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A performer stands barefoot on a green-draped stage in a hall, performing a dance with arms extended and hands in gestures. He wears a yellow dhoti with a green and gold border, a gold waist belt, ankle bells, gold armlets, and a multi-strand beaded necklace with a pendant, and has a tilak on his forehead and painted face. Behind him is a decorated pillar in colourful patterns, and a few seated spectators in red and white sarees and white dhotis watch from the right.

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A performer on a green stage dances in a classical Indian style, bare-chested with arms raised and one hand pointing outward. He wears a bright yellow dhoti-style lower garment with green and gold borders, a gold waist belt, a multi-strand green and pink beaded necklace with a pendant, gold bangles and a rudraksha-style mala, and ankle bells. He has a red tilak on his forehead and dramatic eye makeup. Seated audience members are blurred in the background, and a fan and orange lantern are visible.2009-12-24A bare-chested male dancer performs on a green stage cloth, arms extended with hands in mudra-like gestures, facing right and looking upward. He wears a yellow and green silk dhoti with gold-bordered pleats, a gold waist belt, gold armlets and bangles, and a multi-strand beaded necklace with rudraksha-style beads. Ankle bells are visible at his feet. An audience sits blurred in the background, and a colourful banner hangs at the right. The scene reads as a classical dance performance.2009-12-24A performer stands on a green stage mid-dance, shirtless, with arms extended outward, palms open, and a vibhuti or tilak mark on the forehead. He wears a yellow and green silk lower garment with gold zari borders, a gold jewelled waist belt, layered beaded and gold necklaces, gold armlets and bangles. Blurred seated audience members fill the background, and a small logo appears in the top right corner.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer on a stage in a hall wears a bare-chested costume of yellow and green silk with a gold-embroidered belt and a long green-and-gold drape, plus layered beaded necklaces, bangles and armlets. Face is painted with dark eye makeup, red lipstick and a forehead mark. One hand is raised in a dance mudra while the other arm extends outward in a classical dance pose. Banners with colourful patterns hang in the background and a stage light glows at the right edge. A single person is visible, and no identity is asserted.2009-12-24A performer stands on a green draped stage, shirtless, wearing a yellow and green silk dhoti with a gold waist belt and a green border. He wears a multi-strand beaded necklace with green and purple beads, a gold chain, gold armlets and bangles, and a red tilak on the forehead. His hands are held together at chest height in a dance gesture while he gazes upward. Blurred seated audience members fill the background beneath a hanging banner.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer stands on a green-draped stage mid-dance, bare-chested, with arms extended and one hand on the hip. He wears a yellow and green dhoti-style garment with a gold belt, layered beaded necklaces, a gold pendant, armlets and bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him an audience of many seated people watches under a white canopy hung with colourful striped banners and orange tassels. Stage lights and ceiling fans are visible.2009-12-24A performer in a dance or theatrical costume stands on a stage in a hall with pale walls and colourful vertical banners behind him. He is bare-chested with a gold-and-green sash and a yellow dhoti with gold trim at the waist. He wears layered beaded necklaces with a pendant, gold armlets, bangles, and a bindi on his forehead, with heavy eye makeup and red lips. One hand is raised near his chest and the other is gesturing outward. Hall lights are blurred in the background.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer in a classical dance pose on a stage, bare-chested with an ornate multi-strand necklace of pink and green stones, jeweled armlets and bangles, a gold-and-green sash and yellow silk dhoti with a jeweled waist belt. He has red lipstick, a red bindi and dark hair, raising one palm forward while the other hand is extended. Behind him are hanging orange and multicoloured banners. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge.2009-12-24A performer on a stage performs a dance with arms crossed over the chest, bare-chested, wearing a yellow and green dhoti-style garment with a gold-embroidered belt, multiple beaded necklaces including a rudraksha-style mala, bangles and armlets, and a forehead tilak with a red bindi, with dark eyebrows and red lipstick. A white draped curtain and a banner with partly visible red lettering appear behind, with hanging orange and yellow lanterns at right. Only one person is visible. The performer's appearance does not clearly establish an identity, so a person is unsure.2009-12-24