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A performer in theatrical dance costume stands alone on an indoor stage, bare-chested and mid-gesture, with both hands extended forward in an expressive mudra-like pose. He wears a green and gold silk dhoti or skirt, gold armlets and bangles, layered beaded necklaces in green and purple, and a red tilak on the forehead. His face has bold red and pink stage makeup and he is singing or speaking with an open mouth. The background is a blurred hall with a brown wall, hanging banners and a ceiling light.

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A performer in a classical dance pose on a stage, bare-chested with an ornate multi-strand necklace of pink and green stones, jeweled armlets and bangles, a gold-and-green sash and yellow silk dhoti with a jeweled waist belt. He has red lipstick, a red bindi and dark hair, raising one palm forward while the other hand is extended. Behind him are hanging orange and multicoloured banners. Audience heads are visible at the bottom edge.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer on a stage in a hall wears a bare-chested costume of yellow and green silk with a gold-embroidered belt and a long green-and-gold drape, plus layered beaded necklaces, bangles and armlets. Face is painted with dark eye makeup, red lipstick and a forehead mark. One hand is raised in a dance mudra while the other arm extends outward in a classical dance pose. Banners with colourful patterns hang in the background and a stage light glows at the right edge. A single person is visible, and no identity is asserted.2009-12-24A performer in a dance or theatrical costume stands on a stage in a hall with pale walls and colourful vertical banners behind him. He is bare-chested with a gold-and-green sash and a yellow dhoti with gold trim at the waist. He wears layered beaded necklaces with a pendant, gold armlets, bangles, and a bindi on his forehead, with heavy eye makeup and red lips. One hand is raised near his chest and the other is gesturing outward. Hall lights are blurred in the background.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A photograph of a performer on a green stage mid-dance, bare-chested and wearing a yellow and green dhoti with gold waistband, multiple beaded necklaces, gold armbands and bangles, and a tilak on the forehead with painted eyes and red lips. His arms are extended outward and one knee is lifted. Behind him are hanging orange, green, purple and red decorations and a blurred audience of seated people in white and colourful clothing.2009-12-24A performer stands on a green stage bare-chested, wearing a yellow and green draped dhoti with a gold waist belt, layered beaded necklaces in green and pink, gold armlets and bangles, and a red bindi with dramatic eye makeup. He gestures with open hands while speaking, dressed in classical dance-drama costume. Behind him a seated audience of women fills the blurred hall, with decorative striped pillars at the edges.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24A performer on a stage performs a dance with arms crossed over the chest, bare-chested, wearing a yellow and green dhoti-style garment with a gold-embroidered belt, multiple beaded necklaces including a rudraksha-style mala, bangles and armlets, and a forehead tilak with a red bindi, with dark eyebrows and red lipstick. A white draped curtain and a banner with partly visible red lettering appear behind, with hanging orange and yellow lanterns at right. Only one person is visible. The performer's appearance does not clearly establish an identity, so a person is unsure.2009-12-24A performer on a stage stands bare-chested in a theatrical costume with a green and gold border sash, a yellow dhoti, and an ornate gold waist belt. He wears layered beaded necklaces, armlets, and bangles, with a red mark on his forehead. Warm stage lighting glows behind him, and a blurred audience sits in the background. Hanging lanterns and a faint logo appear at the top of the frame.2009-12-24December 24 20092009-12-24