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December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16October 14 20072007-10-14October 14 20072007-10-14A young woman in a green silk sari with orange and gold borders sits in a festival costume performing as a deity. She wears an ornate silver-and-jewelled crown, a layered pearl necklace with red and green stones, a jewelled waist belt and gold bangles. She holds two large silver-beaded ceremonial ornaments, one in each hand, and a pink lotus stem. Behind her, another performer in green and gold with a trident and a forehead tilak sits beside yellow flower garlands. The attire suggests a Devi tableau during a Navaratri-style celebration.2013-10-13A young woman dressed as a deity, seated and facing the camera, wears a jeweled silver crown with red and green stones, a green and orange silk sari with gold border, a layered pearl necklace with gem pendants, a jeweled waist belt and bangles. She holds two ornate silver-and-red ceremonial fans or mirrors shaped like stylized lotus-and-scroll forms, and a pink lotus flower with stem rests between them. Behind her, a trident stands at left, and another person in an orange sari with a crown and white forehead marking sits partly visible at right. Seems to be a costumed tableau at a temple event.2013-10-13A young woman in a costume-style deity presentation sits holding a pink lotus flower in one hand and a sword raised in the other. She wears a maroon and gold silk sari with an ornate silver-and-red jewelled collar, gold bangles, a red and gold jewelled headband, and a white tripundra mark on her forehead. Behind her are orange and yellow cloths, marigold garlands, and a deity murti with pink and yellow flowers. No a person candidate is visibly present.2013-10-13October 14 20072007-10-14A group of young women in traditional festival costume stand in a line outdoors, wearing ornate gold crowns with pointed finials and peacock-style side arches. The foreground woman on the left, in an orange and pink sari with floral garlands in her hair, presses her palms together in namaste and holds a pink flower. The central young woman in a red blouse and green sari with a gold border smiles and joins her palms, wearing red choker and pendant necklaces and a red bindi. Behind them, others in yellow, pink and green saris wear white jasmine garlands and gold crowns, some holding up phones. Green foliage forms the background.2017-12-16A smiling woman stands at center in a green silk blouse with gold zari borders and a multicolored saree, wearing a jeweled red-and-gold crown, yellow marigold garlands and layered gold necklaces. She holds a tall golden staff topped with a bird finial in her right hand. Behind her, a large backdrop shows a smiling man in orange-saffron robes against a pink patterned background. One person is visible.2010-12-27A young woman stands alone on a red stage floor in front of a dark blue curtain, dressed as a goddess figure for a cultural performance. She wears an ornate gold crown, a pink silk saree with gold zari border, layered silver and gold necklaces, a gold waist belt and bangles, and holds a bunch of red flowers in her right hand. A small bindi and red lips complete the look. No a person candidate is visible.2007-10-14