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A group of young women perform a choreographed dance on a red-carpeted stage under a ceiling hung with decorative lanterns and truss lighting. They wear matching ivory-gold satin dhoti-style trousers, gold-embroidered dark bodice tops, and long golden sashes flowing from their shoulders, with flowers in their hair. Their arms are raised in expressive poses and their feet are bare with ankle bells. A large black stage monitor sits at the front edge, and a wooden latticed wall forms the backdrop beside draped red curtains.

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December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of a stage performance by a group of female dancers in matching costumes of black embroidered blouses with gold-toned dhoti-style trousers and gold sashes draped over one shoulder, with ankle bells. They perform in a line on a red carpeted stage under a canopy decorated with hanging orange and ornate lanterns and a wooden lattice backdrop. Several dancers face forward and smile with arms extended, while others turn. No a person candidate is visible.2016-12-02A photograph of a stage performance on a red carpeted stage under green stage lights, with a wooden lattice panel backdrop and red curtains. Seven women in matching cream and gold dhoti-style costumes with dark embroidered blouses and ankle bands perform a synchronized dance, arms bent and feet stepping in unison. Hanging decorative lanterns in red, orange and green are suspended from the truss above, and floor speakers and a microphone stand sit at the front of the stage.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A group of female dancers performs on a red-carpeted stage in front of a patterned wooden lattice backdrop with warm stage lights above. They wear matching black-and-gold embroidered blouses with cream-gold silk dhoti-style trousers and gold sashes draped over the shoulder, along with gold necklaces, jhumka earrings, hair ornaments and ankle bands. Their arms are extended in coordinated poses. Two black stage monitor speakers sit at the front edge of the stage.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A group of female dancers performs on a red stage under warm lighting, with decorative hanging lanterns and a lattice-patterned backdrop behind them. Seven or more dancers wear matching black blouses with gold-toned sarees and dhoti-style gold trousers, with ankle bells, and they are captured mid-movement with arms extended and knees bent. The setting appears to be a festive programme or cultural performance. No a person candidate is visible among the performers.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02A photograph of a group of female dancers performing on a red-carpeted stage under a draped ceiling hung with decorative paper lanterns and umbrella-shaped lights. The dancers wear gold-toned dhoti-style trousers, gold draped shawls over their shoulders and dark embroidered blouses, and they perform a synchronized step with arms extended. Behind them is a wooden lattice panel, and black stage monitors sit at the front of the stage.2016-12-02A group of female dancers performs on a red stage under warm hanging lamps and stage lights. Six women in dark embroidered blouses with gold-yellow saris and pleated gold trousers stride and gesture, their ankles wrapped in red and black ankle bells. The lead dancer in the foreground smiles with arms outstretched. Behind them is a carved wooden lattice wall, and a speaker sits at the lower edge. No a person candidate is visible.2016-12-02A photograph of a group dance performance on a stage with a red floor under blue and purple stage lights. Several young women in matching cream and gold dhoti-style trousers and dark embroidered blouses with gold sashes perform in unison, one in the foreground striking a low stance with bent knees. Some wear white flowers in their hair and ankle bells. Paper lanterns hang from the ceiling and a perforated wooden panel forms the backdrop. No a person candidate is visible.2016-12-02December 02 20162016-12-02