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A performer on a green stage in front of a white draped curtain and a red lettered backdrop, dancing in a classical Indian style. He is bare-chested with multiple strands of pearl necklaces and a green beaded necklace, wears gold bangles and armbands, and has a purple and gold dhoti-style costume with a gold waist belt. Ankle bells are on his feet, a red tilak is on his forehead, and he has his hands raised in a mudra with his face tilted upward. The setting looks like a stage performance rather than a temple ritual.

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December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer stands in profile on a stage before a pleated white curtain, arms extended forward and palms open in a dance pose. He is bare-chested and wears a purple and gold-bordered dhoti-style costume with a jewelled gold waistbelt and layered pearl necklaces, plus gold bangles and a red-thread wrist band. His face is made up with dark eyeliner and red lips. A partial red lettering appears at the right edge of the backdrop. Nothing in the frame is a legible name, so the performer is not attributed.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer on a green stage mat dances in a classical Indian style, bare-chested with arms outstretched, wearing a purple dhoti with gold-bordered pleats and a gold-embroidered waistband, layered pearl necklaces, a gold armlet and bangles, and ankle bells. He has a vertical tilak on his forehead and painted eyes and lips. Behind him hangs a white pleated curtain with large red letters reading 'Anan...' partly cropped. Only one person is visible; he is performing, not identifiable from the image alone.2009-12-24A photograph of a performer kneeling on a green stage in profile, bare-chested, with a purple and gold-bordered dhoti, a gold jeweled belt and a jeweled gold armlet on the upper arm. He wears a pearl-strand necklace, gold bangles, and stage makeup with red lips and dark eye liner. One hand is raised palm-outward and the other is held near the chest in an expressive dance gesture against a pleated silver curtain. A red stylized letter sign is partly visible at the upper right. The image does not show a clearly identifiable face-based label, and the presentation cues are a bare torso with ornate jewellery but no hair or saffron clothing beyond the dance costume, so identity is uncertain.2009-12-24A performer in classical Indian dance costume stands on a green stage mat in front of a white draped curtain with large red lettering partly visible behind him. He is bare-chested, wearing a multi-strand white pearl necklace, a gold choker, gold armlets, bangles, and a gold-bordered purple dhoti-style lower garment with a gold sash and ornate gold belt. Ankle bells are visible on both feet. He wears heavy eye makeup, red lip colour, and a vertical forehead mark, and is mid-movement with one hand raised to his chest.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer stands center stage before a white draped curtain with large red letters behind him, partly visible. He is bare-chested and wears a purple and gold silk dhoti with a wide gold-patterned waistband and a gold ornamental belt. He has layered white pearl necklaces, a green beaded necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a vibhuti/tilak mark on his forehead, with heavy stage makeup and red lips. His hands are raised in a mudra-like gesture in front of his chest. The stage dance performance is shown, with a small monitor speaker at the bottom edge. The figure has long-ish swept hair and ornate adornments; whether he is the a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24