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Stage performance photo on a red floor against a dark blue backdrop. A young boy with a bare chest, rudraksha mala and white forehead markings sits cross-legged at left with his back to the camera, holding a pink paper cutout. A smiling youth in the centre, bare-chested with white tripundra markings, a green beaded necklace and rudraksha mala, sits beside him holding a pink paper piece. At right, a girl in an orange blouse, blue and gold sari, gold headpiece with red feather and a white costume ear or horn sits holding a pink paper cutout. Scattered paper bits lie on the stage. The scene appears to be a children's culturals act.

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A stage performance on a red floor against a deep blue backdrop. A young boy in a gold crown and yellow-gold ornate costume with a gold beaded collar holds a microphone toward a seated older boy in a white dhoti with gold-bordered cloth and a bare torso, who sits cross-legged on the right. Between them, two younger children in pink and green silk costumes with gold jewellery sit on the floor, one girl wearing a gold headband. A red wooden box stands on a low platform in the foreground. White horizontal marks are painted on the arms and foreheads of several performers.2012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24Children perform seated on a red stage carpet against a black backdrop, each singing or speaking into a microphone on a stand. A girl on the left wears a pink and grey outfit with rose embroidery and grey leggings. Next to her a boy wears a gold crown with red and gold ornaments, a yellow and red costume and a red bead garland. A boy in a teal embroidered kurta with beaded necklaces sits beside him, and a boy in white kurta and white dhoti sits in front. Behind them a child in an orange garment and a young performer in a white turban and white robe with dark face makeup and a white forehead mark appear. Mic stands and a hand holding another microphone are visible at the right edge.2011-12-12A staged cultural performance on a red stage in front of a deep blue backdrop. Young performers in costume sit in a semicircle: a girl in an orange and gold sari with a rudraksha-style bead ornament and a decorated metal piece holds a ceremonial item, a girl in an orange sari wears a white and orange garland and sits centrally, and two girls in white garments with red-and-white garlands sit to the right. Standing behind them, a girl in a teal and gold sari holds a steel vessel on a plate, and another in a pink and green sari assists her. At far left, performers wear red and gold crowns and a seated figure in a red and brown sari. Flower petals lie on the stage, and a figure in a white animal-like headpiece sits at the right edge.2012-10-24A photograph of a stage performance with a group of young children and teenagers in traditional dress standing in a row on a red-carpeted stage against a deep blue backdrop. A girl at left in an orange and red sari holds a microphone near her face. Next to her a girl in a light green sari with a white shawl stands beside a boy in a white dhoti. A boy in an orange turban and a younger boy in black with a rudraksha mala and white markings on his forehead and arms stand in the middle. A younger child in a green blouse and red skirt covers her ears. At right, a woman in a teal sari and a young woman in an ornate gold crown and orange and gold costume with garlands pose, with more performers in orange and brown saris beside them. Participants wear forehead markings and bangles.2012-10-24A staged cultural performance on a dark stage. A young woman in a red and gold saree and a gold crown with a red bindi and nose ring holds a gold coin garland over a blue-wrapped bundle. A young man in a white dhoti and white head cloth bends forward, a staff in his hand, reaching toward the bundle. A draped blue and gold cloth lies across the stage floor. Two physical people are visible.2011-12-12A stage performance by young children in costume against a deep blue backdrop. A boy seated centrally on a black chair with a red cushion wears long dark wig-like hair, a crescent moon ornament on his head, a yellow and black tiger-striped garment and rudraksha-style beads, with white markings on his forehead. Around him, three boys kneel or stand: one in a pink-and-green costume with a green circular shield, one bare-chested with white body markings and a pink wrap, and one in a dark grey-black jacket holding a handheld microphone, with a red tilak on his forehead. A fourth figure at left wears a white garment with a white animal-ear headpiece and holds a pink fan-like prop. The scene appears to be a dramatic skit or cultural presentation.2012-10-24September 01 20112011-09-01October 24 20122012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24