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A young woman performs a classical Indian dance on a stage in front of painted temple-style columns and a gilded backdrop. She wears a green silk sari with gold borders, a gold belt, a gold choker and necklace, a rudraksha-style bead mala, earrings, a jasmine hair ornament, and bangles, with one arm raised and the other extended. Behind her a painted deity figure wears a tall gold crown and orange dhoti, beside a brass oil lamp (deepam) and a carved golden lion figure. Garlands of white and yellow flowers hang at the left edge.

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A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs centre stage in a temple-style hall, one leg bent and arms extended in a classical pose. She wears an orange and green silk costume with gold border, gold waist belt, layered gold necklaces, jhumka earrings and a jewelled headpiece with flowers, plus ankle bells. Behind her stand two large painted deity murti figures with multiple arms, flanked by brass oil lamps and a carved wooden door framed with flower garlands. Stage lights in purple and teal illuminate the scene.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01A female Bharatanatyam dancer in a green and gold silk costume with a gold waist belt and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands centre stage with her left arm extended outward and right arm raised high, smiling. Her hair is adorned with white flowers and a gold headpiece, and she wears a red bindi. Behind her, painted figures of deities in red and pink lighting stand against a patterned wall with floral garlands hanging above. Another dancer in orange and green costume is partly visible at left. No a person candidate is visible.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01October 06 20162016-10-06A female classical dancer in a green silk blouse with gold border and a gold-pleated cream and gold skirt performs seated in a squatting pose on a stage with a red floor. Her palms are pressed together in namaskar-like gesture, and she wears gold jhumka earrings, a layered gold necklace with a pendant, gold bangles, a gold waist belt and a gold hair ornament with white flowers. Behind her is an ornately carved pale stone wall, and a wooden door stands at left. The scene suggests a Bharatanatyam performance.2017-09-22 +1 copiesNovember 16 20152015-11-16A female Bharatanatyam dancer stands centre stage in a golden-yellow and emerald-green costume with gold-embroidered borders and a fan-pleated waist panel, hands on her hips, wearing gold jewellery, a necklace and a flower in her hair. Behind her, three musicians sit on a colourful striped cloth: a vocalist in a blue sari, a seated performer in a green sari playing a hand percussion instrument, and a man in orange playing a stringed instrument. The stage backdrop shows a painted temple-style pillar, a brass lamp stand, and a red-and-pink deity murti with multiple arms holding objects. This is a dance performance, possibly an arangetram, in a temple-style hall.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs centre stage on a polished reflective floor before a stage backdrop of painted deity statues with raised arms. She wears an orange and green silk sari with a gold-bordered waist belt, gold necklaces, bangles and an ornate headpiece, and raises one hand in a mudra with the other arm extended. Brass oil lamps stand at the sides, a garland hangs above, and stage lights glow at the base. A second dancer is partly visible behind her.2014-06-01