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A performer on a stage in front of pleated white silver curtains dances in a classical Indian dance pose. He is bare-chested and wears a violet and gold dhoti-style costume with a wide gold-patterned belt, multiple strands of white pearl necklaces, gold bangles on the wrists and gold armlets with red cords. His face has dramatic eye makeup, red lipstick and a red tilak on the forehead. Ankle bells are visible on his legs.

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December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer on a green stage mat, shirtless, dances in a stance with both palms raised outward. He wears a purple silk dhoti bordered in gold with a gold-and-purple sash, a gold belt, multiple strands of white pearl necklaces, a green beaded choker, gold bangles and ankle bells. A red tilak marks his forehead and his face is made up. Behind him hangs a white drapery with a partial red-and-orange sign. The performer is a dance performance rather than a seated devotee.2009-12-24A performer in classical Indian dance costume stands on a green stage mat in front of a white draped curtain with large red lettering partly visible behind him. He is bare-chested, wearing a multi-strand white pearl necklace, a gold choker, gold armlets, bangles, and a gold-bordered purple dhoti-style lower garment with a gold sash and ornate gold belt. Ankle bells are visible on both feet. He wears heavy eye makeup, red lip colour, and a vertical forehead mark, and is mid-movement with one hand raised to his chest.2009-12-24A performer stands center stage before a white draped curtain with large red letters behind him, partly visible. He is bare-chested and wears a purple and gold silk dhoti with a wide gold-patterned waistband and a gold ornamental belt. He has layered white pearl necklaces, a green beaded necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a vibhuti/tilak mark on his forehead, with heavy stage makeup and red lips. His hands are raised in a mudra-like gesture in front of his chest. The stage dance performance is shown, with a small monitor speaker at the bottom edge. The figure has long-ish swept hair and ornate adornments; whether he is the a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2009-12-24A single performer stands before a pale gathered curtain in a stage-like setting, bare-chested with multiple strands of white pearl necklaces and a green beaded collar, gold armbands and bangles, and a gold-and-purple patterned waist cloth with a gold belt. He has a red tilak on his forehead, dramatic kohl-lined eyes and red lips, and holds both hands raised in expressive mudra-like gestures, with the palms tinted red. The posture suggests a classical dance performance.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A single male performer stands in front of a pale draped white curtain, performing a dance pose with arms raised and palms open, one hand painted red at the palm. He is bare-chested, wearing layered white pearl necklaces, gold bangles and armbands, and a gold-and-purple patterned lower garment with a wide gold belt. He has a small forehead mark, dark eyeliner and red lipstick, in the style of stage dance or drama makeup. No one else is visible.2009-12-24