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A stage performance by a group of young performers in elaborate costume, standing in a line against a dark backdrop under pink and magenta stage lighting. Many wear ornate silver and gold crowns and headdresses with curved finials, long beaded necklaces, and saffron, orange and gold draped garments. Several hold their palms together in anjali mudra, and one performer holds a long wooden staff or sword. A few hold small rods or sticks. The image shows a stage presentation rather than a ritual setting.

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A photograph of a stage performance by a group of young performers in elaborate costumes against a deep red curtain under pink and purple stage lighting. Several performers wear ornate golden crowns with curled horn-like crests, and others wear turbans or topknots. They are dressed in orange, red, pink and lavender silk garments with gold borders, layered sashes, beaded necklaces and jewelry. Several hold their hands in folded anjali or raised gestures, while one holds a long wooden staff or stick. The group stands in a line on a raised stage, with a camera and equipment visible at the bottom edge. No identifiable a person candidate is present; the figures are costumed child and youth performers in a dance-drama presentation.2017-12-27A staged performance on an indoor stage with a tiled floor, showing costumed young performers in mythological roles. On the left, a performer in a blue and red costume with gold trim wears a white animal-faced mask and holds a microphone. Beside them, a boy in a red and gold outfit with a white garland and gold crown stands. In the centre, a girl in a teal and maroon sari with a flower garland holds a microphone. Several performers with red horned headpieces and white face paint, one in an orange and red loincloth, appear as demon-like figures. On the right, a performer in a pink and gold top and green pants holds a golden trident, and another in a tiger-striped skirt with gold headdress stands beside. A seated child watches at the far right edge.2011-09-01A photo of a group of young performers kneeling in a row on a blue stage floor in a dark hall, hands pressed together in anjali mudra and faces turned to the left. Several wear ornate gold crowns and headpieces, and some have gold necklaces, bangles and saffron-orange and red draped garments. A deep red curtain hangs behind them, with a dim red light at the right edge. The scene resembles a devotional dance or drama performance.2017-12-27Children in costume performing a staged cultural item on a dark blue backdrop. A girl on the left in white with gold crown holds a stringed instrument resembling a veena. A younger boy in a white dhoti with white markings on his body kneels at a small red-and-silver container with flame, while a girl in an orange sari with a white and red flower garland and jewelled necklace leans toward him. Behind them, a boy in a gold crown and orange-gold garment and a girl in gold crown with red and white garland stand or sit, all with white markings on their foreheads. Fruit is visible at the lower right corner. Five to six children visible.2012-10-24Photo of a group of young women in traditional attire performing a stage dance or devotional tableau with hands pressed together in namaskar. The front performer wears an ornate gold crown, rudraksha malas and a white and red sari with gold border. Other performers in red, magenta and green silk saris with gold jewellery, earrings and hair ornaments stand beside and behind her against a dark red curtain and blue stage lighting.2017-12-27December 12 20112011-12-12Stage performance at a festival, showing costumed dancers on a red stage against a black backdrop. In the centre a performer dressed as Krishna wears a gold crown, a green and gold blouse, a red and gold dhoti, and a red and white flower garland, playing a bamboo flute. To the left a woman in a maroon top and orange-yellow skirt with a maroon shawl stands beside him. On the right a performer with a trident and a leopard-print top, his face painted white with tripundra markings, stands next to a performer in a gold crown and red garment with a white garland. A blue-draped platform and scattered petals appear at the stage edge.2008-12-29Children in costume perform a devotional play on a tiled stage indoors, before pale pink walls and maroon curtains. In the centre, a boy in a black dhoti with a white-bead necklace stands with his arms at his sides. To the left, a boy dressed as a deity wears a gold crown, red garland and orange-yellow garments, while a boy in blue and red robes with a golden armband holds a white cloth. On the right, two boys with red devil horns and white face markings hold a microphone and a staff; one wears a green dhoti. Further right, a boy with a trident, tiger-striped lower garment and white body paint stands beside an adult in white. A small girl in red and gold with a garland stands at far left. Several people in the background wear white.2011-09-01A stage performance photograph with a row of kneeling performers in ornate gold crowns and traditional sari-style dress in white, red, green and blue. The foreground performer in white with gold border and gold crown holds palms together in anjali mudra, and the performers beside her also kneel with hands folded in prayer. Blue stage lighting and a dark red curtain form the backdrop.2017-12-27October 24 20122012-10-24December 01 20162016-12-01Photograph of a group of young girls performing a classical Indian dance on a stage with a red carpet and a large sepia backdrop of carved temple pillars and stone steps. Six dancers stand in a line with arms outstretched: from left, one in a green and gold costume, two in blue and purple costumes, a girl in a yellow and orange lehenga with gold necklace and nose ring, and two girls on the right in bright pink and green sarees with jewellery, hair braids and flowers. Dancers are barefoot, scattered petals lie on the stage, and a red curtain and wall air-conditioner appear at the left edge.2013-11-02