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A photograph of a single male performer on a stage in front of a pale draped curtain. He is bare-chested and wears a gold belt over orange and purple striped dhoti-style drapery, with layered pearl necklaces, a green beaded collar, gold armbands, and multiple gold bangles. His face has bold eye makeup, red lipstick and a white tilak on the forehead, and he holds his hands together in front of his chest in a dance gesture. Large red and orange lettering reading Ana is behind him on the curtain.

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December 24 20092009-12-24A performer on a stage in front of a pleated pale grey curtain, with a red and black painted word partly visible at right. A bare-chested male dancer in stylised stage makeup with dark eye liner and red lips strikes an expressive pose, one arm extended low and the other raised with fingers splayed. He wears layered pearl necklaces, a green beaded choker, gold bangles and armbands, and a gold-banded waistband over a striped orange and purple lower garment. The setting suggests a dance or drama performance.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer in a classical dance pose on a stage in front of a white draped curtain with large red lettering behind him. He is bare-chested, wearing a multi-strand white pearl necklace, gold armlets and bangles, a gold waist belt over a purple and gold patterned lower garment. He has a red tilak on his forehead, dark eyes outlined with kohl, and red lipstick. One arm is raised with the palm open near his face and the other extended to the side. The figure cannot be confidently identified from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer stands center stage in a bare-chested costume, painted with dark eye makeup, red lips and a small tilak on the forehead. He wears multiple strands of white pearl necklaces, a green beaded collar, gold armbands and bangles, and a gold belt over striped orange and purple lower garment. His palms are raised outward in a dance gesture, one hand decorated with red henna. Behind him hangs a white drape with large red and dark lettering reading part of a word that is cut off at the frame edges.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a single male performer on a stage in front of a white draped curtain with large red lettering behind him, partly cut off. He is bare-chested, wearing a multi-strand white pearl necklace, a thin gold choker, gold armlets and bangles, and a gold-embroidered belt over a purple and gold patterned dhoti. His face has bold makeup with red lips, dramatic eyes and a tilak on his forehead. He stands in a dance pose with one hand raised and the other extended outward, as in a classical dance performance.2009-12-24A performer in a classical Indian dance pose stands in profile against a pleated white curtain with large red lettering behind him. He wears a purple and gold patterned dhoti with a wide ornate gold waistband, several strands of pearl necklaces, a green beaded necklace, gold armlets and bangles on both arms, and dark eye makeup. His bare torso is visible, and his arms are extended outward with open palms in a dance gesture. No ritual objects are visible.2009-12-24