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A photograph of children in costume performing on a stage with a green carpeted floor and a row of microphones on stands. A boy in front holds a wooden staff and wears a white dhoti-style cloth, rudraksha-like beads and a sacred-thread-style cord. Behind him a child with an ornate gold crown and dark face paint stands beside a child in an orange turban and red-and-pink embroidered costume, with a moustache painted on. Another girl in a purple sari with a red bindi sits near the microphones, and several children in orange and white garments stand at the back beside a red curtain. No adult a person candidate is visible.

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Children in costume perform on a stage with a green cloth-covered platform and several microphones on stands. In the foreground a young girl in a purple dress holds a wooden staff, while a boy in white dhoti and cloth with red and white beaded necklaces stands beside her. Behind them a child wears an ornate crown and face makeup, another wears an orange and red striped headpiece with a red and gold embroidered costume, and boys in saffron-orange robes and headwear stand at the right. A pink pillar and an orange curtain form the backdrop.2010-11-21December 12 20112011-12-12A photograph of a stage performance with a group of costumed children and adults standing on a green stage floor in front of a large orange backdrop with a circular portrait of a man in orange robes and a sunset-coloured panel. The performers wear bright costumes: a green-clad figure with a drum, a man in a multicoloured tunic and red-orange turban, a figure in dark red with a gold crown, a child in orange robes holding a stringed instrument, a child in purple holding a long staff, a child in black with a cloth on the head, a boy in black shirt and white dhoti, an elderly performer with white hair and a pink-orange robe holding a book, a child in white with a long-stringed instrument, and a child in white and red with a crown. Garlands of marigold-like flowers decorate the backdrop. The scene appears to be a costumed play or skit.2010-11-21A photograph of a costumed group performance on a stage with a green floor. From left: a man with a red and gold embroidered jacket, green trousers and a red turban; a performer in orange robes and a tall ornate gold crown; a girl with long dark hair in a purple top and orange cloth; a girl in black with a long dark wig holding a staff; a boy in a gold-and-white turban; a child with a white curly wig and glasses holding a paper; a small girl in a black outfit with a white dhoti-style skirt holding a stringed instrument; and a boy in an orange dhoti, white silk-bordered cloth and orange turban holding a brass plate overhead. A garland of marigolds decorates the backdrop. Five or six people are visible.2010-11-21A group of young performers sits cross-legged on a red carpeted stage in front of a blue backdrop, singing into handheld microphones with sheet music on the floor. Eight performers are visible: on the left a boy in an orange-red turban and lime-green lower garment with a painted U mark on his chest, a boy in a dark embroidered kurta, a boy in a brown striped kurta with a tilak, a boy in a yellow kurta and white dhoti singing into a microphone, a boy in a green headdress with tilak, and a boy in an orange-red turban; on the right two girls in red and green saris with gold jewellery and a girl in a yellow and green sari. A speaker and a framed picture hang in the background.2012-10-23November 21 20102010-11-21Children perform seated on a red stage carpet against a black backdrop, each singing or speaking into a microphone on a stand. A girl on the left wears a pink and grey outfit with rose embroidery and grey leggings. Next to her a boy wears a gold crown with red and gold ornaments, a yellow and red costume and a red bead garland. A boy in a teal embroidered kurta with beaded necklaces sits beside him, and a boy in white kurta and white dhoti sits in front. Behind them a child in an orange garment and a young performer in a white turban and white robe with dark face makeup and a white forehead mark appear. Mic stands and a hand holding another microphone are visible at the right edge.2011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12December 12 20112011-12-12October 24 20122012-10-24