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A performer on a stage stands bare-chested in a theatrical costume with a green and gold border sash, a yellow dhoti, and an ornate gold waist belt. He wears layered beaded necklaces, armlets, and bangles, with a red mark on his forehead. Warm stage lighting glows behind him, and a blurred audience sits in the background. Hanging lanterns and a faint logo appear at the top of the frame.

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December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer in theatrical dance costume stands alone on an indoor stage, bare-chested and mid-gesture, with both hands extended forward in an expressive mudra-like pose. He wears a green and gold silk dhoti or skirt, gold armlets and bangles, layered beaded necklaces in green and purple, and a red tilak on the forehead. His face has bold red and pink stage makeup and he is singing or speaking with an open mouth. The background is a blurred hall with a brown wall, hanging banners and a ceiling light.2009-12-24A performer stands on a green stage bare-chested, wearing a yellow and green draped dhoti with a gold waist belt, layered beaded necklaces in green and pink, gold armlets and bangles, and a red bindi with dramatic eye makeup. He gestures with open hands while speaking, dressed in classical dance-drama costume. Behind him a seated audience of women fills the blurred hall, with decorative striped pillars at the edges.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer on a stage in a hall wears a bare-chested costume of yellow and green silk with a gold-embroidered belt and a long green-and-gold drape, plus layered beaded necklaces, bangles and armlets. Face is painted with dark eye makeup, red lipstick and a forehead mark. One hand is raised in a dance mudra while the other arm extends outward in a classical dance pose. Banners with colourful patterns hang in the background and a stage light glows at the right edge. A single person is visible, and no identity is asserted.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24