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A stage performance in front of a pink satin backdrop shows three children in costume. On the left, a child in a gold and orange outfit with a jeweled crown and red tilak clasps hands together. In the centre, a girl in a green blouse and green skirt holds up a sheet of paper and reads from it. On the right, a child dressed as Shiva wears a crescent moon and matted dark hair, white and red tripundra markings on the forehead, a tiger-striped yellow garment, rudraksha beads and a snake armband, and holds a microphone. An adult stands partly visible at the left edge.

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December 21 20102010-12-21Stage performance with a red and pink draped backdrop. On the left, a young performer wears a tall gold crown and a yellow garment with a long white and pink-green flower garland, holding a microphone. On the right, a young girl in a leopard-print brown wrap with orange undergarment and a dark sash stands holding a microphone at chest height, wearing rudraksha bracelets and a white forehead mark, and speaks.2010-02-12October 24 20122012-10-24December 21 20102010-12-21Children in costume perform a skit on a small indoor stage before red curtains. A boy on the left wears a white elephant-headed Ganesha mask with gold jewellery and a red crown, holding a black microphone. Next to him a child wears a red horned headpiece with a gold crown and black face paint. A boy at centre, with white ash markings and a dark wig, holds a silver trident and microphone, with a crescent ornament on his hair, playing Shiva. On the right a girl in a yellow and pink sari with a gold headpiece holds a microphone and a staff. A small girl in a grey cap and red outfit with gold necklaces stands in front. The children are speaking into microphones.2011-09-01Stage performance photo with two young women holding microphones in front of a pink and red draped backdrop. The woman on the left wears a tall gold crown studded with red and clear stones, a red blouse, a yellow-orange skirt and a long garland of white flowers with red and green accents. The woman on the right wears a leopard-print wrap and an orange blouse, with a rudraksha mala wrapped around her wrist and a sacred forehead marking, and speaks into her microphone. Both are on a dark stage during an evening cultural programme.2010-02-12Children in costume perform a devotional play on a tiled stage indoors, before pale pink walls and maroon curtains. In the centre, a boy in a black dhoti with a white-bead necklace stands with his arms at his sides. To the left, a boy dressed as a deity wears a gold crown, red garland and orange-yellow garments, while a boy in blue and red robes with a golden armband holds a white cloth. On the right, two boys with red devil horns and white face markings hold a microphone and a staff; one wears a green dhoti. Further right, a boy with a trident, tiger-striped lower garment and white body paint stands beside an adult in white. A small girl in red and gold with a garland stands at far left. Several people in the background wear white.2011-09-01A stage performance against a deep blue backdrop with young performers in costume. On the left, a bare-backed boy with a red and gold headpiece and magenta and yellow dhoti stands with his back to the camera. Beside him, a seated girl in an orange and gold sari wears a heavy green and white jewelled necklace. Center, a smiling girl in a pale green and pink sari with gold jewellery and a gold headpiece holds a microphone and speaks. At right, a girl in a bright green sari and gold headpiece holds a silver tray of flower petals and offerings. Painted white marks decorate their faces and arms.2012-10-24October 17 20102010-10-17December 12 20112011-12-12A stage performance of a costumed folk-style dance drama on a green stage floor before an orange backdrop. Five performers stand in a row: a figure in green tunic and gold turban holds a round silver drum-like instrument; a man in a red and purple embroidered top, orange dhoti and red-orange turban stands beside him; a figure in a dark brown and gold saree with a jeweled crown and gold necklace holds a silver disc; a child in orange robes and orange turban holds a stringed instrument; a girl in a purple saree holds a long wooden staff. A seated performer in teal and gold sits at the left edge.2010-11-21A group of children in costume perform a dance-drama on a red floor in front of an ornate gold temple backdrop with warm lights. A child in a green and gold outfit with a jewelled headpiece holds a round grey shield with studs, and a girl in a red sari with a gold necklace raises a hand beside a child holding a metal sword. A child in a purple and gold dhoti with a black face mask and blue headpiece holds a wooden stick, and a child in an orange dhoti and orange-and-white turban stands bare-chested with mala beads. Another child in orange with a white cap stands beside a child in a blue dhoti; a figure in pink and orange robes is partly visible at the left edge.2014-10-02