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A female dancer performs on a raised red stage in front of an ornate gold-coloured wooden backdrop with carved scrolling foliage, cross-shaped lattice openings, and rows of carved elephants and horses. She wears a purple blouse with a red and gold waist sash, white dhoti-style trousers with decorative borders, ankle bells, and a flower in her hair. Her arms are extended outward in a classical dance pose. No a person candidate is visible; the page refers to a mind-reading initiation event but the image shows only the dancer.

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A female dancer performs a classical Indian dance on a red stage in front of ornate gold-carved wooden panels with lattice windows and carved elephant and horse friezes. She wears a white blouse, a royal blue bodice with a red and gold sash, white dhoti-style trousers with patterned borders, ankle bells, a hair bun with a white flower, and a necklace and earrings. Her arms are extended in a dance pose and she stands barefoot.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28A single female dancer performs on a red stage before an ornate golden carved arch with lattice panels and elephant and horse reliefs. She wears a red and gold blouse, a white dhoti-style skirt with a purple sash, and jewellery, with flowers in her hair. Her palms are pressed together in namaskar, and she stands in profile, mid-performance.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28A female classical dancer stands in profile on a red stage in front of an ornate gold-coloured arched screen with lattice panels and carved scrollwork, flanked by carved elephant and horse reliefs. She wears a red and gold blouse, a white and purple-trimmed dhoti-style skirt, jewellery and a hair ornament with a white flower, and holds her hands in anjali mudra at her chest. No a person candidate is visible.2017-09-28September 28 20172017-09-28A young woman performs classical Indian dance on a red-carpeted stage in front of an ornate golden carved wooden panel with horse and elephant reliefs and a pierced lattice screen. She wears a white blouse, a red silk garment with gold border, a white dhoti-style skirt with a purple fan-pleated waist panel, and a gold necklace. Her hair is styled in a bun decorated with white flowers and hair ornaments, and she wears bangles and earrings. She raises one foot in a dance pose while gesturing with her hands. Small oil lamps sit at the stage edge and a black speaker is at the right.2017-09-28 +1 copiesTwo female dancers perform on a red stage in front of an ornate gold-painted backdrop with carved scrollwork, lattice windows and a central arched door, with rows of elephant reliefs along the lower panels. The dancer on the left, wearing a violet blouse, white dhoti-style trousers and a red-and-gold waist sash, bends low with arms raised overhead. The dancer on the right, in a red blouse, white trousers and a violet and red waistband, extends her arms outward in a classical pose, with flowers in her hair and jewellery on her wrists and neck. No a person is visible in the scene.2017-09-28A female dancer in a classical Indian dance pose stands on a stage before ornate gold-painted carved panels with scrollwork, lattice cutouts and horse reliefs. She wears a white blouse, a white sari with gold border and a violet-blue drape with a red-and-gold border, plus a choker, pendant necklace, earrings and a jewelled headpiece. She holds her hands in mudra gestures at waist height and smiles while looking down. No a person candidate is visible in the frame.2017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28 +1 copiesSeptember 28 20172017-09-28