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A woman performs a seated classical Indian dance on a raised white stage in front of a white patterned backdrop with orange flecks and a dark blue curtain. She wears a red and gold silk saree with a wide gold zari border, a gold-and-pearl headpiece with a red bindi, layered pearl necklaces with a gold pendant, and red nail polish. She smiles, looks down and gestures with both hands, palms and fingers moving in a mudra-like pose. No a person candidate is visible.

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June 15 20092009-06-15A female classical dancer performs alone on a stage in front of a dark navy blue backdrop. She wears a red silk sari with wide gold zari borders and a gold-trimmed blouse, a gold waist belt, and gold and pearl necklaces. Her hair is adorned with a white flower garland and a gold headpiece, and she wears ankle bells with rows of brass bells. Her hands and feet are decorated with red henna. She stands with one hand raised in a dance gesture. The stage floor is wooden with a low white edge.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A female classical dancer kneels on a light wooden stage performing a Bharatanatyam-style pose, one hand raised to her temple and the other extended to the side with red-painted fingernails. She wears a red blouse and a gold-bordered red and gold silk sari, layered gold jewellery including a choker, a pearl and bead necklace with a large pendant, bangles, and a headpiece with a forehead ornament. A small carved deity figure garlanded with white flowers stands at the upper left against a white dotted backdrop, and a dark curtain fills the right side. No ceremonial a person candidate is visible.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A female dancer in a red and gold traditional South Indian dance costume sits cross-legged on a stage in a seated pose, arms extended outward with palms open and red-painted fingertips. She wears a gold headpiece with jewelled pendant, layered pearl and gold necklaces, gold bangles and a gold waist belt over a red blouse and gold-striped sari. Behind her is a backdrop of white fabric with red dots and a partial painted yellow and orange cut-out, with a small decorative deity murti image visible above her head.2009-06-15December 16 20172017-12-16December 16 20172017-12-16A photograph of a female dancer seated cross-legged on a raised white stage, performing a classical Indian dance. She wears a red and gold silk sari with gold zari borders, gold jewellery including a layered necklace with a pendant, and a jasmine-garlanded hairstyle with a gold headpiece. Her hands are open, palms up, in a gesture. Behind her is a large painted backdrop of an orange-to-yellow map shape with a white dove, and above her sits a colourful deity murti of Ganesha with a garland. No a person candidate is visible in the image.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A female classical dancer performs on a stage in a kneeling, sculpted pose in a red and gold silk costume with a gold-bordered blouse and wide gold waist belt. She wears a gold headpiece, jhumka earrings, layered gold and pearl necklaces, bangles, and red nail polish, and her right hand is raised in a mudra. Behind her, a small deity murti with a garland stands on a draped white backdrop with red dot pattern, beside a yellow cut-out prop.2009-06-15A female dancer in a red and gold silk sari with gold-bordered pleats sits cross-legged on a stage in a classical Bharatanatyam-style pose, hands joined in anjali mudra at her chest. She wears a gold headpiece with a crescent ornament, pearl necklaces, gold bangles and a gold waist belt. Behind her, a small figure of a deity with a garland of white flowers stands on a green pedestal, and a backdrop of white patterned cloth with a painted orange and yellow flame design surrounds the stage.2009-06-15