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A performer seated on a green floor mat in front of a pale gathered curtain, bent backwards in a dance pose with one arm raised and the hand near the forehead, fingers folded in a mudra. The bare-torsoed dancer wears a black and gold-bordered lower garment with a gold waist belt, a long rudraksha-style bead mala, gold armlets and bangles, and red and white ankle ornaments. Face is painted with dark eye makeup, pink lips and a tilak mark on the forehead.

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December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer in a classical Indian dance pose kneels on a green stage floor before a pale draped white curtain. The bare-chested dancer arches back with one arm raised over the head and the other hand bent near the ankle, wearing a black and gold-yellow dhoti-style wrap, a belt with gold and red ornaments, bangles on the arms and ankles, and a beaded rudraksha-style mala with a red pendant. Red patterned henna or dye marks the foot, and the face has bold eye makeup and a red bindi.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A dancer performs a backbend on the floor on a green stage mat before a white draped curtain, with red-and-gold lettering partly visible at the top. The performer, bare-chested, wears a black and orange-gold dhoti-style lower garment with a gold-patterned belt, a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and ankle bells. One arm sweeps back while the other points forward with extended fingers, head tilted back in an expressive classical dance pose.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A dancer performs on a stage before a white draped curtain, kneeling in a deep squat with one hand raised near the temple in a mudra and the other arm bent across the body. He is bare-chested and wears a purple and gold dhoti-style costume with a gold waist belt, layered pearl necklaces, a gold armlet, bangles and a forehead tilak. Kohl-lined eyes and red lips complete the stage makeup. A dark stage light sits blurred at the right edge.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 in a stage costume kneels in a deep squat on a green stage mat before a cream draped curtain. He is bare-chested, wearing a purple dhoti-style lower garment with gold borders, a pearl necklace, a gold armlet and bangles, and ankle bells with red tassels. His hands are raised in a dance gesture and he wears a red forehead mark. A dark blurred object sits in the lower left foreground. Appearance-based cues do not establish a person identification, so the person is described by role as a dancer.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24