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A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs on a stage in a red and gold blouse with a gold-bordered orange-and-gold sari. She wears a gold headpiece with a crescent ornament, a white flower in her hair, white beaded necklaces with gold pendants, a gold waist belt, and bangles on her wrists. She has a red bindi and is smiling while raising one hand near her chest and placing the other on her hip. The background shows a wooden panelled wall, garlands along the sides, and painted figures on the stage pillars.

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A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs centre frame in a stage setting, wearing a red blouse with gold trim and a yellow-orange silk saree with a red border, with a gold waist belt, layered gold necklaces, a pearl and ruby pendant, bangles and a jewelled headpiece with white flowers in her hair. Her right hand is raised in a mudra with palm forward while her left arm extends to the side. Behind her, a large illuminated pink-lit deity murti stands in the background, and a wooden panelled wall is visible at left.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs on stage in a purple blouse with gold border and a yellow-orange saree, wearing a gold waist belt, layered necklaces, jhumka earrings and a jasmine flower braid in her hair. Her arms are raised in expressive mudras, and she smiles. Behind her, a large deity murti with a garland stands beside a patterned wooden wall and purple lighting.2014-06-01A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs centre stage in a yellow and red silk costume with gold borders, a red blouse, and a gold waist belt with hanging chains. Her hair is adorned with white flowers and a gold headpiece, and she wears a red bindi, nose ring and jewelled earrings. Her raised right hand is in a mudra and her left arm extends downward. Behind her, a second dancer's arms are partly visible. Two tall brass oil lamps stand at right, and a carved temple-style backdrop with orange pillars frames the stage, with a garland of flowers hanging at left.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs on stage in a yellow and purple silk costume with gold border and a gold waist belt with hanging bells. She wears a white jasmine flower braid, gold headpiece, earrings, nose ring, multiple necklaces and bangles, and holds her hands in mudras with one arm raised toward the upper right. Behind her, a wooden paneled backdrop and garlands frame the stage, with partial figures in green and orange costumes visible at the edges. No a person candidate is visible.2014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01June 01 20142014-06-01A female Bharatanatyam dancer performs on stage in a purple blouse with gold trim and an orange-gold silk sari with a gold border. She wears gold jhumka earrings, a nose ring, layered gold and pearl necklaces, bangles, a jasmine flower garland in her bun, and a bindi. Her hands are held in mudras as she performs. Behind her a large projected or painted image of a deity in blue and purple tones is visible, with a wall of wooden panels to the right.2014-06-01