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Four women in matching red and gold traditional dance costumes stand in namaste on a stage with red curtains. The central dancer wears a red and gold sari-style garment with a gold waist sash and a jewelled headpiece. Behind them stands a golden bull statue, a striped tiger cloth, and a framed portrait labelled with a printed name, wearing a red headpiece, orange robe and a garland of white flowers, seated on a red cushioned throne. Above is a deity murti with a large wheel behind it, and brass lamps and decorated pillars frame the scene.

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January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11Two young women in red and gold silk saris perform a dance on a stage with a red velvet curtain backdrop. The dancer on the left, wearing gold blouse, gold waist belt and dark ankle bells, smiles with hands at her hips and a shawl draped over one shoulder. The dancer on the right, in matching red and gold attire with a gold belt, stands with one hand on her hip. Behind them stands a golden deity murti of a multi-armed goddess with a chakra-like wheel behind her, a golden bull statue in front, and a tiger statue. Potted plants, clay pots, brass lamps and hanging decorative lanterns in red, blue and yellow frame the stage, which has a wooden doorway and panelled screen.2017-01-11Two women in matching red and gold traditional dance costumes perform on a stage in front of a deep red curtain. The dancer on the left, barefoot with dark ankle bells, extends her arms with graceful hand gestures, while the dancer on the right, with a gold-trimmed blouse and jewellery, mirrors the pose. Behind them stands a golden statue of a seated bull (Nandi), a golden deity murti, a golden chariot wheel, and a painted portrait of a figure wearing an orange turban and a garland of white flowers. Hanging decorative banners with floral patterns, brass bells, potted plants and clay pots frame the stage.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11Two female dancers in red and gold silk saris perform a classical Indian dance on a stage with red draped curtains. The dancer in front has her arms raised with hands in mudra gestures and a gold waist belt; the dancer behind lifts one leg with hands raised, wearing gold blouse and a gold necklace with earrings. On the left, a statue of a seated guru figure in red robes with a garland and a red turban sits beside a deity murti on a tiger-skin-patterned peetha. A large wooden wheel and brass bells decorate the set, with plants and ceremonial banners at right.2017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11January 11 20172017-01-11A photograph of a Bharatanatyam-style dance performance on a red stage. Five women in traditional silk saris and jewelry stand in a row with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. Those in front bow forward with flowers in their hair; the woman at right wears an orange and maroon sari with gold borders and white flowers in her hair. Two seated audience members sit at the left edge against a pale wall, and a red backdrop with leaf designs fills the right side. Scattered petals lie on the stage floor.2010-12-26