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A cultural performance on a bare stage with a teal curtain backdrop printed with a map of southern India and small dancing figures. Two female dancers in feathered headdresses with pink plumes perform with raised arms; the left dancer wears a blue and gold sequined costume, the right dancer a green and red costume with sequined trim and beaded anklets. A man in a white shirt and dhoti plays a long wooden flute at the right edge. Behind them, a seated person in orange clothing sits near a brown door, and another dancer in green and a partly visible figure stand near the back. A paper name badge is pinned to a dancer's blouse.

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June 22 20092009-06-22Two female dancers perform a folk-style dance on a pale tiled hall floor. Both wear tall headpieces topped with pink and red pom-poms, bright ceremonial pots and feathered fur-like rims. The dancer on the left wears a green and red striped costume with sparkling trim and a green fringed skirt, while the dancer on the right wears a gold and black floral-patterned costume with a blue fringed waist sash. Both have ankle bells on black socks. Behind them a man in white clothing stands near a red door, and a lattice window and a white pedestal fan are visible at left.2009-06-22Cultural performance in a hall with decorated pillars and ceiling fans. Two female dancers in the foreground wear bright costumes with feathered headpieces: one in gold and blue trousers with ankle bells, the other in a green and red skirt with pink-tufted headdress. Behind them, another dancer carries a large feathered fan. On the right, musicians in white dhotis and shirts play a horn and a drum, and a man in white with a red-bordered shawl stands nearby. Seated devotees in white line the left side of the hall.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22Two female dancers perform on a stage in traditional costume. The dancer on the left wears a royal blue headwrap, a yellow blouse with short teal sleeves, a yellow pleated skirt over teal trousers, and a gold waistband with a rudraksha-style bead necklace. The dancer on the right wears a yellow blouse with green sleeves, a white flower garland draped over her shoulder, a gold necklace, green patterned trousers, and a gold waistband, with ankle bells visible on both. Both have their hands raised in dance gestures. Behind them hang green sheer curtains dotted with white hearts beside a white tree backdrop. Two people are visible.2016-10-10A stage performance of a classical-style dance on a red-covered platform in front of green sheer curtains with white dot patterns. In the foreground a dancer in a yellow pleated skirt, a blue-and-yellow blouse with gold belt, a blue head wrap and gold jewellery and bangles sits on the stage in a dramatic pose with hands raised. Behind her a second dancer with a long braid decorated with white and red flowers wears a green blouse with yellow sash and green trousers, her back to the camera. A tree backdrop with white painted branches stands between the curtains. No a person candidate is visible.2016-10-10December 29 20092009-12-29A cultural dance performance in a white-walled hall with a draped white ceiling and yellow-blue banners. Three dancers in bright costumes perform in the centre: the nearest wears a sequined gold bodice and striped patterned skirt with a feathered headdress, the middle one wears a red-trimmed green-and-red outfit with a pink-and-white headpiece, and a third at right wears a long green gown with peacock-feather ornaments. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the floor on mats, with a cameraman and a figure in white standing near the back.2009-06-22A cultural performance in a white-canopied hall with yellow and multicolored decorated pillars. Two dancers in colorful costumes, one in green and red striped trousers and the other in blue and gold sequined trousers, wear tall headdresses with pink, green and white plumes and pompoms. They perform folk dance with raised arms while seated musicians play drums and a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a wind instrument on the right. Behind them stands a green map-shaped backdrop. Seated audience members in white clothes watch, and a child in orange sits at the back.2009-06-22A cultural dance performance in a white-walled hall with yellow and blue draped banners and white metal scaffolding. In the centre, dancers in green and red costumes with feathered headdresses perform, one in a green robe with a large dark feathered fan. Seated audience members in white clothes and garlands face the stage, and a musician in a white dhoti plays a long wind instrument at right. A few seated figures wear orange and red garments. Latticed windows and a wooden door line the back wall.2009-06-22June 22 20092009-06-22Two female dancers perform on a stage in traditional Indian dance costumes. The dancer on the left wears a green blouse with puffed sleeves, a yellow pleated skirt over green trousers, jasmine garlands, and a gold headpiece, and smiles while holding hands with the second dancer. The dancer on the right wears a turquoise and gold outfit with a blue head covering decorated with white and red flowers and a long braid. Behind them stand a green backdrop with white dots, a golden carved pillar on the left, and a green artificial tree.2016-10-10