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A photograph of a group of young dancers performing on a stage with a red carpet and a blue draped backdrop with a yellow scalloped valance. Seven performers stand in a line holding short sticks, wearing colourful traditional costumes: bright pink, green, purple, blue and lime outfits with gold borders, and red and orange headcloths. Several boys are bare-chested with beaded necklaces, while the girls wear saris and matching jewellery and bangles. A ceiling fan and white tent-like ceiling are visible overhead.

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October 23 20122012-10-23October 23 20122012-10-23October 23 20122012-10-23October 23 20122012-10-23October 23 20122012-10-23A stage performance of a folk-style dance by young performers in colourful traditional costumes against a deep blue backdrop with a gold-fringed valance. A young man in the centre, bare-chested with a red and gold headband and dhoti-style red trousers, holds a short red stick. Beside him, a boy in a red headband and pink trousers holds a red stick, and a girl in a green blouse and striped skirt stands among them. On the right, dancers in green and pink veils and embroidered outfits move across a red stage floor. A girl in a green and gold lehenga stands in the left foreground with her back to the camera.2012-10-23October 23 20122012-10-23October 23 20122012-10-23October 09 20082008-10-09A group of young women and girls in colourful silk saris perform a stick dance on a stage with deep red velvet curtains. Their saris are orange, green, blue, red and pink, with gold borders, and many wear gold necklaces and bangles. Several hold thin pink-and-white sticks raised or angled as they step in rhythm. A brass oil lamp stands on the stage at right, and a few performers are mid-motion with hair flying. The scene is a cultural dance performance during the festive programme.2008-10-09October 09 20082008-10-09October 17 20102010-10-17