in a temple-style hall with a deep red velvet curtain backdrop. Two female dancers in traditional Bharatanatyam costume perform center stage: the left dancer wears a red blouse, red-and-white draped skirt and gold waist belt, with arms extended; the right dancer wears a green blouse and green-and-white costume with gold belt, arms outstretched. Between them stands an ornate gold throne with a canopy and lion-figure armrests, occupied by a seated figure in red and ornaments, flanked by brass oil lamps. On the left, a gilded carved temple pillar and an orange-draped altar hold a black shivalingam decorated with garlands. On the right, a gilded arch frames a green-draped deity murti with floral garlands.

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November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16A stage performance in a temple-style setting. Two female dancers in traditional costume perform on the left and right: the left dancer wears a red and white sari-style outfit with gold belt and raised hands, the right dancer wears a green costume with gold trim and raised hands. Centre stage, a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red cushions wears a pink-red garment and beaded necklaces, with a gold canopy above. Beside the throne stands a figure in orange and gold attire. Right of centre is a gold arched shrine holding deity murti draped in garlands of red and yellow flowers, with a green cloth backdrop. Brass oil lamps (deepa) stand on the stage, and a black stone shivalinga sits on an orange cloth with garlands on the left. Carved golden pillars and painted columns frame the stage.2015-11-16Two female dancers perform on a red stage carpet in a temple-style hall. The dancer on the left wears a red and white costume with white dhoti-style trousers, and the dancer on the right wears a green blouse and skirt with white trousers and gold jewellery, both with arms extended in classical poses. Behind them a golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion sits before a painted backdrop of pillars and a central deity murti, with a golden canopy above. Brass oil lamps flank the stage, a black shivalinga with a white and yellow flower garland stands at left, and a green draped altar with flower garlands and a decorated deity at right completes the scene.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16Staged temple-style stage set with two female dancers in red and green traditional dress standing on a red carpet, hands in anjali mudra. Centre a golden throne with a seated figure in pink-and-red garments and red shawl, hands raised, wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala; a painted carved backdrop with gold arches and columns. Right, a large golden arch frames a deity murti adorned with garlands, and a green cloth draped behind. Left, a black linga-like stone on an orange cloth with garlands and brass lamps standing nearby. Multiple brass oil lamps line the stage.2015-11-16A stage performance in a temple-style set with two female dancers in classical Indian dance poses. The dancer on the left wears a red blouse and red drape with white trousers and gold jewellery, one arm raised with hand gestures. The dancer on the right wears a green saree with gold border and white trousers, hands raised in a mudra. Behind them a painted backdrop shows a gilded throne with a seated figure in pink and red garments with a rudraksha mala, flanked by a standing attendant figure in orange, and a large gold-framed deity murti draped with red and green garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on the stage, and a black shivalinga with orange cloth and marigold garlands sits at left.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16