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Stage performance on a deep red curtained stage with gold carved pillars. Four young women in traditional South Indian style dress, with gold blouses and cream-gold saris over green silk skirts, walk away from the camera. One woman has a long plaited braid with a tassel and jasmine-style hair; another wears a pearl-style necklace. A figure in an orange saffron garment stands among them, partly hidden, with a sheer lilac drape at the right edge and a red and gold banner at the left. A carved silver platform sits at lower left. The scene reads as a cultural dance item during a celebration.

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December 23 20162016-12-23A stage performance of Indian classical dance in a theatre with deep red curtains. A dancer in an orange saree with a grey-and-cream shawl raises one arm and gestures with the other hand, while a woman in a white blouse and blue-purple trousers stands behind her. To the right, five female dancers in gold and cream sarees with green lower garments move in a line beside a gilded pillar, a red-and-gold parasol with a bird motif, and a draped lavender canopy. The stage floor is red and dancers are barefoot.2016-12-23A stage performance of a group dance by young women on a red-carpeted stage in front of red curtains and a gold-painted pillar. A woman in the centre wears an orange sari with a striped grey-and-tan shawl and raises one arm high while touching her ear with the other hand. To her right, a woman in a cream-and-gold blouse and teal-green skirt with a long side braid, and other dancers in green and cream outfits, move in line beneath a draped cloth canopy. A dancer on the left wears a cream top and purple trousers with gold trim and gestures with open hands. The dancers are barefoot, and a cloth-covered table sits at the left edge.2016-12-23December 23 20162016-12-23Three women in traditional Indian dance costumes stand together on a stage in front of a deep red curtain, arms linked and smiling. The woman on the left wears a teal and gold saree with a gold waist belt and a red bindi; the centre woman wears a blue and gold saree with a gold belt, a flower in her hair and a beaded necklace; the woman on the right wears a navy and teal costume with a gold belt, bangles and a hair ornament. Blue plastic bags and a metal railing sit at the stage edge, with a dark panel on the right.2016-09-11A stage performance with three young women in traditional costume on a red-carpeted stage before dark red draped curtains and gilded carved pillars. A woman on the left sits in a white blouse and blue trousers with ankle bells, a woman in the centre sits cross-legged in an orange blouse and orange skirt with an orange shawl and a long necklace, and a standing woman on the right wears a cream and gold sari with a green skirt and a tricolour-style shawl, her hands raised in gesture. A small decorated box sits on the floor between them and an orange ceremonial banner hangs on a gold pole behind. The scene looks like a dance-drama or skit, with no visible a person candidate.2016-12-23September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11September 11 20162016-09-11A stage performance of traditional dance by five young women on a red-carpeted stage with maroon curtains and gold carved pillars. The woman on the left wears an orange saree with a grey shawl striped in red and gold, raising one arm with hand gestures. Four dancers in the centre and right wear cream blouses and green pleated skirts with long braids, gold jewellery and bangles, smiling and moving in a line. A decorative silver stand and a white draped cloth sit at the edges. No a person candidate is visible.2016-12-23September 21 20172017-09-21A stage performance in a red-draped hall with ornate gold carved pillars and a dark covered table or seat at centre. Three young women kneel in prayer pose with palms joined, one in orange and teal, one in orange and white, one in green and gold with a long braid. Two standing performers flank the scene: one in orange sari with long loose hair, one in cream top and violet trousers with gold trim. A sheer decorated cloth drapes from the upper left. Red and gold banners hang on the pillars. The setting suggests a staged dance drama or devotional enactment.2016-12-23