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Photograph of a stage performance with three young performers in traditional South Asian dress against a blue backdrop. On the left, a girl in a green net veil and red embroidered choli and skirt with sequins stands in profile. In the centre, a shirtless young boy wears a red and orange turban and a green patterned dhoti and holds two yellow-and-green sticks. On the right, a girl in a green and gold brocade lehenga and orange sash, with a pendant necklace and a small bindi, stands facing forward. A partially visible person in white and a child are at the lower edges.

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October 23 20122012-10-23October 23 20122012-10-23October 23 20122012-10-23October 24 20122012-10-24December 29 20082008-12-29A staged dance-drama performance on a red-carpeted stage in front of a dark blue backdrop. Centre, a performer dressed as Krishna wears a gold crown with a peacock feather, a green and gold blouse, a red and gold dhoti and a red-and-white garland, playing a bamboo flute. To the left, a woman in a yellow skirt and maroon top stands beside him. On the right, a performer with painted face and a gold trident-like staff, wearing a leopard-print tiger-skin style garment and white trousers, sits on a blue draped platform beside a woman in a maroon sari with gold border and a gold crown, her hands raised in a dance gesture. Scattered yellow petals lie on the stage. Four people are visible.2008-12-29October 23 20122012-10-23October 24 20122012-10-24October 24 20122012-10-24A photograph of two young performers in costume posing on a red stage floor before a dark blue curtain. The figure on the left wears a white dhoti with gold border, a red and gold patterned shawl, a gold and green crown, and red tilak, and plays a bamboo flute held to the lips. The figure on the right wears a red sari with gold border under a green embroidered veil, gold necklaces, nose ring and forehead ornament, and holds a brass pot at the hip. The costumes suggest a Krishna and Radha style cultural performance.2007-10-14A stage performance of a devotional dance drama on a red-carpeted stage against a dark backdrop. On the left a young woman in a maroon top and yellow skirt smiles and reaches toward a performer playing a flute. Centre, a performer dressed as Krishna wears a gold crown, a green and gold costume and a red-and-gold dhoti with a red and white garland, playing a bamboo flute. Right, a performer with a trident and a crescent-adorned headpiece wears a leopard-print top, white dhoti and a dark tilak, standing beside a performer in a maroon and gold sari with a gold crown and white necklace. Yellow flower petals are scattered on the red stage, and a blue draped table is at right.2008-12-29A stage performance on a green floor in front of a large orange backdrop showing a circular portrait of a man with long hair in orange robes. Four performers in costume stand together: on the left, a youth in green tunic and trousers with a round black drum, next to a man in a red turban with a red-and-purple embroidered jacket and orange dhoti; in the centre, a woman in a dark brown checked sari with gold jewellery and an ornate headpiece; on the right, a child in an orange kurta with a red turban and a rudraksha-style necklace holds a veena-like stringed instrument and a small hand drum. Marigold garlands in red, green and orange decorate the backdrop, and a few seated spectators are at the left edge.2010-11-21