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A performer on a green stage mat, shirtless, dances in a stance with both palms raised outward. He wears a purple silk dhoti bordered in gold with a gold-and-purple sash, a gold belt, multiple strands of white pearl necklaces, a green beaded choker, gold bangles and ankle bells. A red tilak marks his forehead and his face is made up. Behind him hangs a white drapery with a partial red-and-orange sign. The performer is a dance performance rather than a seated devotee.

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A performer stands center stage before a white draped curtain with large red letters behind him, partly visible. He is bare-chested and wears a purple and gold silk dhoti with a wide gold-patterned waistband and a gold ornamental belt. He has layered white pearl necklaces, a green beaded necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and a vibhuti/tilak mark on his forehead, with heavy stage makeup and red lips. His hands are raised in a mudra-like gesture in front of his chest. The stage dance performance is shown, with a small monitor speaker at the bottom edge. The figure has long-ish swept hair and ornate adornments; whether he is the a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so no identity is asserted.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer on a stage in front of pleated white silver curtains dances in a classical Indian dance pose. He is bare-chested and wears a violet and gold dhoti-style costume with a wide gold-patterned belt, multiple strands of white pearl necklaces, gold bangles on the wrists and gold armlets with red cords. His face has dramatic eye makeup, red lipstick and a red tilak on the forehead. Ankle bells are visible on his legs.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer in a dance costume stands on a stage in front of a white draped curtain with large red lettering behind him that reads partly as 'Children's Day'. He wears a purple dhoti with a wide gold border and a gold belt, multiple strands of pearl necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and a red tilak on his forehead. His arms are extended outward in a dramatic dance pose while he smiles and glances to the side. The bare-chested performer's dramatic makeup and adornments are typical of a stage dance piece.2009-12-24A man performs a classical dance on a stage with a white draped curtain and red letters behind him, partly reading 'ts...010'. He is bare-chested and wears a purple and gold dhoti-style garment with a gold-embellished belt, a multi-strand white pearl necklace, gold bangles and ankle bells. A red tilak marks his forehead, his face is painted, and he stands on one leg with arms extended in a dance pose on a green stage floor. The figure is a performer, not identifiable as a specific person from appearance, so no a person candidate is asserted.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer in classical Indian dance costume stands on a green stage mat in front of a white draped curtain with large red lettering partly visible behind him. He is bare-chested, wearing a multi-strand white pearl necklace, a gold choker, gold armlets, bangles, and a gold-bordered purple dhoti-style lower garment with a gold sash and ornate gold belt. Ankle bells are visible on both feet. He wears heavy eye makeup, red lip colour, and a vertical forehead mark, and is mid-movement with one hand raised to his chest.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24