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A female classical dancer performs on a stage in a red and black costume with a red-and-gold patterned skirt and blouse, gold jewellery, a necklace and hair ornaments with white flowers. She holds a small object in one hand and stands in a dance pose with bells on her ankles. Potted ferns and plants line the stage in front of a red backdrop with large printed numerals. No deity or a person depiction is visible.

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A female classical dancer performs on a stage in front of a red and pink backdrop with the word Brahmotsava in large letters. She wears a black and red-bordered gold-zari sari with a matching red blouse, a gold waist belt, layered pearl and gold necklaces, bangles, a flower in her hair and ankle bells, and holds a small brass object in her hands. Potted green plants frame the stage edges.2009-12-30A female dancer performs on a green stage in front of a pink-red backdrop with large red lettering reading Brahmotsava. She wears a yellow and brown leopard-print blouse with dangling fringe, a red and gold checked pleated skirt, black trousers, and ankle bells. Her hair is tied in a tall topknot with long braids, and she wears gold jewellery, a red bindi and bangles. One arm is raised with palm out, the other extended, and one leg is lifted in a dance pose. Potted ferns flank the stage.2009-12-30Two dancers perform on a stage in front of a red backdrop with large white-pink script and the partial word "Brahmotsava" visible. The dancer on the left wears a red and gold blouse, black and red silk skirt with gold border, gold jewellery, a hair ornament and bells on her ankles, striking a classical Bharatanatyam pose. The dancer in front, in a grey-blue shimmering top and red trousers with a red-beaded necklace and a vibhuti/tilak mark on her forehead, raises one finger and places her other hand on her hip. Potted ferns and flowering plants frame the stage edge.2009-12-30December 30 20092009-12-30December 29 20092009-12-29December 30 20092009-12-30A performer on a stage with a red backdrop dressed as a Shiva-like figure, with long matted dreadlocks gathered into a tall topknot decorated with a jewelled ornament, a white flower above one ear, and dramatic dark eye makeup. She wears a yellow and black leopard-print tunic over a red and gold patterned dhoti-style lower garment and black trousers, with a gold choker and pearl necklace, bangles and anklets with bells. One arm is extended outward while the other hand is raised near the chest in a dance pose. Potted ferns and plants flank the stage on a green floor.2009-12-30December 24 20092009-12-24Two female dancers perform on a stage in front of a large red backdrop with a partial portrait of a man in orange at the top left. The dancer on the left wears an orange and green silk sari with gold border and a gold waist belt, white jasmine flowers in her hair, layered white beaded necklaces and gold bangles, and holds her hands in a classical dance gesture. The dancer on the right wears a deep red sari with gold border and a gold waist belt, white flowers in her hair, and a white beaded necklace, her hands raised in a mudra. Colourful decorative lettering on the backdrop reads a festival title ending in 2010.2010-12-26December 29 20092009-12-29December 29 20082008-12-29December 24 20092009-12-24