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A female classical Indian dancer performs on a stage against a dark backdrop with a potted palm at left. She wears an orange and gold silk costume with green and gold borders, a gold waist belt, a long white flower garland draped over her shoulders, layered gold necklaces, a jewelled headpiece with white flowers in her hair, and gold bangles. Her arms are extended outward and upward in a dance pose, with a red bindi on her forehead.

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A female dancer performs on stage in a classical Indian dance pose, one arm extended outward and the other hand near her waist. She wears a gold-and-orange silk costume with a yellow-gold blouse, orange and green borders, a long orange-red skirt draped with white flower garlands, and a gold and pearl necklace. Her head ornament is gold with a white flower in her hair, and she has gold bangles on her wrists. A potted palm plant stands beside her against a black backdrop.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03A female classical dancer performs in profile on a wooden stage in front of a blank projection screen. She wears an orange and gold silk sari with green borders, a red blouse, a gold headpiece with white flowers, a white flower garland draped over one shoulder, gold bangles, and dark ankle bells. Her hands are held in mudra gestures while one foot is lifted. A potted palm and white flowers scattered on the stage frame the scene.2008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03A female classical dancer performs on a stage in an orange and gold silk sari with a green and gold border and a red blouse. She raises both arms overhead with open hands, wears gold bangles, a white flower headpiece, a gold necklace with white beaded strands, and a nose ring. Red and green floral garland decorates the stage edge, with a dark curtain and a projection screen behind her.2008-07-18May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03May 03 20082008-05-03December 16 20172017-12-16A female dancer in a saffron, orange and gold traditional costume with a gold waist belt and jhumka earrings stands on a stage with raised arms, palms together, gazing upward. Behind her hangs a gilt-framed portrait of a smiling man in orange robes and a white-beaded mala, seated before a banyan tree trunk with one hand raised in blessing. A blue-draped stage edge is decorated with red flowers and green leaves against a black backdrop.2008-05-03Three female dancers perform a classical Indian dance on a stage edged with red flower garlands. The dancer on the left, in an orange and gold silk blouse and skirt, leans forward with an arm extended. The dancer in front wears a gold and cream silk costume with green borders and a jasmine-decorated hair ornament, and rests a hand on a dancer behind her. A third dancer, in a cream and gold outfit, holds a green palm frond. Dark backdrop, warm stage lighting.2008-05-03