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Two young women perform a dance in a temple hall before an ornate golden throne with red cushions. The dancer on the left wears a red blouse with gold border and white dhoti-style pleated skirt, with gold jewellery and a hair bun with flowers. The dancer on the right wears a green blouse with gold trim and white skirt, arms outstretched toward the throne. Behind the throne stand golden deity murti statues holding ritual objects. On the left, a black shiva lingam sits on an orange cloth with a garland of yellow and red flowers. Brass oil lamps flank the throne on the red carpeted floor.

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November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16Two female dancers in traditional costume perform on a red carpet before an ornate gold throne with lion-armrest supports and red cushions. The dancer on the left wears a red blouse with gold border and white dhoti-style trousers; the dancer on the right wears a green blouse with gold border and white trousers, hands in añjali. Behind the throne stand two painted deity figures with multiple arms, gold jewellery and orange-green garments, flanking brass oil lamps. To the right, a large green cloth backdrop with a deity murti decorated with red, yellow and purple flower garlands. A gold canopy hangs at top. No person is seated on the throne.2015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16November 16 20152015-11-16Two female dancers perform on a red stage carpet in a temple-style hall. The dancer on the left wears a red and white costume with white dhoti-style trousers, and the dancer on the right wears a green blouse and skirt with white trousers and gold jewellery, both with arms extended in classical poses. Behind them a golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion sits before a painted backdrop of pillars and a central deity murti, with a golden canopy above. Brass oil lamps flank the stage, a black shivalinga with a white and yellow flower garland stands at left, and a green draped altar with flower garlands and a decorated deity at right completes the scene.2015-11-16November 18 20152015-11-18November 16 20152015-11-16