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A performer stands barefoot on a green stage in front of a pleated white curtain, dancing in a classical Indian style. He is bare-chested and wears a purple and gold dhoti-style garment with a wide gold waist belt, multiple strands of white pearl necklaces, gold bangles and an armlet. A red tilak is on his forehead, and he has dramatic kohl eye makeup and red lips. His hands are raised in mudra gestures and one ankle bears ghungroo bells. a person appearance cues are not sufficient for identification, so this is a dance performance by a single person.

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December 24 20092009-12-24A performer in a bare-chested Bharatanatyam-style dance pose on a green stage in front of a white draped backdrop with red lettering. He wears a purple dhoti-style skirt with gold and orange borders, a gold waist belt, layered white pearl necklaces, gold bangles and armbands, and ankle bells, with dark eyeliner and red lip colour. He kneels with one leg extended, arms spread and hands in mudra gestures. No appearance-based a person candidate is established, so this is a performer.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A 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.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A 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 on a white draped stage stands centrally in a stylized dance pose, bare-chested, with arms bent and fists raised near the shoulders. He wears a purple and gold dhoti-style garment with a gold-embroidered waistband, layered white pearl necklaces, a green beaded necklace, gold and silver bangles and rings, and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead. His face is painted with dark eyeliner and red lips. Behind him, large red-and-brown letters and the number 20 are mounted on the curtain.2009-12-24A performer in a classical dance pose on a green stage floor before a white draped curtain. He kneels in a wide, low stance with hands raised in mudra-like gestures, wearing a bare torso with a multi-strand pearl necklace, gold bangles, an armlet, a gold waist belt and deep purple trousers with gold-bordered yellow sash. A red tilak marks the forehead. Probable dance performance rather than a ritual.2009-12-24A performer on a green stage mat dances in a classical Indian style, bare-chested with arms outstretched, wearing a purple dhoti with gold-bordered pleats and a gold-embroidered waistband, layered pearl necklaces, a gold armlet and bangles, and ankle bells. He has a vertical tilak on his forehead and painted eyes and lips. Behind him hangs a white pleated curtain with large red letters reading 'Anan...' partly cropped. Only one person is visible; he is performing, not identifiable from the image alone.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a single dancer performing on a stage with a white draped curtain backdrop and a green stage floor. He stands on one leg with arms raised overhead, hands in expressive mudra poses. He is bare-chested, wearing a yellow and black dhoti-style costume with gold-bordered trim, a gold waist belt, ankle bells, and a beaded rudraksha-style mala with a red-centred pendant. He wears a red bindi on his forehead, bangles and armlets.2009-12-24A photograph of a male dancer performing a kneeling pose on a green stage mat in front of a white draped curtain. He wears a purple dhoti with gold-orange borders and a gold waistband, a multi-strand white pearl necklace, a gold ornate armlet on the upper arm, and bangles. He has a red bindi on his forehead, dark eyeliner and red lipstick, and his bare torso is visible. His hands are raised in expressive mudra-like gestures. A blurred dark object sits in the lower right foreground.2009-12-24