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A female classical dancer performs on a low stage in a red blouse and gold-bordered red and gold skirt, with gold jewellery, a gold waist belt and a pearl necklace. Her arms are raised in a dance pose, eyes closed. Behind her, a golden deity murti of Ganesha with a garland stands on a pedestal against a white patterned backdrop, with a stylised white bird and red-yellow painted panel to the left.

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A female classical dancer kneels on a stage in a red and gold silk costume with a wide gold-bordered waist sash, performing a seated pose with palms pressed together in anjali at chest level. She wears gold jewellery, a maang tikka headpiece, a red bindi and red-tipped fingers. Behind her hangs a white dotted curtain beside a painted yellow and orange backdrop, and above is a small deity murti of Ganesha garlanded with flowers. No a person candidate is visible.2009-06-15A female classical dancer performs on a stage in a kneeling, sculpted pose in a red and gold silk costume with a gold-bordered blouse and wide gold waist belt. She wears a gold headpiece, jhumka earrings, layered gold and pearl necklaces, bangles, and red nail polish, and her right hand is raised in a mudra. Behind her, a small deity murti with a garland stands on a draped white backdrop with red dot pattern, beside a yellow cut-out prop.2009-06-15A female dancer performs classical Indian dance on a stage in a red and gold costume with a gold-trimmed red sari-style drape, gold belt, gold necklaces, a maang tikka and dance ankle bells. Her right arm is raised and her eyes are closed in an expressive pose. Behind her a carved wooden deity murti with a garland of white jasmine and red flowers sits on a pedestal, and a painted Ganesha figure with white garlands stands to the right.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A female classical dancer kneels on a light wooden stage performing a Bharatanatyam-style pose, one hand raised to her temple and the other extended to the side with red-painted fingernails. She wears a red blouse and a gold-bordered red and gold silk sari, layered gold jewellery including a choker, a pearl and bead necklace with a large pendant, bangles, and a headpiece with a forehead ornament. A small carved deity figure garlanded with white flowers stands at the upper left against a white dotted backdrop, and a dark curtain fills the right side. No ceremonial a person candidate is visible.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15A photograph of a female dancer seated cross-legged on a raised white stage, performing a classical Indian dance. She wears a red and gold silk sari with gold zari borders, gold jewellery including a layered necklace with a pendant, and a jasmine-garlanded hairstyle with a gold headpiece. Her hands are open, palms up, in a gesture. Behind her is a large painted backdrop of an orange-to-yellow map shape with a white dove, and above her sits a colourful deity murti of Ganesha with a garland. No a person candidate is visible in the image.2009-06-15June 15 20092009-06-15